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Julius Schaaf of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (center); John Baize of John Baize and Associates (left); and Gary Blumenthal, president and CEO of World Perspectives Inc. (right) at the 5th Southeast Asia U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference. Read more in Global Update.
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USGC Spearheads Libya's First DDGS Imports
Libya recently purchased its first shipment of U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), representing the most recent North African country in the Mediterranean region to buy the co-product. The receiver, Essahel Lakhdar Feed Mill, has approximately 20-25 percent share in the Libyan feed market. The company will conduct feeding trials in ruminant and poultry feeds using the DDGS, which is expected to arrive in Tripoli mid-September. Read more in Global Update. Japan Buys U.S. Barley on Short Notice
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) held its fifth 2008 Simultaneous Buy and Sell (SBS) program for feed barley on Aug. 20 as the Japanese feed industry did not purchase enough earlier this month to meet growing demand. According to an industry source, Japan Feed Manufacturers Association (JFMA) demanded the additional tender and purchased 36,000 metric tons (1.7 million bushels) of feed barley. U.S. producers received 100 percent market share. Read more in Global Update. America’s Heartland Gives America a Firsthand Look at Trade
 America’s Heartland, a television program that focuses on educating the public about the importance of U.S. agriculture, will visit the Alan and Lori Tiemann farm near Seward, Neb., an ethanol plant and other aspects of Nebraska agriculture Aug. 28-30. The visit is part of an episode that highlights U.S. agricultural exports to global markets. Preview the fourth season Read the release. Tunisian Decision Could Dramatically Increase U.S. Corn, Sorghum and DDGS Exports
The Tunisian government announced that it would no longer control the import of barley or feed wheat. Kurt Shultz, U.S. Grains Council director in the Mediterranean and Africa, said in the past, the Office of Cereals controlled all imports of barley and feed wheat. They provided the barley to small-scale livestock producers at levels below world market prices. “This created an artificial situation where livestock producers were essentially being subsidized by the government and there was a lot of abuse of the program by feed millers,” said Shultz. Read more in Global Update. |
 International Distillers Grains Conference & Trade Show a USGC and BBI International event October 19 – 21, 2008 Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana 6th International Marketing Conference & 49th Annual Membership Meeting
Guatemala City, Guatemala February 7-11, 2009 49th Annual Board of Delegate's Meeting
San Diego, California July 19-22, 2009
The U.S. Grains Council is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to building export markets for
The Council is headquartered in
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 $25 million. |
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