China: animal feed imports suspended

Several major Chinese importers have suspended imports of an animal feed from the US, due to concerns China's government may levy high duties on the product after it launched an anti-dumping investigation. Shandong Liuhe Group Co, a major animal feed manufacturer in China, is due over the next few months to receive shipments of US, DDG it previously ordered, Zhou Xiaoyan, a grain purchasing manager at the group, told reporters in a phone interview Friday. "We are importing now, but have cancelled shipments from March," she said, adding that high DDG prices at present will also limit Liuhe's purchases. Local analysts have said other importers have also suspended shipments. Read more ...