Western Illinois University

Corn Co-Products

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), at Southern Illinois Univ. - Edwardsville, is measuring nutrient levels monthly from samples of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed (CGF), and corn gluten meal (CGM) from participating ethanol plants.


This is a collaborative project of The Illinois Corn Growers Association, Western Illinois University, University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, and the NCERC working with the livestock industry to ensure an economical and nutritious ethanol co-product feed supply for producers.



Illinois River Energy, LLC Site Contact Information

Vincent McCabe
Phone: 815-561-0650


Illinois River Energy, LLC Results – DDGS

Month Type Moisture % Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fiber %
DecemberDDGS10.0627.0910.036.15
JanuaryDDGS9.6827.99.546.49
FebruaryDDGS8.2828.810.727.36
MarchDDGS7.5626.811.678.17
AprilDDGS8.9729.3610.646.14
MayDDGS10.082911.335.82
JuneDDGS10.6528.1911.736.17
JulyDDGS9.8127.9411.35.95
AugustDDGS10.9129.228.836.81
SeptemberDDGS10.6430.7411.325.66
OctoberDDGS9.8126.2911.316.17
NovemberDDGS12.326.8910.578.06

Illinois River DDGS bar graph of tabular data provided above