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Who Are U.S. Grains Council Members?

USGC membership is comprised of over 100 organizations, including checkoff boards, agribusinesses, and producer groups, who together form a unique partnership with the goal of building global markets for America's grains. For more information about our members, see the membership directory.

Any organization can be a member of the U.S. Grains Council so long as they agree with the Council's mission.

Why Become A Member?

Council membership provides a variety of benefits:

  • Access to strategic market information. Council members receive periodic updates on developments in international markets, Council monthly management reports and foreign buyer contact lists.
  • Member promotion. The Council educates foreign customers about its members' goods and services through its web site, publications, trade teams and workshops (buyer team visits to member operations, showcasing of member officials as speakers for Council workshops). This can develop into partnering activities, where the Council and its members each contribute components to advance a strategic market development.
  • Leadership opportunities. The Council brings together key agribusiness representatives with the top leadership of 25 state grain checkoffs. Council members can establish domestic business alliances and increase their domestic visibility by being active players at Council membership meetings.
  • More U.S. grain exports. Increased exports mean more business for the U.S. companies that are part of the delivery system. Within this broad objective, the Council is playing a cutting edge role in the development of a new identity-preserved delivery system targeted toward high value exports.

How Do I Become a Member?

For information on membership, contact the Council's Membership Department at (202) 789-0789, or by e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Our mailing address is:
U.S. Grains Council
1400 K Street, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
 
1400 K Street NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005      Phone: 202-789-0789      Fax: 202-898-0522
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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 $26 million.

The U.S. Grains Council does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital/family status. Persons with disabilities, who require alternative means for communication of program information, should contact the U.S. Grains Council. The U.S. Grains Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information on Section 508, please go to the following website: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/508/index.html