The Census Bureau reported U.S. DDGS exports at 612,638 metric tons in February, which is a 1 percent increase over January exports. China (blue line) accounted for 25 percent, or almost 150,000 metric tons, of total shipments.As the largest swine producer and consumer, China will increasingly become a more consistent importer of feed grains.

DDGS exports have exploded from 1 million tons in 2006 to more than 8 million tons to more than 40 countries in 2011. Mexico remains the top importer with 22 percent of the DDGS export market, while China (19 percent) was not far behind. Canada (11 percent), Vietnam (6 percent) and Korea (5 percent) round out the top five.