News Articles - Barley
Sorghum: The Smart Choice
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- Category: Word from the Ground
- Published on Thursday, 30 May 2013 19:21
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By Tommy Hamamoto, U.S. Grains Council Director in JapanThe U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce the launch of a line of a U.S. sorghum pancake mix that features "Sorghum: The smart choice" and the Council's logo on the product package. The pancake mix can be found at Tokyu Hands Inc., one of the most influential specialized variety stores in Japan.
Good News, Cautious Optimism from USDA on 2013 Crop
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 21:49
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US Planted Acres
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- Category: Chart of the Week
- Published on Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:54
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This week's U.S. Grains Council Chart of the Week shows projected acres from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Prospective Plantings Report released today. The report projects increases in planted acres for corn, sorghum and wheat, with very small declines in soybean and barley acres.Using USDA's trend yield for corn and assuming 90 percent of planted acres are harvested, this amount of planted acres would produce a 363.8 million metric tons (14.323 billion bushel) corn harvest in 2013.
Korea, US FTA One Year Later: Barley Sales Jump
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- Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 17:13
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Sales of U.S. barley and malting barley to Korea jumped significantly in 2012 thanks to implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) a year ago this week and to timely promotions of barley by the U.S. Grains Council and other organizations.
USGC, NCGA Officers to Visit China, Korea, Japan
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 16:11
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The U.S. Grains Council is preparing for its Officers Mission - along with the National Corn Growers Association - to meet with customers in Japan, Korea and China. USGC Chairman Don Fast says this mission is extremely important for U.S. grains because of competition for these markets from other countries - such as Argentina, Brazil, the Ukraine and India. USGC President and CEO Tom Sleight agrees this mission is critical.
