Chinese Firm in Talks to Import Distillers Grains From Brazil
Distillers dried grains are the main co-product left over after the starch in corn is fermented to produce ethanol.
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Commodity trader Xiamen C&D Inc. is in talks to import distillers grains from Brazil as China prepares to begin sourcing the protein-rich feed ingredient from the South American nation.
The company is seeking crop processors with combined capacity to supply more than 500,000 metric tons a year of distillers dried grains, a byproduct of corn ethanol production used in livestock feed, according to Liu Wei, a general representative for C&D in Brazil. The business is also weighing investment in Brazilian producers of DDGs, as the feedstock is known.