The Council’s Latin America office hosted a USGC partner webinar recently to discuss opportunities for U.S. corn integration alongside sugarcane-based ethanol production. Participants heard from industry leaders and staff on availability of complementary production and how leveraging U.S. products can aid in business growth. Fourteen¬¬-sugarcane-based ethanol producing companies participated in the webinar, with a total of 23 representatives from Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.
