Distillers Grains Market: Geographical Analysis and Leading Key Players

The Distillers Grains Market is estimated to be valued at USD 10.78 Billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 14.95 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 6.8%. The market is driven by distillers’ grains being used as a favorable alternative to traditional feedstock and growth of the organized livestock sector

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Key players in the distillers’ grains market include Green Plains Inc. (US), Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (US), Flint Hill Resources (US), Valero (US), and CropEnergies AG (Germany). Furthermore, ADM (US), Husky Energy (Canada), Bunge Limited (US), Purina Animal Nutrition (US), Poet LLC (US), Didion Milling Inc. (US), and Greenfield Global (Canada) are other players that hold a significant share in the distillers’ grains market.

Green Plains Inc. is one of the largest producers of ethanol and distillers’ grains in North America and is continuously focusing on strengthening its position through different strategic acquisitions in the region. The company acquired more than 5 operationally efficient production facilities in the last 5 years to increase its production of ethanol and distillers’ grains.

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuel and ethanol. The company operates through two segments, namely, production and marketing. Pacific Ethanol’s production segment is engaged in the production and sale of ethanol and co-products. The company’s marketing and distribution teams are engaged in the marketing and merchant trading of ethanol and co-products and third-party ethanol. It focuses on expanding its ethanol production capacity and distribution infrastructure. 

Flint Hills Resources produces and markets fuels, base oils, asphalt, and chemicals. It also manufactures petrochemicals for plastics, building products, and packaging materials; base oils for producing motor oil, commercial lubricants, and sealants and coatings; and refined products that are distributed through a system of pipelines, common carrier, and terminals. The company has 3 ethanol production facilities in the US, and it manufactures about 2 million tons of distillers’ grains in these facilities.


The market in North America is driven by the high production and consumption of distillers’ grains in the US market. Further growth can be attributed to the growing trade of distillers’ grains from the US to Canada and Mexico, due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This agreement allows duty-free access to all products promoted by the United States Grains Council (USGC) which include distillers’ grains. 

The Asia Pacific market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2018 to 2023. The increase in demand for animal-based products; growth of the regional population; the rise in disposable incomes; the rise in urbanization, especially in China, India, and Japan; and continuous modernization in the feed industry drive the global market in Asia Pacific.

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