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DDGS
Distillers grains are a cereal byproduct of the distillation process.Brewer's spent grain usually refers to barley produced as a byproduct of brewing, while distillers grains are a mix of corn, rice and other grains.There are two main sources of these grains. The traditional sources were from brewers. More recently, ethanol biofuel plants are a growing source. It is created in distilleries by drying mash, and is subsequently sold for a variety of purposes, usually as fodder for livestock (especially ruminants). Corn-based distillers grains from the ethanol industry are commonly sold as a high protein livestock feed that increases efficiency and lowers the risk of subacute acidosis in beef cattle.Recently, studies indicate that dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as a food source for human consumption may have some benefit in reducing heart disease risk.
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Distillers grains are a cereal byproduct of the distillation process.Brewer's spent grain usually refers to barley produced as a byproduct of brewing, while distillers grains are a mix of corn, rice and other grains.There are two main sources of these grains. The traditional sources were from brewers. More recently, ethanol biofuel plants are a growing source. It is created in distilleries by drying mash, and is subsequently sold for a variety of purposes, usually as fodder for livestock (especially ruminants). Corn-based distillers grains from the ethanol industry are commonly sold as a high protein livestock feed that increases efficiency and lowers the risk of subacute acidosis in beef cattle.Recently, studies indicate that dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as a food source for human consumption may have some benefit in reducing heart disease risk.
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DDGS Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Distillers grains are a cereal byproduct of the distillation process.Brewer's spent grain usually refers to barley produced as a byproduct of brewing, while distillers grains are a mix of corn, rice and other grains.There are two main sources of these grains. The traditional sources were from brewers. More recently, ethanol biofuel plants are a growing source. It is created in distilleries by drying mash, and is subsequently sold for a variety of purposes, usually as fodder for livestock (especially ruminants). Corn-based distillers grains from the ethanol industry are commonly sold as a high protein livestock feed that increases efficiency and lowers the risk of subacute acidosis in beef cattle.Recently, studies indicate that dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as a food source for human consumption may have some benefit in reducing heart disease risk.
USA is in the dominating position of global DDGS market, with a market share of over 50% in 2019. The next two regions are China and Europe, which accounted for about 13% and 9% of global market.
DDGS are widely used in the feed of various kinds of animals, such as ruminant, swine and poultry. The largest segment is Ruminant Feed, which occupied nearly 75% of the global market in 2019. Swine Feed and Poultry Feed took up about 12% and 6% of market share, respectively.
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Report Scope
This report quantifies the global DDGS market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (K MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/K MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to DDGS.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
DDGS Market by Company
POET
Archer-Daniel Midland
Valero
Pacific Ethanol
Green Plains Inc.
Flint Hills Resources
COFCO Biochemical
SDIC Bio Jilin
CHS Inc
Greenfield Global
Jilin Fuel Alcohol
Alcogroup
CropEnergies
Pannonia Bio
Husky Energy
Ace Ethanol
Envien Group
Manildra Group
United Petroleum
Essentica
DDGS Segment by Type
Ordinary Grade (Protein Content below 30%)
Premium Grade (Protein Content above 30%)
DDGS Segment by Application
Ruminant Feed
Swine Feed
Poultry Feed
Others
DDGS Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global DDGS market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of DDGS and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of DDGS.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of DDGS manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of DDGS by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of DDGS in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Ordinary Grade (Protein Content below 30%)
- Premium Grade (Protein Content above 30%)
Applications
- Ruminant Feed
- Swine Feed
- Poultry Feed
- Others
Companies covered
- POET
- Archer-Daniel Midland
- Valero
- Pacific Ethanol
- Green Plains Inc.
- Flint Hills Resources
- COFCO Biochemical
- SDIC Bio Jilin
- CHS Inc
- Greenfield Global
- Jilin Fuel Alcohol
- Alcogroup
- CropEnergies
- Pannonia Bio
- Husky Energy
- Ace Ethanol
- Envien Group
- Manildra Group
- United Petroleum
- Essentica
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 DDGS by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Ordinary Grade (Protein Content below 30%)
- 2.2.3 Premium Grade (Protein Content above 30%)
- 2.3 DDGS by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Ruminant Feed
- 2.3.3 Swine Feed
- 2.3.4 Poultry Feed
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global DDGS Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global DDGS Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global DDGS Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global DDGS Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global DDGS Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global DDGS Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global DDGS Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global DDGS Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global DDGS Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global DDGS Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global DDGS Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 POET
- 4.1.1 POET DDGS Company Information
- 4.1.2 POET DDGS Business Overview
- 4.1.3 POET DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 POET Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 POET Recent Developments
- 4.2 Archer-Daniel Midland
- 4.2.1 Archer-Daniel Midland DDGS Company Information
- 4.2.2 Archer-Daniel Midland DDGS Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Archer-Daniel Midland DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Archer-Daniel Midland Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Archer-Daniel Midland Recent Developments
- 4.3 Valero
- 4.3.1 Valero DDGS Company Information
- 4.3.2 Valero DDGS Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Valero DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Valero Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Valero Recent Developments
- 4.4 Pacific Ethanol
- 4.4.1 Pacific Ethanol DDGS Company Information
- 4.4.2 Pacific Ethanol DDGS Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Pacific Ethanol DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Pacific Ethanol Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Pacific Ethanol Recent Developments
- 4.5 Green Plains Inc.
