Brazil begins exporting DDGS and poultry by-product meal to China

Brazil took an important step in expanding its participation in the Chinese market with the arrival of the first shipments of DDGS (Dry Distillers Grains with Solubles) and the sending of the first container of poultry by-product meal to the Asian country. The DDGS, derived from corn ethanol, had its export made viable after a demand presented by the National Corn Ethanol Union (Unem). After sanitary negotiations between Brazil and China, market access was authorized in May 2025. In November of the same year, the first Brazilian establishments were authorized to export DDG/DDGS to the country. The first ship carrying 62 thousand tons of the product docked at the port of Nansha, in Guangzhou, in southern China, marking the beginning of commercial operations. The shipment of the first load of poultry by-product meal, used mainly in animal feed, was the result of the market opening in April 2023, following a demand from the Brazilian Animal Recycling Association (Abra). The operation ...