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USGC Meeting Highlights United Effort Required to Sustain Export Market Development Programs
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 21:03
More than 200 delegates attended the U.S. Grains Council's 10th International Marketing Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting in Charleston, S.C., to review strategies and opportunities for competing in the rapidly changing global marketplace.
Port of Charleston: Planning for Expansion, Driving Regional Growth
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 20:56
A key economic driver in the southeastern United States is the Port of Charleston, and Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina State Ports Authority, greeted delegates at the U.S. Grains Council's 10th International Marketing Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting in Charleston, S.C., with a spirited overview of one of America's fastest growing export hubs.
Megatrends: "Where the Puck is Going to Be"
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 20:52
"Smaller world, bigger markets" is already a reality to which U.S. agriculture must adapt. But in the years to come, this emerging world will also be qualitatively different in important ways. The U.S. Grains Council's Director of Global Strategies, Dr. Erick Erickson, and Director of Global Programs, Kimberly Karst, took time during the Council's 10th International Marketing Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting to identify a series of major underlying shifts that will transform the business environment for both producers and agribusinesses.
Setting Goals and Strategies: A Teams in Charleston
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 20:50
The U.S. Grains Council's International Marketing Conference and Membership Meeting each February brings together the directors of the Council's international offices with member Advisory Teams to review goals, strategies, and resources for the year ahead.
Customer Servicing: Report from the Field
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 20:44
This year, a key priority for the U.S. Grains Council is reassuring loyal buyers that the United States remains a reliable long-term supplier and partner. Council teams led by producer members are active in this effort. Delegates who attended the Council's 10th International Marketing Conference and 53rd Annual Membership Meeting in Charleston, S.C., received reports from the field on several of these outreach initiatives.
