USGC President and CEO Thomas C. Dorr discussed with the attendees of the Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., the importance of looking outside the borders of the United States for opportunities for U.S. growers. He said the disappearance of grains through exports is crucial as U.S. farmers are anticipated to have harvested largest corn crop in history at 13.2 billion bushels. Dorr also said the work the Council has done to build export market opportunities for distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is “nothing short of remarkable,â€� with U.S. DDGS exports reaching nearly 5 million metric tons in 2009. Dorr also mentioned he was pleased to hear President Obama recognized the importance of exports in his State of the Union Address and hopes “this is an indication that the Administration will urge Congress to move forward with pending free trade agreements.â€� Click here for audio.