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Grains Council Educates Japanese DDGS Buyers

Cheryl Anderson
By  Cheryl Anderson , DTN Staff Reporter

U.S. Grains Council staff recently traveled to Japan to host a series of seminars and roundtable discussion for Japanese buyers of dried distillers grains with solubles, according to an article on the Council's website (http://bit.ly/…).

The purpose of the sessions was to educate DDGS end users on how to properly utilize low-oil DDGS in livestock rations. Because some concerns about the nutritional value of low-oil DDGS existed among some Japanese dairy producers, Alvaro Garcia, director of South Dakota State University's agriculture and natural resources program, spoke to a number of small groups across Japan.

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Garcia pointed out to those in attendance that low-oil DDGS does have lower energy content; however, it still is a good source of energy for dairy cattle. He stressed that in his research on feeding low-oil DDGS to lactating dairy cattle, the low-oil DDGS reduced unfavorable fatty acid composition in milk.

Garcia also addressed concerns about nutrient variability and said that U.S. DDGS has become a much more consistent product in the past 10 years.

By hosting the seminars and discussions, the Council hopes to increase inclusion rates of DDGS in Japan's feed industry, increase the country's demand in 2015, and will continue to promote low-oil DDGS to Japan's dairy sector.

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

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