Platts launches new Delivered South California DDGS assessment, April 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has launched a new daily price assessment for Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS), Delivered South California, effective April 1, 2026.

South California serves as a key delivery hub for DDGS in the US. This new assessment complements the existing Platts "field-to-fork" coverage for animal feed, bringing increased transparency to the North America DDGS market.

The new assessment was first proposed in a subscriber note published Feb. 2, 2026, available here, with a decision note published March 4, 2026, available here.

The specifications of the new price assessment are as follows:

• Assessment name: Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS), Delivered South California.
• Symbols: daily spot (DDSCA00), weekly average (DDSCA04), and monthly average (DDSCA03).
• Quality: DDGS with protein content minimum of 25%, fat minimum of 6%, Profat combined protein and fat content, minimum of 34%, minimum color of 50 (according to the Hunter L test) and a moisture level in the range of 10% to 12%, standardized to 11.5%.
• Quantity: Assessment reflects one railcar, with a minimum loaded net weight of 85 st to maximum 120 st net weight.
• Basis and Location: Delivered South California.
• Timing: The assessment reflects rail shipments in the current month for delivery into South California. This rolls to the next month on the first publication day after the 24th of the month.
• Unit of Measurement: US dollars per short ton.

The new assessment is published at 1:30 pm CST and follows a US publishing schedule.

The assessment is published alongside Platts ' existing US DDGS CIF New Orleans and Chicago trucks assessments in Daily Grains, Protein Daily, Biofuelscan and on Energy Core.

The assessment appears on the fixed pages PA0502, PB0502, PAA0503, PBF0503 and PB0501.

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