How much waste is expected during storage when using wet corn co-products? How does this vary summer versus winter?
Unfortunately, there is very little hard data on this question, and the answer probably varies depending on moisture of the product, the type of storage and weather conditions. Informal surveys and limited short-term storage demonstrations indicate that typical storage losses may be around 8% for wet corn gluten feed and perhaps 10% for wet distillers grains. These values may seem high, but are similar to other wet feeds, including silage.
