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Des Moines IA     Fri, Nov 20, 2009     USDA Market News

Nebraska Ethanol Corn and Co-Products Processing Values

Corn prices compared with value of processing products for Nebraska ethanol plants

                                      This week    Last week    Last year
                              Unit  Nov 20, 2009 Nov 13, 2009 Nov 21, 2008
Ethanol
tank cars & trucks
Nebraska plants              $/gal      2.09         1.93         1.59

Ethanol yield per
bushel processed              gal       2.80         2.80         2.80

Value from bushel
of corn                        $        5.84         5.40         4.45

Distillers Wet
Grains, 65% moisture
Nebraska plants              $/ton     41.75        41.75         48.00

DWGS yield per
bushel processed              lbs      49.00        49.00         49.00

Value from bushel
of corn                        $        1.02         1.02         1.18

Value of ethanol and
DWGS from bushel
of corn                        $        6.86         6.43         4.46

No. 2 Yellow Corn
truck price
NE points                     $/bu      3.65         3.66         3.51

Difference between
corn price & value
of co-products                 $        3.21         2.77         4.43

Bio-Energy Report Notes:
This table is presented for statistical comparison and is not intended to
indicate operating margins. All prices are a simple average derived from
NW_GR112. Terms of these prices are negotiated, spot market, and FOB
the plant.

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