DDGS & Sorghum Imports: Impact on Feed and Maize Prices
In a significant development under the India-US interim trade framework, India has agreed to allow duty-free imports of dried distillers’ grains with solubles (DDGS) and red sorghum from the United States. The move has sparked intense debate among stakeholders across the livestock, feed and farming ecosystems, with divergent views on its influence on feed costs,…
DDGS is allowed instead of Maize and Soya in India US FTA
Written by: Harish Damodaran India has agreed to grant greater market access through elimination or reduction of tariffs for some American farm produce. India has not opened up its market to imports of soyabean, corn (maize), fuel ethanol, cotton or dairy and poultry products from the United States, going by the joint statement on an “interim”…
Maize research body seeks aflatoxin management in DDGS
Amid concerns over aflatoxin levels in dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and an increasing demand by the feed industry for its import, the ICAR’s maize research institute has said it is possible to reduce the levels to the permissible limit of 20 PPM (parts per million), using various technologies and post-harvest practices. According to…