# Growth Energy Statement on China’s Decision Against U.S. DDGS Grains Producers

> China's Ministry of Commerce issued a final determination on January 10, 2017, imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties on US DDGS. Growth Energy said the cumulative duties, regular import duty and a possible VAT change create a severe barrier to trade.

- Date: 2017-01-11 · published 2017-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72990-growth-energy-statement-on-china-s-decision-against-u-s-ddgs-grains-producers
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Final duties remove China as a key outlet for US DDGS, shifting supply to other markets and pressuring DDGS prices and feed-grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-02-13 | [U.S. grains: Soy up on prospects for Chinese demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54655-u-s-grains-soy-up-on-prospects-for-chinese-demand-agcanada.md) | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [U.S. Grains Council on China actions - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72865-u-s-grains-council-on-china-actions-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53163-u-s-grains-soybeans-slide-on-renewed-trade-tensions-with-china-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- growthenergy.org: https://growthenergy.org/2017/01/11/growth-energy-statement-on-chinas-decision-against-u-s-ddgs-grains-producers/

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