# DDGS, Grains Sales Top $400 Million At 2018 Export Exchange - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> Grain buyers from 35 countries attending the October Export Exchange in Minneapolis reported purchases worth an estimated $403 million, covering about 2.1 million metric tons of coarse grains and co-products including DDGS. Buyers said their purchasing was more short-term because of uncertainty in U.S.-China relations.

- Date: 2018-12-12 · published 2018-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61676-ddgs-grains-sales-top-400-million-at-2018-export-exchange-u-s-grains-and
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sizable committed purchases of U.S. feed grains and DDGS support export demand, though buyers' short-term strategies point to limited forward commitments. The price effect is modest because the deals were reported after the October event.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-24 | [Mexico Buyer Team Purchases U.S. Feed Grains During Export Exchange 2018 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58068-mexico-buyer-team-purchases-u-s-feed-grains-during-export-exchange-2018-u-s.md) | -0.4% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2016-12-02 | [Export Exchange Results in $460 Million in Grain and Co-Product Sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73453-export-exchange-results-in-460-million-in-grain-and-co-product-sales.md) | +4.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-08 | [U.S. Corn Secures Continued Access to $5 Billion Mexican Corn Export Market - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19671-u-s-corn-secures-continued-access-to-5-billion-mexican-corn-export-market-u-s.md) | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-08 | [U.S. Grains Council Secures White Corn Sales To Mexico - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19674-u-s-grains-council-secures-white-corn-sales-to-mexico-u-s-grains-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Council Promotion Efforts Lead To Expansion In U.S. Ethanol Exports - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63022-council-promotion-efforts-lead-to-expansion-in-u-s-ethanol-exports-u-s-grains.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/ddgs-grains-sales-top-400-million-at-2018-export-exchange/

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