# US exporters tapping new DDG markets hurts container volumes | Journal of Commerce

> US exporters of dried distillers grains are overhauling supply chains after trade disputes with primary customers China and Vietnam pushed them toward new export markets. The shift is creating uncertainty in shipping and affecting container volumes.

- Date: 2017-07-18 · published 2017-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70049-us-exporters-tapping-new-ddg-markets-hurts-container-volumes-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Redirected DDGS flows raise freight and logistics costs and can weaken demand from China and Vietnam, pressuring US DDGS prices relative to feed alternatives.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/us-exporters-tapping-new-ddg-markets-hurts-container-volumes-5232669

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