{"id":4181,"date":"2016-01-28T13:54:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T13:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/farmer-delegates-help-usgc-bring-corn-quality-report-overseas\/"},"modified":"2016-01-28T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T13:54:20","slug":"farmer-delegates-help-usgc-bring-corn-quality-report-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/farmer-delegates-help-usgc-bring-corn-quality-report-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Delegates Help USGC Bring Corn Quality Report Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two corn farmers traveled to Morocco and Egypt and an additional three corn farmers traveled to Japan and Korea this week to help roll out the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) 2015\/2016 Corn Harvest Quality Report<\/em><\/a> to eager international audiences.<\/p>\n

While there, the producers were able to make face-to-face connections with key buyers and end-users, interactions that are the building blocks for mutually-beneficial working relationships for years to come.  <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whenever possible, the Council likes to have farmer-members attend our crop quality roll outs and speak to the day-to-day management and production that went into growing this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corn crop,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC Senior Director of Global Programs Cary Sifferath, who accompanied the producers in Japan and Korea.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153By providing the U.S. farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perspective, along with the information in the corn quality report, the Council and its members are able to build rapport and trust in key markets around the world. In addition, they can hear any concerns and issues directly from our international customers and take that information home to inform work in their associations and checkoffs.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd  <\/p>\n

This week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s groups met with traders, feed millers, major livestock producers, corn processors, food and beverage companies and government officials to provide them information on U.S. corn quality, supply, production and demand as well as anticipated changes in future corn supply and demand.<\/p>\n

\"\"For customers in mature markets like Japan and Korea, this information and visits from corn farmers help to bolster confidence in the United States as a reliable supplier and encourage purchases from the U.S. versus other available origins.<\/p>\n

The two conferences in the Middle East were regional events, with the 60 participants in Cairo hailing from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Lebanon and the 60 participants in Casablanca coming from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey.  <\/p>\n

“Exports are so important to our marketing and to the price we receive for our corn, so we need to keep strong relationships with foreign buyers and users of U.S. corn through these corn quality conferences,” said Ken Rosenow, a Wisconsin farmer, to the Wisconsin Ag Connection<\/em> news outlet. “We have a great story to tell about the quality and volume of the 2015 corn crop.”<\/p>\n

Other farmers who participated in this week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s roll outs included:<\/p>\n