Trade Teams To U.S. Farm Country Augment Learning From Global Ethanol Summit

After a few days in the nation’s capital attending the Global Ethanol Summit, 11 teams of senior-level officials from around the world are visiting the corn states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin to get a better handle on the U.S. ethanol value chain. One team, including members from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, toured Kansas before the Summit.

Delegations are stopping into cooperatives to discuss retail competition and the technology of ethanol pumps, refineries to learn about ethanol retail fuel infrastructure and production and corn farms to gain a better understanding of ethanol feedstock production among other visits specifically designed to showcase the U.S ethanol industry and establish the United States as the resource for experience in developing an ethanol industry.

Follow along in this photo essay to see what the team members are learning.

Global Ethanol Summit - Post-Tour
Trade teams provide truly unique opportunities to help familiarize international customers with the U.S. ethanol production and distribution system.
Global Ethanol Summit - Post-Tour
During the post-Summit tour, the delegations are visiting farms, ethanol plants, fuel retailers for blender pump tours and other stops to discuss the bio-economy and learn about ethanol and engine technology.
Global Ethanol Summit - Post-Tour
These face-to-face interactions develop critical connections that open new markets and instill long-term trust in the United States supply chain from the farm to delivery.
Global Ethanol Summit - Post-Tour
These types of specialized visits allow team members to see firsthand U.S. crop conditions at harvest time, ethanol production and blending at the pump – all of which helps result in trade.
Global Ethanol Summit - Post-Tour
By seeing U.S. ethanol production and export systems firsthand, the Council facilitates not only short-term sales, but also long-term, loyal customers.

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