Photos of speakers, attendees and sponsors from this year’s successful Export Exchange are now available to view on and download from the USGC Flickr page.

More than 200 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and related products from 35 countries gathered in Detroit in late October for the event, meeting with U.S. suppliers and service providers across the corn, sorghum, barley and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) value chains.

Co-sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), this year’s Export Exchange provided a unique opportunity for buyers and sellers to meet, build relationships and do business.

In addition to networking opportunities, the conference featured an impressive list of speakers addressing critical issues facing U.S. agricultural exports.

Before and after the conference, 19 Council trade teams hit the road for an opportunity to get a firsthand view of this year’s corn and sorghum harvests and U.S. export infrastructure in more than 15 U.S. states.

Team visits began in mid-October and continued through early November. Photos from a selection of these visits are also online here.

More information about the event is at www.exportexchange.org.