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  • In Panama, Members Can Take Command of the Export Future

    Beyond seeing the transformation of the Panama Canal or hearing the latest developments in key export markets, the U.S. Grains Council’s February meeting offers attendees an exceptional opportunity to put their mark on Council programs.

    This meeting will reflect the unique conjunction between external changes like the Canal expansion and internal changes like the Council’s new strategic plan.

    “We’ve long been building demand, but we are realizing that the pipeline of grain trade is constricted by government policies all over the world,”

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MIR162 Viptera Update

The rapid development of biotechnology has created both new opportunities and challenges in the international marketing of grain. One of the recurring challenges stems from asynchronous approval, which arises when a major new market emerges with regulatory frameworks and timetables different from established protocols.

Such a situation has recently arisen with regard to a new biotechnology trait, MIR 162 or “Agrisure Viptera,” marketed through Syngenta seed retailers and partners with hybrid numbers ending in 3110 and 3111. This trait is not yet approved for sale in China, which has recently emerged as a major new export market for U.S. corn. 

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MAP and FMD Success Stories:

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Sometimes it is best to let the facts speak for themselves. Click here to view a collection of success stories from around the world showcasing how the U.S. Grains Council uses MAP and FMD program funding to increase world demand for U.S. corn, grain sorghum and barley and related products. Please check back regularly for new success stories.


USGC Sorghum Mission to Morocco, Spain and Belgium:

This video shows some highlights of a recent Council sorghum mission to Morocco, Spain and Belgium.

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Upcoming Meetings

9th International Marketing Conference & 52nd Annual Membership Meeting

Hotel Riu
Panama City, Panama
February 13-15, 2012

 

52nd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting

Hilton Vancouver Washington
Vancouver, Wash.
July 29 - August 1, 2012

Market Perspectives

January 27, 2012

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The December 2012 corn contract seems likely to continue defining a trading range for the next four or five weeks, prior to the March 30 Perspective Plantings report (a trading range is a channel of high and low prices through a specified period of time).

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Past Market Perspectives

U.S. Grains Council
Return on Investment

Find out how the Council is working for you. For every bushel of corn, barley and sorghum you produce for market, you receive direct value in return from the activities of the U.S. Grains Council. That’s like money in your pocket! Use the calculator below to find your ROI.

Grain Produced:
Number of Bushels:
My ROI: $--.--
Figures based on a study recently conducted by Informa Economics LLC
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The U.S. Grains Council is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to building export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their products. The Council is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 10 international offices and active market development programs in more than 50 countries. Financial support from the Council’s private industry members, including state checkoffs, agribusinesses, state entities and others, triggers federal matching funds from the government and support from cooperating groups in other countries, producing an annual market development program valued at more than $28.3 million.

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