China slaps preliminary anti-dumping import duties on American DDGS

September 26, 2016 |

In China, the Ministry of Commerce has ordered preliminary import duties of 33.8% on US-origin DDGS following claims that the product is being dumped on the Chinese market. The US Grains Council has been actively working with the Chinese government since it announced an investigation into potential dumping earlier this year, so it’s no surprise that it—along with the RFS and Growth Energy—is disappointed in the ruling.

“We are proud of the role that U.S. and Chinese DDGS have played in helping China’s animal feed industry to produce high-quality animal feed products to supply China’s rapidly growing meat industry, and in ensuring that Chinese consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable and nutritious protein products,” the trio said in a joint statement.

“As the council asserted at MOFCOM’s hearing, U.S. DDGS have not caused any injury to China’s DDGS producers. Instead, DDGS play an important role in protecting Chinese feed producers and households against unpredictable swings in global commodity prices.”

Category: Fuels

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