Chart of Note: Southeast Asia Represents More Than One-Third Of U.S. DDGS Exports

Click on the chart to view a larger version. Southeast Asia represents one-third of all U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exports, and that market share continues to grow, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC). “Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing markets in the world,” said Manuel Sanchez, USGC director in the region. “Demand for U.S. DDGS in the region continues to build and diversify as the Council increases our engagement with rapidly-expanding feed industries in need of more efficient feed ingredients.” Thus far in 2019/2020 (Sept. 2019-June 2020), Southeast Asia has imported 3.07 million metric tons of U.S. DDGS, slightly higher than the 2.95 million tons at this time last year. This trade volume puts Southeast Asia’s share of world DDGS imports at roughly 36 percent, compared with 32 percent last year. This uptick fits with the five-year trend of increased DDGS export share relative to ...