China asks distillers dry grains’ buyers to report imports

beijing / reuters /China’s Commerce Ministry is expanding import reporting requirements to cover domestic buyers of the feed ingredient, distillers dried grains (DDGs), as Beijing aims to monitor its surging imports of major farm products. From June 1, importers of DDGs must report contracted import volumes, origins and arrival times twice a month, according to

Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

Husky’s Minnedosa ethanol plan is set ditch wheat and focus on corn during a two-month-long run this spring. “In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run,” said Raymond Dyck, Husky Minnedosa’s grain marketing co-ordinator. “This is the first time we have gone to 100


Livestock briefs Feb. 2

No E. coli risk with wheat DDGS Alberta Beef Producers reports that scientists from Alberta Agriculture, AAFC Lethbridge and private industry are studying the impact of wheat distillers grains on the shedding of E. coli 0157:H7. This research addresses concerns that feeding wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to feedlot cattle may increase the



China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

China’s Commerce Ministry said Dec. 28 that it will extend an anti-dumping probe on imports of U.S. dried distillers grains (DDGs) until June 28 before making a final ruling. It launched the investigation a year ago, threatening trade that has grown massively in 2009 and 2010, when China became the world’s largest importer. Since the

China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

China’s Commerce Ministry said Dec. 28 that it will extend an anti-dumping probe on imports of U.S. dried distillers grains (DDGs) until June 28 before making a final ruling. It launched the investigation a year ago, threatening trade that has grown massively in 2009 and 2010, when China became the world’s largest importer. Since the


Booming Ethanol Biz Alters Corn Use Patterns

U. S . A g r i c u l t u r e Department officials faced criticism over recent forecasts that have roiled the grains market, saying that the explosive growth of the ethanol sector had upended traditional patterns. The robust growth of the ethanol sector in the last few years has altered the

Price Spread Limiting DDGS Usage In Canada

COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA Ample domestic feed grain supplies together with high prices for corn-based DDGS (dried distillers grains with solubles) from the U.S. are currently limiting usage of the ethanol byproduct in Canadian livestock rations, according to market participants. The price spread is too wide right now, said Ryan Slozka, senior commodity trader with


Using DDGS Effectively To Reduce Feed Costs

Over the last decade, the availability of dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS, has increased rapidly, while the price of cereal grains has escalated. This is forcing the livestock industry to take a hard look at how to utilize the byproducts of industrial processes that use not only grains, but also oilseeds and pulses.

Cold Weather Makes Cattle “Greener”

Cattle emit less methane in the winter than in summer, a recent study has discovered. And now that the results have been sent to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientists will use it to develop a more accurate picture of the true contribution of ruminants to global warming. Previously, the IPCC had not taken