- 4.5.1 Green Plains Inc. DDGS Company Information
- 4.5.2 Green Plains Inc. DDGS Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Green Plains Inc. DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Green Plains Inc. Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Green Plains Inc. Recent Developments
- 4.6 Flint Hills Resources
- 4.6.1 Flint Hills Resources DDGS Company Information
- 4.6.2 Flint Hills Resources DDGS Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Flint Hills Resources DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Flint Hills Resources Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Flint Hills Resources Recent Developments
- 4.7 COFCO Biochemical
- 4.7.1 COFCO Biochemical DDGS Company Information
- 4.7.2 COFCO Biochemical DDGS Business Overview
- 4.7.3 COFCO Biochemical DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 COFCO Biochemical Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 COFCO Biochemical Recent Developments
- 4.8 SDIC Bio Jilin
- 4.8.1 SDIC Bio Jilin DDGS Company Information
- 4.8.2 SDIC Bio Jilin DDGS Business Overview
- 4.8.3 SDIC Bio Jilin DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 SDIC Bio Jilin Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 SDIC Bio Jilin Recent Developments
- 4.9 CHS Inc
- 4.9.1 CHS Inc DDGS Company Information
- 4.9.2 CHS Inc DDGS Business Overview
- 4.9.3 CHS Inc DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 CHS Inc Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 CHS Inc Recent Developments
- 4.10 Greenfield Global
- 4.10.1 Greenfield Global DDGS Company Information
- 4.10.2 Greenfield Global DDGS Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Greenfield Global DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Greenfield Global Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Greenfield Global Recent Developments
- 4.11 Jilin Fuel Alcohol
- 4.11.1 Jilin Fuel Alcohol DDGS Company Information
- 4.11.2 Jilin Fuel Alcohol DDGS Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Jilin Fuel Alcohol DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Jilin Fuel Alcohol Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Jilin Fuel Alcohol Recent Developments
- 4.12 Alcogroup
- 4.12.1 Alcogroup DDGS Company Information
- 4.12.2 Alcogroup DDGS Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Alcogroup DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Alcogroup Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Alcogroup Recent Developments
- 4.13 CropEnergies
- 4.13.1 CropEnergies DDGS Company Information
- 4.13.2 CropEnergies DDGS Business Overview
- 4.13.3 CropEnergies DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 CropEnergies Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 CropEnergies Recent Developments
- 4.14 Pannonia Bio
- 4.14.1 Pannonia Bio DDGS Company Information
- 4.14.2 Pannonia Bio DDGS Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Pannonia Bio DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Pannonia Bio Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Pannonia Bio Recent Developments
- 4.15 Husky Energy
- 4.15.1 Husky Energy DDGS Company Information
- 4.15.2 Husky Energy DDGS Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Husky Energy DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Husky Energy Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Husky Energy Recent Developments
- 4.16 Ace Ethanol
- 4.16.1 Ace Ethanol DDGS Company Information
- 4.16.2 Ace Ethanol DDGS Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Ace Ethanol DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Ace Ethanol Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Ace Ethanol Recent Developments
- 4.17 Envien Group
- 4.17.1 Envien Group DDGS Company Information
- 4.17.2 Envien Group DDGS Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Envien Group DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Envien Group Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Envien Group Recent Developments
- 4.18 Manildra Group
- 4.18.1 Manildra Group DDGS Company Information
- 4.18.2 Manildra Group DDGS Business Overview
- 4.18.3 Manildra Group DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 Manildra Group Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 Manildra Group Recent Developments
- 4.19 United Petroleum
- 4.19.1 United Petroleum DDGS Company Information
- 4.19.2 United Petroleum DDGS Business Overview
- 4.19.3 United Petroleum DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.19.4 United Petroleum Product Portfolio
- 4.19.5 United Petroleum Recent Developments
- 4.20 Essentica
- 4.20.1 Essentica DDGS Company Information
- 4.20.2 Essentica DDGS Business Overview
- 4.20.3 Essentica DDGS Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.20.4 Essentica Product Portfolio
- 4.20.5 Essentica Recent Developments
5 Global DDGS Production by Region
- 5.1 Global DDGS Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global DDGS Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global DDGS Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global DDGS Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global DDGS Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global DDGS Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global DDGS Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global DDGS Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global DDGS Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan DDGS Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global DDGS Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global DDGS Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global DDGS Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global DDGS Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global DDGS Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America DDGS Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America DDGS Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe DDGS Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe DDGS Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific DDGS Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific DDGS Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa DDGS Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa DDGS Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global DDGS Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global DDGS Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global DDGS Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global DDGS Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global DDGS Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global DDGS Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global DDGS Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global DDGS Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global DDGS Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 8.1.2 Global DDGS Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global DDGS Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global DDGS Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global DDGS Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global DDGS Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 DDGS Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 DDGS Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 DDGS Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 DDGS Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 DDGS Distributors
- 9.2.3 DDGS Customers
10 Global DDGS Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 DDGS Industry Trends
- 10.2 DDGS Industry Drivers
- 10.3 DDGS Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 DDGS Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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