# Chinese tariff policies slide value of US DDGs by 30%  : The Daily Digest

> China imposed preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing tariffs on US DDGS totaling over 40 percent, which cut DDGS prices by about 30 percent. Combined tariffs now exceed 80 percent, effectively closing China's market to US DDGS.

- Date: 2017-01-23 · published 2017-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72989-chinese-tariff-policies-slide-value-of-us-ddgs-by-30-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing the largest export market for DDGS removes demand for US co-product feed, pressuring DDGS prices and corn values tied to ethanol output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [DDGS prices fall 47% since June high as Chinese demand slides  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71495-ddgs-prices-fall-47-since-june-high-as-chinese-demand-slides-the-daily-digest.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2017-02-12 | [USGC, RFA, Growth Energy urge action on China ethanol, DDGS trade tariffs  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72593-usgc-rfa-growth-energy-urge-action-on-china-ethanol-ddgs-trade-tariffs-the.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| 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 | 2017-01-11 | [China's Final Word on US DDGS Imports: Higher Tariff, Duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72867-china-s-final-word-on-us-ddgs-imports-higher-tariff-duties.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/chinese-tariff-policies-slide-value-of-us-ddgs-by-30/

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