News Articles - Trade/Export Policy
USGC CEO Cautiously Optimistic After Senate Ag Approves Farm Bill
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:59
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U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Tom Sleight applauded the Senate Agriculture Committee for its work to approve farm bill legislation Tuesday. Sleight says he's optimistic - though cautious - because we've been down this road before. When it comes to the continued expansion of U.S. agricultural exports - he says it's important for Congress to approve a comprehensive, five-year farm bill before the current extension expires.
Farm Bill Update
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013 20:32
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A new five year reauthorization of the Farm Bill is still urgently needed to avoid disruption or even termination of critically important export promotion programs for U.S. agricultural products.
Spring Planting – The Non-Seed Variety
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- Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013 19:37
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For the U.S. Grains Council, spring 2013 means last winter's budget uncertainty is behind us, and it's time to throw international market development programming back into high gear.
For most of the fall and winter, the failure of Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the extended delay in passing the federal budget and uncertainty about the debt ceiling meant that the availability of Market Assessment Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program funds could not be assumed. That uncertainty, at least for the moment, has now lifted.
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.
