Promoting US DDGS to Taiwan

Some local industry people, including professors and researchers, do not really understand the energy values of U.S. DDGS thus they tend to under-value the advantages of using DDGS. Some feed millers and livestock/poultry producers are using DDGS at low inclusion rates because of concerns regarding mycotoxins. Using MAP funding, the Council invited a technical consultant to Taiwan, organized a survey team to the U.S., conducted DDGS seminars and meetings, as well as published a DDGS technical bulletin for addressing above-mentioned questions and concerns.

MAP funding for this program was $77,300. As a result of the above mentioned programs, the imports of U.S. DDGS into Taiwan has been increasing as shown in the below chart:

Year Total Imports U.S. Market Share
2002 1,484 MT 98 MT ( 6.6%)
2003 4,499 MT 775 MT (17.2%)
2004 19,664 MT 14,476 MT (73.6%)
2005 52,277 MT 50,023 MT (95.7%)
2006 87,085 MT 85,024 MT (97.6%)
2007 154,580 MT 152,152 MT (98.4%)
2008 215,215 MT 199,730 MT (92.8%)
2009 213,873 MT 193,808 MT (90.6%)
2010 209,638 MT 199,580 MT (95.2%)
2011 267,250 MT 258,695 MT (96.8%)
2012 267,060 MT 241,969 MT (90.6%)

Remarks:
1. Source: Directorate General of Customs, Taiwan
2. The combination of the import quantities of “CCC 2306-9090-107, Oil-cake & solid residues of corn germ”, “CCC 2303-3000-004, Brewing or distilling dregs & waste” and “CCC 2303-1000-008, Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues”

U.S. DDGS imports in Taiwan in 2012 were 241,969 MT, a decrease of about 6.5 percent if compared with 258,695 MT in 2011. However, given the average unit prices of $375 per MT in 2012 and $227 in 2011, the values of U.S. DDGS imports in Taiwan in 2012 were $90,738,375, an increase of about 155 percent if compared with $58,723,765 in 2011.