USDA

U.S. exporters of distiller's dried grains (DDGs) are facing the threat of diminished access to their most lucrative market after a decision by China to launch a trade remedy investigation into imports of the animal feed product, a move that U.S. sources said is an attempt by Beijing to offset the effects of high domestic commodity prices.

South Africa has taken a further step toward resolving its ongoing dispute with the U.S. over barriers to meat trade by publishing guidelines laying out how Pretoria will administer a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) giving U.S. chicken exporters additional access to the South African market. But whether the regulation will serve as a starting point toward new market access for U.S. poultry producers is still up in the air.