Ecuadorian Buyer Explains Export Exchange 2014’s Impact

Before Export Exchange 2014, six Latin America feed industry executives traveled to the United States to establish face-to-face conversations with U.S. producers and traders to learn firsthand what to expect when importing from the United States.

Since the establishment of a regional office in Panama four years ago, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has been implementing technical activities to promote corn co-products in Ecuador, resulting in several major feed companies using or running trials with distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS).

The feed industry in Ecuador faces difficulties due to high raw material costs, which must be overcome by seeking competitive prices and the use of alternative feed ingredients such as DDGS.

Before Export Exchange 2014, six Latin America feed industry executives traveled to the United States to establish face-to-face conversations with U.S. producers and traders to learn firsthand what to expect when importing from the United States.

“I believe now in the usage of U.S. grains into our country because of how the United States manages quality,” said Edisson Garzón, CEO of BioAlimentar. “This was a great program where I learned a lot.”

A short video update from Garzón is available here.

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