2021 Year in Review

Prices, Education Opened Mediterranean To Container Shipments Of DDGS

image of men in front of DDGS
Reece Cannady, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) manager of global trade, Mohamed Salah Bouthour, USGC marketing specialist for the Middle East and Africa region, and the managing director at Medigrain, Ben Kahla, were on site to witness the first distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) container shipment to arrive in Tunisia.

A combination of competitive freight prices and market-specific educational efforts from the U.a. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Middle East and Africa (MEA) office led to the first distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) container shipment ever received by Tunisia. The shipment, delivered in September, marked the opening of new logistic opportunities in the Mediterranean region.

Like other countries in the region, Tunisia’s livestock industry relies heavily on feed grain imports. The Council’s regional office in Tunis has actively supported the country’s protein demand growth for many years by promoting U.S. corn and its co-products, organizing events and hosting industry stakeholders in the states.

The Council has focused on ensuring both DDGS and corn gluten meal (CGM) are being appropriately incorporated into the feed ration across the region.

CGM has regularly been shipped in containers since 2019, with around 1,000 metric tons (MT) shipped per year, often to support aquaculture sector development. The container shipment of DDGS marked the continued growth of co-products to the area by different shipping methods.

USGC continues to amplify the message that corn co-products can provide feed millers and end-users the improved performance in livestock they desire while reducing production costs through avenues like the use of containers.