The growing use of DDGS (dry distiller grains with soluble) for the cattle sector will not be a threat to the soybean industry, said the president of the Association of Composite Livestock Feed Sources (Clfma de India) Divya Germati.
DDGS is a byproduct of the ethanol production process that uses grains such as corn and rice as raw material. In recent months, the use of DDGs as livestock food is the increase among farmers. A good source of proteins and energy, DDGs is considered profitable compared to oil rubber.
The impulse of the government to the production of ethanol from grains has led to an increase in DDG production, while raising a challenge for solvent extractors. The growth in the use of DDG as a food food in the recent one has caused Conerns among oil food producers, partly the soybean industry, which faces a decrease in the demand for its food segment products.
“DDGs cannot replace 100 percent soybeans. It is not possible to replace it due to the nutritional profile. It can only replace up to a probable maximum of 10 to 15 percent, it provides quality is good enough,” Gulati said.
The poultry industry in India, Gulati, said it is growing annually by 8-10 percent. At the same time, soy food production does not increase by 8-10 percent every year, he added. “Then, at one point, DDGs will not be a threat, but will be executed parally as a replacement for soy food. It will not endanger soybeans in any case because or Indy, Gultry shrimp.” Gultry
In the poultry sector, the DDGS, which is used more, is found in the layer segment, where chickens rise to produce eggs for commercial consumption. However, in the fattening segment, which focuses on producing chicken meat, the DDGs is not used much due to the high level of the aflatoxin content. Due to the various drying methods in the DDGS production process, producers cannot control aflatoxins in DDGs. That is why there is a limitation of its use in the fattening industry, he added. In addition, Gulati said DDGs in Act form are also being used in the dairy sector.
DDGS production is on the rise after the growing use of grains in ethanol production. According to the Indian Sobean Processors Association (soup), the elimination of soybeans due to the cattle feed segment decreased by more than 7 percent in the first six months or the oil year 2024-25 as of October. The soybean fall of the food sector remained lower than 32.50 Lakh tons of October, of the 35 Lakh tons last year. The decrease in demand is greatly attributed to the change in preference of animal food manufacturers to the profitable ingredient of DDGs.
A recent leadership report although presented by the Association of Manufacturers of Ethanol Grain and Primus Partners has made a tone to develop a solid market for DDGs that will help ensure the current of the income current so that the distiller does Ethanol doing more than doing more. “The replacement of importation through DDG produced by the country will strengthen the Indian animal food supply chain, increasing self -sufficiency and will provide isolation of global market fluctuations,” the report said.
Posted on April 18, 2025