US opens up market for distiller's grains in Algeria
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The US Grains Council (USGC) successfully shipped 44 metric tons of distiller's dried grains (DDGS) with solubles to Algeria last week, as part of the council's quality sample program.The DDGS are the first ever imported from the US by Algeria and will be used in feeding trials scheduled to begin in February or March 2008.
DDGS, a by-product of ethanol production from grains, has become increasingly available as a US stock feed, hence the US ‘s stepped up interest in DDGS export markets.
USGC has been talking about feed trials in Algeria, using DDGS, for more than a year.
The department hopes the quality sample program will help them achieve several goals in Algeria .
Kurt Shultz, USGC director of Mediterranean and Africa says, “Government officials in Algeria are unfamiliar with corn co-products such as DDGS or corn gluten feed.
Currently, the import duty on corn is 2.5 % while the duty on DDGS is 30 %.
The US Grains Council will also use these trials to educate end-users about DDGS and its use in poultry and ruminant feeds while working with the government to reduce the duty and open the doors for future imports.”
According to USGC, if the Algerians become comfortable with the product, it could annually import 100-200 tons of distiller’s dried grains.
Mr Shultz is travelling to Algeria shortly to finalize details of the feeding trial.
