# DDGS prices fall 47% since June high as Chinese demand slides  : The Daily Digest

> DDGS prices are 47% below their June 2016 high of $92.5 per short ton as Chinese demand slides. US DDGS imports into China fell 69% year on year in the six months through February after Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing tariffs.

- Date: 2017-04-13 · published 2017-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71495-ddgs-prices-fall-47-since-june-high-as-chinese-demand-slides-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of China as a buyer has pushed US DDGS exports to 10-year lows and cut prices, making DDGS a cheaper protein option for feed buyers. Lower ethanol prices and record stocks could also squeeze producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-23 | [Chinese tariff policies slide value of US DDGs by 30%  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72989-chinese-tariff-policies-slide-value-of-us-ddgs-by-30-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [China slaps punitive tariffs on US ethanol and DDG exports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72991-china-slaps-punitive-tariffs-on-us-ethanol-and-ddg-exports-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-06-07 | [U.S. exports of ethanol and DDGS ebb in April  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52617-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-ebb-in-april-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-31 | [Trade Timeline and Corn and Soybean Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63900-trade-timeline-and-corn-and-soybean-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +8.8% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [Chinese demand for grain imports takes tumble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14900-chinese-demand-for-grain-imports-takes-tumble-the-western-producer.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ddgs-prices-fall-47-since-june-high-as-chinese-demand-slides/

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