The second half of the U.S. Grains Council’s Co-Products Conference ended in Tokyo, Japan last week. While in Korea, the conference was met with positive feedback, and similar sentiments were expressed in Japan.

Over 100 trade industry and government officials attended the conference and were provided the latest information on U.S. ethanol policy, corn and co-products. Many Japanese expressed concern over possible negative impacts of the U.S. ethanol policy on global grain supply demand. All concerns were addressed during the seminar in one-on-on meetings.

“The conference was a success in Japan. Attendees were reassured that the Council is a primary source of information on the grain industry,” said Tommy Hamamoto, USGC director in Japan. Japan remains the largest importer of U.S. corn, and the country is looking forward to the 2013 crop from the United States.