# China’s Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exacerbating Trade Deficit, RFA Tells Government

> The Renewable Fuels Association told a Commerce Department hearing that Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties on U.S. ethanol and DDGS are worsening the trade deficit. China raised its final DDGS anti-dumping duty to 42.2-53.7% in January, with countervailing duties at 11.2-12%.

- Date: 2017-05-18 · published 2017-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70995-china-s-anti-dumping-countervailing-tariffs-on-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exacerbating
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

High Chinese duties on U.S. DDGS curb one of the main export outlets, keeping DDGS prices under pressure in the US market.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [China retains anti-dumping tariffs on U.S. distillers grains ahead of Trump-Xi talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58683-china-retains-anti-dumping-tariffs-on-u-s-distillers-grains-ahead-of-trump-xi.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-05-04 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Rebound on Near-Record Shipments to China; U.S. DDGS Exports Also Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47076-u-s-ethanol-exports-rebound-on-near-record-shipments-to-china-u-s-ddgs-exports.md) | +1.5% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2018-04-30 | [U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65569-u-s-ethanol-makers-snap-up-cheap-sorghum-after-china-tariffs.md) | +1.4% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [Potential Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on UAN Solutions Raise Eyebrows \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45997-potential-countervailing-and-anti-dumping-duties-on-uan-solutions-raise.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Gain Momentum in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34080-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-gain-momentum-in-july.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2017/05/chinas-anti-dumping-countervailing-tariffs-on-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exacerbating-trade-deficit-rfa-tells-government
- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/rfa-chinas-anti-dumping-countervailing-tariffs-on-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exacerbating-trade-deficit/

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