{
  "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.",
  "stats_page": "https://the-ration.com/stats",
  "count": 13,
  "stats": [
    {
      "id": "cheapest-protein",
      "label": "Lowest cost per pound of crude protein",
      "sentence": "The lowest-cost source of crude protein on the latest USDA board is sunflower meal at $0.275 per lb of crude protein, 78% of soybean meal's cost on a dry-matter basis (USDA feedstuffs board). A price screen, not a feeding recommendation.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "Lowest cost per pound of crude protein: sunflower meal at $0.275 for protein (per lb of crude protein) on a dry-matter basis, as of Nov 2, 2026 (USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-protein",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#cheapest-protein",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-protein",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/leaderboard/cheapest-protein.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board; corn and soybean meal benchmarks · Feedstuffs ranked by cost per pound of crude protein · Dry-matter basis · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "cheapest-energy",
      "label": "Lowest cost per pound of TDN (energy)",
      "sentence": "The lowest-cost source of energy on the latest USDA board is corn (us #2 yellow) at $0.098 per lb of TDN on a dry-matter basis (USDA feedstuffs board). A price screen, not a feeding recommendation.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "Lowest cost per pound of TDN (energy): corn (us #2 yellow) at $0.098 for energy (per lb of TDN) on a dry-matter basis, as of Nov 2, 2026 (USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-energy",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#cheapest-energy",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/leaderboard/cheapest-energy",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/leaderboard/cheapest-energy.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board; corn and soybean meal benchmarks · Feedstuffs ranked by cost per pound of energy (TDN) · Dry-matter basis · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "corn-benchmark",
      "label": "Corn benchmark",
      "sentence": "The corn (US #2 yellow) price is $151/ton (plant input cost, USDA).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The corn (US #2 yellow) price is $151/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national benchmark, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#corn-benchmark",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/corn.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Corn (US #2 yellow) board price · Grain Co-Products plant input cost, national · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "sbm-benchmark",
      "label": "Soybean meal benchmark",
      "sentence": "The soybean meal price is $337/ton (the protein benchmark, national FOB plant median, USDA).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The soybean meal price is $337/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-meal",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#sbm-benchmark",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/soybean-meal.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Soybean meal board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "ddgs-price",
      "label": "DDGS price",
      "sentence": "The distillers dried grains (DDGS) price is $188/ton (national median across 11 FOB plant regions, USDA).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The distillers dried grains (DDGS) price is $188/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national median across 11 FOB plant regions, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/ddgs",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#ddgs-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/ddgs",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/ddgs.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Distillers dried grains (DDGS) board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "corn-gluten-feed-price",
      "label": "Corn gluten feed",
      "sentence": "The corn gluten feed price is $221/ton (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The corn gluten feed price is $221/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#corn-gluten-feed-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Corn gluten feed board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "cottonseed-meal-price",
      "label": "Cottonseed meal",
      "sentence": "The cottonseed meal price is $323/ton (FOB plant, California's San Joaquin Valley, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The cottonseed meal price is $323/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (FOB plant, California's San Joaquin Valley, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/cottonseed-meal",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#cottonseed-meal-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/cottonseed-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/cottonseed-meal.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Cottonseed meal board price · FOB plant · California's San Joaquin Valley · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "whole-cottonseed-price",
      "label": "Whole cottonseed",
      "sentence": "The whole cottonseed price is $388/ton (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The whole cottonseed price is $388/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/whole-cottonseed",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#whole-cottonseed-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/whole-cottonseed",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/whole-cottonseed.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Whole cottonseed board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "canola-meal-price",
      "label": "Canola meal",
      "sentence": "The canola meal price is $312/ton (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The canola meal price is $312/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/canola-meal",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#canola-meal-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/canola-meal",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/canola-meal.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Canola meal board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "soybean-hulls-price",
      "label": "Soybean hulls",
      "sentence": "The soybean hulls price is $153/ton (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The soybean hulls price is $153/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-hulls",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#soybean-hulls-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/soybean-hulls",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/soybean-hulls.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Soybean hulls board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "wheat-middlings-price",
      "label": "Wheat middlings",
      "sentence": "The wheat middlings (wheat midds) price is $138/ton (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The wheat middlings (wheat midds) price is $138/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national FOB plant median, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/wheat-middlings",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#wheat-middlings-price",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/wheat-middlings",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/wheat-middlings.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Wheat middlings (wheat midds) board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "ddgs-vs-corn-spread",
      "label": "DDGS vs corn spread",
      "sentence": "DDGS is +$37/ton versus corn on an as-fed basis on the latest USDA board.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The distillers dried grains (DDGS) price is $188/ton as of Nov 2, 2026 (national median across 11 FOB plant regions, USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/ddgs",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#ddgs-vs-corn-spread",
      "page_url": "https://the-ration.com/ingredient/ddgs",
      "series_url": "https://the-ration.com/api/v1/series/ingredient/ddgs.json",
      "provenance": "USDA AMS feedstuffs board · Distillers dried grains (DDGS) board price · FOB plant, median across the trade regions that quote it · National · through Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "coverage",
      "label": "Ingredients tracked",
      "sentence": "The Ration tracks 25 feed ingredients across 29 US trade regions from the USDA feedstuffs board, updated weekly, as of November 2, 2026.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-02",
      "citation": "The Ration tracks 25 feed ingredients across 29 US trade regions from the USDA feedstuffs board, updated weekly, as of November 2, 2026. The Ration. https://the-ration.com/stats#coverage",
      "stats_url": "https://the-ration.com/stats#coverage",
      "page_url": null,
      "series_url": null,
      "provenance": null
    }
  ]
}