Brazil sends DDGS to Vietnam, exports grow as corn ethanol advances

A load of dry distillery grains with solubles (DDGS) left the Brazilian port of Paranaguá this Monday, at a time when the shipment of the ingredient for animal feed becomes more frequent after plants in Brazil began to produce ethanol from of corn. By Reuters A ship carrying about 55,000 tons of DDGS left at dawn on its way to Vietnam, the port authority of Paranaguá reported. DDGS is a nutrient-rich co-product of corn ethanol production, and likely an increase in Brazilian exports reflects greater domestic corn ethanol production. Brazilian production of corn ethanol is estimated at 4.5 billion liters in the 2022/2023 crop, an increase of 31% compared to the previous season, according to data from the entity that represents the industry Unem. Corn ethanol will account for about 15% of total ethanol production in Brazil if that projection is confirmed, the data showed. Most of Brazil's ethanol still comes from sugarcane. Monday's cargo is the third shipment of DDGS from Paranaguá, ...