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  "api": "The Ration Data API",
  "version": "v1",
  "docs": "https://the-ration.com/api",
  "data_as_of": "2026-11-02",
  "data_as_of_label": "Nov 2, 2026",
  "data_pulled_at": "2026-11-12T19:00:08.244Z",
  "generated_at": "2026-11-12T19:04:28.593Z",
  "attribution": "Credit The Ration (the-ration.com) with a visible link to the page the figure came from; every record carries its page_url.",
  "count": 28,
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      "id": "leaderboard/cheapest-protein",
      "section": "leaderboard",
      "section_label": "Leaderboard",
      "title": "Lowest cost per pound of crude protein",
      "headline": "$0.275/lb crude protein",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
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          "series": "Corn (energy anchor)",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 151.071429
        },
        {
          "series": "Soybean meal (protein anchor)",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 336.7
        },
        {
          "series": "DDGS",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 188.4
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board; corn and soybean meal benchmarks",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-protein",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/leaderboard/cheapest-protein.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "leaderboard/cheapest-energy",
      "section": "leaderboard",
      "section_label": "Leaderboard",
      "title": "Lowest cost per pound of TDN (energy)",
      "headline": "$0.098/lb TDN",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
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          "series": "Corn (energy anchor)",
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        },
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          "series": "Soybean meal (protein anchor)",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 336.7
        },
        {
          "series": "DDGS",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 188.4
        }
      ],
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      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-energy",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/leaderboard/cheapest-energy.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/alfalfa-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Alfalfa meal price",
      "headline": "$435/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
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          "series": "delivered, Kansas City region",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
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      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/alfalfa-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/alfalfa-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/alfalfa-pellets",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Alfalfa pellets price",
      "headline": "$375/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, Nebraska",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 375
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/alfalfa-pellets",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/alfalfa-pellets.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/almond-hulls",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Almond hulls price",
      "headline": "$134/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 2 delivered regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 134.375
        }
      ],
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      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/almond-hulls",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/almond-hulls.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/blood-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Blood meal price",
      "headline": "$1,313/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 3 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 1312.5
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/blood-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/blood-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/canola-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Canola meal price",
      "headline": "$312/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 2 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 311.6
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      ],
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      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/canola-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/canola-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/corn",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Corn (US #2 yellow) price",
      "headline": "$151/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national corn benchmark, plant input cost",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 151.071429
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/corn.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/corn-gluten-feed",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Corn gluten feed price",
      "headline": "$221/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 3 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 221.25
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/corn-gluten-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Corn gluten meal price",
      "headline": "$517/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, Central US",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 516.666667
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/corn-gluten-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/cottonseed-hulls",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Cottonseed hulls price",
      "headline": "$550/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, California's San Joaquin Valley",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 550
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/cottonseed-hulls",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/cottonseed-hulls.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/cottonseed-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Cottonseed meal price",
      "headline": "$323/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, California's San Joaquin Valley",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 322.5
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/cottonseed-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/cottonseed-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/ddgs",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Distillers dried grains (DDGS) price",
      "headline": "$188/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 11 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 188.4
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/ddgs",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/ddgs.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/feather-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Feather meal price",
      "headline": "$513/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 3 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 512.5
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/feather-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/feather-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/hominy",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Hominy feed price",
      "headline": "$245/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "delivered, California's San Joaquin Valley",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 245
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/hominy",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/hominy.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/linseed-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Linseed meal price",
      "headline": "$250/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, Minnesota-Dakotas region",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 250
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/linseed-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/linseed-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/meat-bone-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Meat and bone meal price",
      "headline": "$336/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 3 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 336.25
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/meat-bone-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/meat-bone-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/rice-bran",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Rice bran price",
      "headline": "$144/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, California's Sacramento Valley",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 143.75
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/rice-bran",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/rice-bran.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/safflower-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Safflower meal price",
      "headline": "$215/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, California's San Joaquin Valley",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 215
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/safflower-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/safflower-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/soybean-hulls",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Soybean hulls price",
      "headline": "$153/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 5 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 153.33
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-hulls",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/soybean-hulls.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/soybean-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Soybean meal price",
      "headline": "$337/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 5 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 336.7
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/soybean-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/soybeans",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Soybeans (US #1) price",
      "headline": "$402/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national soybeans benchmark, plant input cost",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 402
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybeans",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/soybeans.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/sunflower-meal",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Sunflower meal price",
      "headline": "$160/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, Minnesota-Dakotas region",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 160
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/sunflower-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/sunflower-meal.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/wdgs",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Wet distillers grains (WDGS) price",
      "headline": "$60/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 6 regions, freight basis not stated",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 60
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/wdgs",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/wdgs.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/wheat-middlings",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Wheat middlings (wheat midds) price",
      "headline": "$138/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 6 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 137.5
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/wheat-middlings",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/wheat-middlings.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/wheat-millrun",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Wheat millrun price",
      "headline": "$155/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "FOB plant, Southern California",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 155
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/wheat-millrun",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/wheat-millrun.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "ingredient/whole-cottonseed",
      "section": "ingredient",
      "section_label": "Ingredients",
      "title": "Whole cottonseed price",
      "headline": "$388/ton",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "national median across 2 FOB plant regions",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 388.165
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/whole-cottonseed",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/whole-cottonseed.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "region/index",
      "section": "region",
      "section_label": "Regions",
      "title": "Feed ingredient prices by region",
      "headline": "102 prices in 29 regions",
      "unit": "$/ton",
      "data_through": "2026-11-02",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Iowa, FOB plant",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 169.73
        },
        {
          "series": "Minnesota, FOB plant",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 172.5
        },
        {
          "series": "Wisconsin, FOB plant",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 174
        },
        {
          "series": "California, FOB plant",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 270
        },
        {
          "series": "Pacific Northwest, delivered",
          "date": "2026-11-02",
          "value": 270.67
        }
      ],
      "source": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/region",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/region/index.json"
    }
  ]
}