Distillers grains from ethanol snare place in export markets

Des Moines Register

by PHILIP BRASHER & DAN PILLER • business@dmreg.com • February 22, 2009

Distillers grains, the byproduct of ethanol production, are becoming a factor in agriculture exports.

Exports of distillers grains in 2008 nearly doubled, from 2.36 million metric tons the previous year to 4.51 million tons, according to the Foreign Agriculture Service.

Distillers grains are commonly sold as livestock feed. The typical ethanol plant now counts distillers grains, a livestock feed, for 15 to 20 percent of its revenues and profits. In the current tight market for ethanol, distillers grains are credited with helping keep the ethanol industry afloat.


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