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International Buying Teams Eyeing Wisconsin Grains
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 10/21/2016

Overseas grain buyers from Turkey will be in the United States this week to attend an export forum in Michigan and then tour several states, including Wisconsin, in hopes of doing some business. With a record corn harvest just reaching export channels, about 19 Export Exchange trade teams are heading across the pond to shop for commodities. The trips are sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council.

"At a time when we are looking at a record corn harvest and the clear need for international trade to be championed by our country's leaders, Export Exchange is critical for our industry," said USGC CEO Tom Sleight. "It is essential for us to strengthen the bonds between suppliers and partner countries, and the connections made next week will not only help propel our industry this year, but for years to come."

Held every other year by the council and the Renewable Fuels Association, Export Exchange brings together international buyers with U.S. sellers of corn, sorghum, barley, distiller's dried grains with solubles, corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed.

Over the course of field tours in USGC member states, these individuals have opportunities to directly do business and make connections to facilitate future sales.

"We're excited to host this group and strengthen our relationship with international corn and DDGs buyers," said Wisconsin Corn Growers Association President Casey Kelleher. "We are hopeful that our efforts will result in more sales of corn and distillers grains."

The buyers will begin their tours on Friday by visiting Hartmann Grain in Lodi. The next stop will be Didion Milling in Cambria and United Wisconsin Grain Producers in Friesland before traveling to Cottage Grove to visit Landmark Services Cooperative Animal Nutrition facility. On Saturday, the group will travel to Cedar Home Farms in Oconomowoc to see harvest in action.

In addition to networking opportunities, foreign attendees at the Export Exchange conference in Detroit were briefed on the global supply and demand situation, the realities of a growing population, transportation issues and challenges, the global grains outlook, agribusiness and weather trends, the current U.S. policy environment, and more.


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