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USGC Announces International Coarse Grains and Co-products Marketing Conference PDF Print E-mail
Written by Marri Carrow at 202-789-0789   
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:49

Mark your calendars for the U.S. Grains Council’s International Coarse Grains and Co-products Marketing Conference to be held October 7-8, 2010, in Chicago. The Council is organizing this conference to bring U.S. coarse grains and co-products producers and marketers face-to-face with their major export customers. The Council will bring approximately 140 key foreign buyers to the two-day conference that will focus on issues relating to the international trade of U.S. coarse grains and their co-products.

Speakers and panelists will address the following topics:

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USGC Recommends Skarke, Graff for USCP Appointment PDF Print E-mail
Written by Marri Carrow at 202-789-0789   
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:45

Dorr-QuoteThe U.S. Grains Council selected Troy Skarke, sorghum farmer from Claude, Texas, and Greg Graff, farmer from Marienthal, Kan., for its nomination for the appointment to the open At-Large position on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board of Directors. As a certified producer organization, the Council is eligible to bring the slate of candidates forward for consideration at the National Sorghum Caucus on March 16. The Caucus will then forward possible candidates to the

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Closing Remarks from China PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:38

Cary_Sifferath_for_WebBy Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains Council Senior Director in China

The U.S. Grains Council has been doing work in China since the mid-1980s and I’ve only been a part of that effort for the past two years. China is a very difficult and demanding market, predominately because China’s government polices are set to maintain self sufficiency in the major grains of corn, wheat and rice. This makes work as the USGC director in China challenging when you have to try and work against that type
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85,000 Attendees See U.S. Barley, Corn, Sorghum in Cooking Demonstration at FOODEX Japan PDF Print E-mail
Written by Marri Carrow at 202-789-0789   
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:35

US_Amb_Rick_taste_US_white_sorghum_cake_for_WebFOODEX is the largest annual food expo in Japan, drawing more than 2,000 exhibitors from 60 countries and regions and 85,000 attendees. The U.S. Grains Council’s Japan office hosted a booth at the show and also participated in a cooking demonstration, where U.S. barley, corn meal and white sorghum recipes were showcased.

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Council Capitalizes on Central America Snack Foods Industry PDF Print E-mail
Written by Marri Carrow at 202-789-0789   
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:28

Alejandro-GonzalezAs part its mission of Developing Markets, Enabling Trade and Improving Lives, the U.S. Grains Council continuously seeks market opportunities for U.S. corn, sorghum, barley and their co-products around the world. The snack foods industry in Central America is a growing and vital market segment. Due to relations made at the USGC 2009 International Marketing Conference, several teams made of Central American snack food industry representatives have

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