GRAIN

Adkins Energy, through its grain procurement partner, Pearl City Elevator - Alliance Commodities, offers:

- State-of-the-art high speed dump facilities - Four convenient locations in NW IL - Over 2.3 million bushels total onsite storage in Lena, 7 million total - Co-op tax deduction is shared with sellers (varies annually) - 16% allowed moisture saves you drying costs

Grain Receiving Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30AM - 4:00PM

Adkins Discount Schedule

Moisture requirements: Adkins receives corn up to 16% with no dock applied. From 16.1% to 16.5%, a dock will apply of $0.06 per bushel. Anything over 16.5% will be rejected with no exceptions. For more information regarding grain deliveries to Adkins, please contact Steve at Alliance Commodities at (815) 809-2667.

GRAIN RECEIVING CLOSED the following dates:
May 27th, 2013
June 28th, 2013
July 4th, 2013

PRODUCTS

Adkins Energy is proud to announce we are now marketing our DDGS. With bringing this marketing in house, we are now marketing all of our products: DDGS, Wet Cake, Ethanol, and Corn Oil. Please contact one of our sales managers listed below for pricing and information. With the use of Wet and Dry DDGS it helps to create another added source of protein and fat into your livestock diets.

DDGS
Loading Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00AM - Friday 4:00PM
DDGS Spec Feed Nutrient Analysis

Distiller's grains are the chief byproduct of the ethanol production process. They offer a high value feed additive for both dairy and beef rations as they are high in cereal proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins.

For nutritional information and the latest research on DDGS, visit www.ddgs.umn.edu.

WET DISTILLERS
For placing orders or to learn more about how distillers wet grains can benefit your operation, please contact Todd Diffenderfer at 815-299-3189.
Wet Distillers Spec Feed Nutrient Analysis
Adkins Energy Distillers Wet Grains Feed Test Results

Adkins Energy Commodities update 5/9 Good afternoon, Commodity update,   We are seeing protein products staying strong as Bean crush plants keep having a hard time getting beans delivered. Fiber products are all over the board week to week with demand from short forages. Corn products have taken the biggest hit dropping anywhere from $10-$30 per ton. All states now have some corn in the ground. After no corn planted the week ending April 28, Michigan (5%), Minnesota (2%), North Dakota (1%), South Dakota(7%) Illinois (7%) and Wisconsin (4%) were able to roll out the planters and get in the field. As of May 5th.  Way behind the average but after talking to area farms it is going good and should see a big jump in these percentages in the next week. So as you are heading down the road keep eyes out for the equipment travailing from field to field to seed in the ground. Stay safe this season with the planting and take time and check that Elm tree should be a good year for Morel mushrooms. Regards Todd Diffenderfer Commodity Sales Manager E-mail: tdiffenderfer@pce-coops.com

ETHANOL

Using ethanol as an alternative provides excellent benefits to consumers, taxpayers, the economy and the environment. Significant opportunities exist for fuel ethanol to grow in importance as a motor fuel component in the 21st century as countries around the world look to ethanol-blended gasolines to reduce air pollution in their most polluted cities. Ethanol production will continue to increase as the U.S. looks at alternative fuels to help reduce our country's dependence on imported energy, which improves the balance of trade and keeps jobs at home.

Learn more about how ethanol is made --
Adkins Energy Processes

Ethanol is a domestic, renewable fuel that is used as a high-quality octane enhancer and, as an oxygenate, capable of reducing air pollution and improving automobile performance. We expect ethanol-blends to account for about 95% of total U.S. gasoline supply in 2012. Since the late 1970s, ethanol production has been growing rapidly. By the end of 2011, annual ethanol capicty in the U.S. had grown to 14 billion gallons per year.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers ozone to be the most widespread air pollution problem. Ethanol is widely used in reformulated gasolines sold in urban cities that fail to meet public health standards for ozone. Since ethanol contains oxygen, it contributes to a cleaner, more efficient combustion of gasoline, which results in lower carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from automobiles. Ethanol-blended gasolines reduce CO emissions up to 25 percent. Ethanol can also be used to help reduce ozone-forming emissions, particulates and nitrogen oxides from gasoline.

Ethanol Spec Sheet

Advantages of Using Ethanol
- A domestic, safe source of energy
- A renewable source of clean burning fuel, reducing carbon monoxide emissions and greenhouse gases
- An economic octane enhancer and oxygenate
- Creates an increased demand for corn
- Provides more than 238,000 American jobs
- Stimulates rural economies

For more information about Ethanol: Eric Lockart Ethanol Sales Manager elockart@adkinsenergy.com (815) 494-7990

CORN OIL

Adkins Energy LLC continues to pursue additional opportunities that help us diversify our operation and add extra value so that we remain competitive in the marketplace. In 2008 we implemented corn oil extraction. In 2011 we extracted over 1 million gallons of crude corn oil! While typically sold as a feedstock into the biodiesel market and as a supplement to the animal feed markets, there are a number of industrial uses for it as well.

Corn Oil Analysis

For more information on purchasing Corn Oil:
Eric Lockart
elockart@adkinsenergy.com
(815) 494-7990