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China to probe US animal feed imports

The country will launch a one-year long probe into US imports of a major animal feed ingredient, after Chinese ethanol producers claimed that the US ethanol industry is unfairly benefiting from subsidies. China will conduct an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe into imports of US distillers' dried grains with or without solubles starting from Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce said. China is the world's top buyer of DDGS, a by-product of corn ethanol that is used by feed mills as a substitute for corn and soymeal. China imports almost all of its needs from the US, the largest exporter, with the total value reaching nearly $1.9 billion in the first 11 months of 2015.