USDA says DDGS exports up 6% despite Chinese trade challenges

In Washington, despite market challenges, the latest USDA trade data show exports of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have remained steady due to attractive prices, available supply and market development efforts by the U.S. Grains Council among a diversity of buyers. From September 2016 to March 2017, USDA reported the United States exported 6.9 million metric tons of DDGS, a 6 percent increase year-over-year. This steady pace of exports occurred even with a dramatic drop in purchases from the largest player in the past few marketing years, China.