# Analysis: China's import volume of DDGS to fall 50% in 2016

> China's DDGS imports fell 71% year on year in September 2016 to 272,200 metric tons, and January to September imports totaled 2.7 million mt, down 48.74%. A CCM report attributes the drop to lower Chinese corn prices and antidumping duties on US DDGS, and it forecasts full-year 2016 imports will fall about 50%.

- Date: 2016-11-18 · published 2016-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73937-analysis-china-s-import-volume-of-ddgs-to-fall-50-in-2016
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

China is the main export market for US DDGS, so a sharp drop in its imports weakens export demand and pressures DDGS prices. Cheaper domestic corn and rising Chinese DDGS supply reinforce the bearish outlook.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/analysis-china-s-import-volume-of-ddgs-to-fall-50-in-2016

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