{"id":1140,"date":"2010-05-13T17:57:48","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T17:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/u-s-grains-council-hosts-50th-annual-meeting-july-18-21\/"},"modified":"2010-05-13T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2010-05-13T17:57:48","slug":"u-s-grains-council-hosts-50th-annual-meeting-july-18-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/u-s-grains-council-hosts-50th-annual-meeting-july-18-21\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Grains Council Hosts 50th Annual Meeting July 18-21"},"content":{"rendered":"
The U.S. Grains Council will celebrate 50 years of developing export markets for U.S. corn, barley, sorghum and their co-products at the 50th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Boston, Mass., July 18-21, 2010. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Council has served as a catalyst for growth in agricultural trade by opening markets, reducing tariff barriers, building demand and spotlighting the benefits of U.S. grains,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said Rick Fruth, USGC chairman and Ohio corn farmer. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s meeting promises to be very special with an impressive line-up of speakers.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n
Featured speakers include:<\/strong> Registration for the meeting is now available online. Click here for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Grains Council will celebrate 50 years of developing export markets for U.S. corn, barley, sorghum and their co-products at the 50th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Boston, Mass., July 18-21, 2010. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Council has served as a catalyst for growth in agricultural trade by opening markets, reducing tariff barriers, building demand and … <\/p>\n
– Ambassador Islam A. Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
– Ambassador Carolina Barco, Colombian Ambassador to the United States (invited)
– The Honorable Daniel R. Pearson, Vice Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission
– The Honorable James Miller, USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service
– The Honorable Clayton Yeutter, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture <\/p>\n