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Japanese Importers Gains Confidence in U.S. DDGS

Cheryl Anderson
By  Cheryl Anderson , DTN Staff Reporter

Japan's feed industry is becoming better acquainted with U.S. dried distillers grains with solubles after learning more about the DDGS production chain in October, according to an article by the U.S. Grains Council (http://bit.ly/…).

With so many ethanol producers removing corn oil from DDGS, some Japanese livestock producers expressed concerns about how the low-oil DDGS might affect their livestock rations. Some acceptance of low-oil DDGS has begun to happen among Japanese end-users; however, the Council continues its work to educate Japanese buyers with current technical information.

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After the Council's biennial Export Exchange held in Seattle last month, the Council hosted a group of Japanese DDGS importers on a trip to learn about the DDGS production chain by traveling to California and South Dakota. The group learned information about sourcing corn for ethanol production and merchandizing, as well as DDGS trade and nutrition.

The Council hopes that the trip will lead to higher inclusion rates of DDGS in Japanese feed and increase Japanese imports of U.S. DDGS in 2015.

Cheryl Anderson can be reached at Cheryl.anderson@dtn.com

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