{"id":3323,"date":"2014-08-07T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/china-dominates-discussions-at-usgc-summer-annual-meeting\/"},"modified":"2014-08-07T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:37:39","slug":"china-dominates-discussions-at-usgc-summer-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/china-dominates-discussions-at-usgc-summer-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"China Dominates Discussions at USGC Summer Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
China’s new certification requirements for imports of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and their impact on worldwide DDGS trade were critical topics of conversation at the U.S. Grains Council’s 54th Annual Board of Delegates meeting<\/a>, held last week in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n The new requirements call for a certification from the U.S government guaranteeing that the shipment is free of the biotech trait MIR 162.<\/p>\n This has thrown into limbo U.S. DDGS shipments that are currently in transit to China and effectively cut off new sales since no agency within the U.S. government issues such a certificate. This poses serious concerns for both U.S. sellers and buyers in China counting on their delivery. Before this most recent trade development, China was importing DDGS at a rate of approximately 20,000 metric tons per day. <\/p>\n MIR 162 is a biotech trait that provides protection against insects. It has been approved as safe for both production and consumption by the United States and all major markets except China. China has yet to approve it for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n USGC staff and consultants, as well as state organization partners, are actively and creatively pursuing a resolution with USDA and the government in China. <\/p>\n