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Indiana | We here in north central Indiana, have gotten slammed with gibberella. As a result vomitoxin levels (depending on variety) are through the roof. Nearby ethanol plants are rejecting loads at 3-5ppm. I had one sample test 13.6 ppm! Almost ALL varieties have some. Some varieties have a lot! So I am sending this request out(via my buyer). If you have a good quantity of vomitoxin free corn, please e-mail me back. There is an acute need of good corn to blend in. This is a genuine request. Edit: Let me add that I am sending this search at the request of my grain buyer. I will send him any responses (with your permission), to see if he can work out pricing/trucking scenarios. I am just the messenger here, but he knew I have a large contact group through this forum. I will indirectly benefit, as he hauls my grain and would be involved with blending it, as I do not have the trucks or facilities for it.
Edited by rebuilder 11/25/2009 09:27
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Grabill, Indiana | We will be seeing more requests like this in the Eastern Cornbelt. We have been testing corn and feed samples throughout Indiana and Ohio and the picture is not pretty with Vomitoxin levels ranging from .5 ppm all the way to 12 ppm. This is just another challenge that the pork industry didn't need.
Jim |
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SE Nebraska | Therer is plenty of good corn in SE Nebraska. Trucking would be an issue. |
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Coldwater, Michigan | Adam,
We are just north of the Indiana line in Michigan (Coldwater). That's located on I-69 as you enter Michigan. We have a lot of good corn in this area.
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Monticello IL | there is alot of good quality corn in my area....southern IL and southern IN
trucking is going to be a huge issue with getting corn from anywhere.....you maybe need to have some corn hauled in and high ppm corn hauled back out to get it all blended somewhere
Do the ethanol plants not want it because of the marketablity of the DDGS? |
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Sac & Story county IA | Is there an acceptable level? Is the situation worse with DDG after the corn has been through an ethanol plant? Than plain ground corn? |
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| If it is really a big issue, it would probably work pretty good on a unit train depending on what kind of basis you guys have. |
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| I've heard ethanol managers say the toxin level in DDGs is about three times what it was in the corn going in.
Gerald J. |
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Indiana | E718, Yes, they figure somewhere near 30-35% of the intake of corn comes out as DDG. The balance is ethanol & byproducts. The vomitoxin is not removed with the ethanol, so 3ppm going in will become 9ppm in the DDG. That is why one plant is rejecting at 3PPm. Another plant in the area is rejecting @10PPM, but we suspect they are getting enough corn in without the vomit, to blend in(for now). I believe 10ppm is standard allowance for DDG? Perhaps someone can correct me if I am wrong. |
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Wheatley, Arkansas | That sounds like an idea, send a load of bad corn to blend with good corn and carry a load of good corn back to blend with the bad corn. We still have @150K bu. left down here. Like others have said, freight might be a killer! We are already being offered 55 over the board locally.
Edited by eddiedry 11/25/2009 18:39
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West Kentucky | The corn seems to be pretty free from damage in this area (ky/tn line). We have an ethanol plant relatively local that hasn't said anything about any problems. |
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Monticello IL | Isn't there an ethanol plant somewhere that burns the byproduct to produce energy? |
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Brinkley, Arkansas | Same here Les. We've got about 95000 bu in storage that was picked before all the rain. Who's offering that much for corn and where do you have to take it? The offers I've been getting are for picked up at the bins and not nearly that high. |
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putting the call out for good corn....
