{"id":4198,"date":"2016-02-11T13:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T13:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/julio-arturo-hernandez-30-years-of-leadership-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2016-02-11T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T13:54:21","slug":"julio-arturo-hernandez-30-years-of-leadership-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/julio-arturo-hernandez-30-years-of-leadership-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Julio Arturo Hernandez: 30 Years of Leadership in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Celebrating 30 years of U.S. Grains Council (USGC) service, USGC Director in Mexico Julio Arturo Hernandez will be honored next week during the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"http:\/\/USGC.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT01MzUxODg3JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjIwMjQxMTYmbGk9MzMzNzU5MTE\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">13th International Marketing Conference and 56th Annual Membership Meeting<\/a>&nbsp;in Sarasota, Florida. <\/p>\n<p> USGC President and CEO Tom Sleight remembers when Hernandez joined the Council as manager for the technical section of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mexico marketing plan. That was in 1985, when Mexico was buying fewer than 65 million bushels (1.65 million metric tons) of U.S. corn annually.<\/p>\n<p> In the three decades since then, Hernandez has run countless livestock projects, brought hundreds of potential customers to the United States and added projects like the hugely successful distiller\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) effort &#8211; which Hernandez calls his most exciting project to date &#8211; to the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mexican program. <\/p>\n<p> And U.S. corn sales to Mexico have grown substantially&nbsp;with Mexico having imported 9.2 million tons (362.2 million bushels) of U.S. corn as Feb. 4, 1.2 million tons (47.2 million bushels) more than last year at the same time. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> Through Hernandez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s long-lasting relations with Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s poultry and livestock industries, the Council has also been able use Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s progress as a showcase for teams from livestock sectors in emerging markets such as Morocco, Egypt and the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Julio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contributions to both Mexico and the Council touched&nbsp;the whole range of livestock industries, feed millers and more,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said Sleight, who said his&nbsp;most vivid memory of Hernandez is from 1998, when the Council first planned a large-scale membership meeting outside the United States.<\/p>\n<p> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The efficiency and joy that&nbsp;Julio and his staff displayed in organizing complicated farm tours for 300 people, using every bus available in Guadalajara, was fantastic. Enthusiastic, diligent, patient and loyal are the words that come to mind when I reflect on Julio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career. I hope all our members will take this opportunity to thank him for his outstanding contributions.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n<p> This accomplishment will mark the end of Hernandez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career with the Council as he will be stepping down from his post at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p> Congratulations, Julio!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating 30 years of U.S. Grains Council (USGC) service, USGC Director in Mexico Julio Arturo Hernandez will be honored next week during the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 13th International Marketing Conference and 56th Annual Membership Meeting&nbsp;in Sarasota, Florida. 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