{"id":4174,"date":"2016-01-24T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T13:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/commodity-classic-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-01-24T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T13:54:19","slug":"commodity-classic-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/commodity-classic-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Commodity Classic 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"20\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18AVkNYW7dU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products, including ethanol and distiller&#8217;s dried grains with solubles (DDGS).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nrtv3DDl__o?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Council has 10 international offices, additional representatives in 15 locations and programs in more than 50 countries.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What We&#8217;re Doing For Farmers Now<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Exploring New Pockets of Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">USGC staff and consultants have been promoting U.S. distiller\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to the underserved southern region of Mexico by meeting with end-users about the positive results of Council-led feeding trials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">While the country bought more than 1.5 million metric tons of DDGS in 2014, there is potential for more when end-users in this region gain greater understanding of and access to the feed ingredient.&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><br \/>.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vrc8jW_ehIk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>USGC&#8217;s Ethanol Export Promotion Is Heating Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Council and its partners &#8211; Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) &#8211; are focused on promoting U.S. ethanol as a clean-burning source of fuel to buyers and end-users around the globe. Along with other activities, this work is done through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">ongoing assessments and missions to overseas markets, including to India;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>bringing buyers teams to visit the United States;<\/span><span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>a series of workshops focusing on the environmental and economic benefits of ethanol use in China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ethanol export promotion program also saw an early success in 2015 with a U.S. exporter confirming sales of 10 million gallons (37.85 million liters) of U.S. ethanol, valued at more than $15 million, to Peru following a trade team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s visit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.informz.net\/USGC\/data\/images\/Global%20Update\/Dec%2010%202015\/Peruvian-ethanol.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"200\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Maintaining Excellence In A Mature Market: Japan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">The Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s promotion of U.S. coarse grains in Japan over the past 54 years has contributed significantly to the country remaining the top destination for U.S. corn exports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">While the Council continues to nurture its traditional feed ingredient partners in this country, we are also building new market opportunities through engaging on potential ethanol sales and food sorghum promotion to stimulate demand among health-conscious Japanese customers.\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XQ-oZEl6_t4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trade Policy Paves The Way For Increased Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Trade policy sets the rules of the road.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">This year Council members reaped the benefits of already-enacted FTAs. Examples of this include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Exports to Colombia, the third largest market for U.S. corn during the 2014\/2015 marketing year, were up 23 percent in tonnage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Exports to the CAFTA-DR countries combined made up the fifth largest market for U.S. corn, with sales up 19 percent from a year ago.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Exports to Korea made it the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fourth largest market for corn and DDGS and our sixth largest market for U.S. barley, all of which have permanent duty-free status because of the FTA.\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9nBDfQHFFQo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessing the Sub-Saharan African Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; 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