
Pictured, the USGC’s Southeast Asia and Oceania office recently held a Philippine DDGS Opportunity Tour, in which experts from around the world discussed ways to optimize Philippine animal feed rations. / SOURCE: USGC
September 6, 2023
BY U.S. Grains Council
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