Disruptions in U.S. corn and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to China have focused attention on the uncertainties surrounding the enormous potential of the world’s largest emerging market. The U.S. Grains Council devoted extensive attention to China and related trade issues at its winter annual meeting this past February in Long Beach, California, and it will continue the discussion at its upcoming summer annual meeting.

The Council’s 54th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, July 28-30, 2014, will kick off this discussion with Darci Vetter, followed by two leading experts on agriculture in China: USDA Economic Research Service Economist Fred Gale, a key member of USDA’s China team, and USGC Director of China Bryan Lohmar.

“International trade is vital to the profitability and long-term health of U.S. agriculture,” said USGC Chairman Julius Schaaf. “Any trade disruption, especially any with economic powerhouses like China, impacts our whole value chain. Attendees of the summer annual meeting literally can’t afford to miss this session.”

Gale will present about China’s corn yield growth and imports while Lohmar will explain the importance of China as a market for U.S. coarse grains and co-products. Both presenters have worked in China, or in fields concerning China, for numerous years and will be able to offer an in-depth, knowledgeable perspective on the recent trade disruptions.

With only 11 days left until the Council’s annual summer meeting, hurry and register today!

Don’t forget, the Grains Foundation will be holding a charity auction during the meeting. Click here for more information.