{"id":4227,"date":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers\/"},"modified":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:22","slug":"usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/usgc-sorghum-export-report-shows-very-good-quality-crop-ready-for-overseas-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"USGC Sorghum Export Report Shows Very Good Quality Crop Ready for Overseas Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"
The overall quality of the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 2015 sorghum crop as it is prepared for shipment is very good, with 98 percent grading No. 2 or better according to the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) newly released 2015\/2016 Sorghum Harvest and Export Quality Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153During the last marketing year, the United States was the top exporter of sorghum, accounting for almost 75 percent of sales,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC Chairman Alan Tiemann, who farms in Nebraska. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our new report indicates that sorghum being shipped overseas from this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crop should be of the high quality that our customers demand, which is excellent for the buyer and the farmer.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n The new report combines information about quality at the end of sorghum harvest and as it moves to export facilities. It follows the release of the 2015\/2016 Sorghum Early Harvest Quality Report<\/em>, which examined 50 commodity grain sorghum samples collected from local grain elevators early in the harvest season.<\/p>\n According to the harvest quality section of the new report, U.S. sorghum samples taken when entering marketing channels had the following key characteristics:<\/p>\n According to the export cargo section of the new report, U.S. sorghum samples at the point of being loaded for overseas had the following key characteristics:<\/p>\n All samples collected for both reports tested below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) action level of 20 parts per billion for mycotoxins and FDA advisory levels for DON.<\/p>\n The harvest and export cargo quality report will be rolled-out to international customers in conferences, seminars and one-on-one consultations in the coming months.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Sorghum Early Harvest Report<\/em> that we released earlier this year was well received by our customers overseas, and we are hoping for similar results with this second report that completes the picture of the new U.S. sorghum crop,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Tiemann said.<\/p>\n The harvest information is based on 207 commodity grain sorghum samples taken from inbound elevators in defined areas within nine of the top sorghum-producing and exporting states. <\/p>\n The export cargo information is based on 182 commodity grain sorghum samples taken from export shipments as they underwent federal inspection and grading processes performed by the USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). <\/p>\n As a package, both of the sorghum reports are intended to provide reliable, timely and transparent information on the quality of the U.S. crop as it moves through export channels. They also use consistent methodology to permit the assessment of trends in future years.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to view a PDF of the 2015\/2016 Sorghum Harvest and Export Cargo Quality Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n More about the Council is available at www.grains.org<\/a>. In addition, the Council has an online presence on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Flickr<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>, which are regularly updated with new information, clips and photos related to the global grains trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The overall quality of the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 2015 sorghum crop as it is prepared for shipment is very good, with 98 percent grading No. 2 or better according to the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) newly released 2015\/2016 Sorghum Harvest and Export Quality Report. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153During the last marketing year, the United States was the top exporter … <\/p>\n\n
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