{"id":3668,"date":"2015-03-12T13:53:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T13:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/bringing-the-corn-harvest-quality-report-to-the-caribbean-region\/"},"modified":"2015-03-12T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T13:53:51","slug":"bringing-the-corn-harvest-quality-report-to-the-caribbean-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/bringing-the-corn-harvest-quality-report-to-the-caribbean-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the Corn Harvest Quality Report to The Caribbean Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Manuel Sanchez, U.S. Grains Council Manager of Global Trade<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has a vital interest in the Western Hemisphere region, including the Caribbean. U.S. coarse grains and co-products have a natural market advantage in the region, although South American products have made inroads in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>One such market is the Dominican Republic. Located only 800 miles (1,293 kilometers) away from the U.S. coast, it is a corn deficit country, importing 1.2 million metric tons (47 million bushels) annually.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the United States has the freight advantage in shipping to this country, it has been experiencing tough competition from South American grain exporters. In fact, in the 2013\/2014 marketing year, the Dominican Republic only imported 600,000 tons (23 million bushel) of U.S. corn. This is down significantly from the 2009\/2010 marketing year in which the United States captured almost 90 percent of the market.<\/p>\n<p>This past week, the Council traveled to the nation on the island of Hispaniola to continue its engagement there and present the findings of the <a href=\"http:\/\/grains.org\/key-issues\/corn-harvest-quality-report\" target=\"_self\"><em>2014\/2015 USGC Corn Harvest Quality Report<\/em><\/a> to an eager audience of Dominican buyers and end-users.<\/p>\n<p>The audience questioned broken corn and foreign material levels, however also commented that they are more satisfied with U.S. corn quality this year than in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing open&nbsp;dialogues like this with key markets a short distance from the United States border is a crucial step in&nbsp;sustaining and growing demand for U.S. coarse grains and co-products. The Council will continue to focus on recapturing and defending U.S. corn market share in the entire Caribbean region, including the Dominican Republic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Manuel Sanchez, U.S. Grains Council Manager of Global Trade The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has a vital interest in the Western Hemisphere region, including the Caribbean. U.S. coarse grains and co-products have a natural market advantage in the region, although South American products have made inroads in recent years. 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