# China slaps punitive tariffs on US ethanol and DDG exports  : The Daily Digest

> China's tariffs on US DDG, including preliminary duties above 40 percent, took effect and pushed DDG prices down about 30 percent. China also planned to raise its tariff on US fuel ethanol from 5 to 30 percent.

- Date: 2017-01-11 · published 2017-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72991-china-slaps-punitive-tariffs-on-us-ethanol-and-ddg-exports-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tariffs that effectively close China to US DDG reduce export demand for a major feed ingredient and weigh on corn-based co-product values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-02-12 | [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 | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| 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 | 2018-03-29 | [Tariffs aside, China’s ethanol demand remains - World - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66010-tariffs-aside-china-s-ethanol-demand-remains-world-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/china-slaps-punitive-tariffs-on-us-ethanol-and-ddg-exports/
- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/8198-china-s-duties-on-distiller-s-dried-grains-seen-killing-us-exports

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