{"id":5266,"date":"2018-01-04T16:55:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/talking-trade-in-2018-usgc-can-help\/"},"modified":"2018-02-13T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:30:53","slug":"talking-trade-in-2018-usgc-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/talking-trade-in-2018-usgc-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Trade In 2018? USGC Can Help!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trade will continue to be a hot topic in 2018, and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has a diverse set of resources to aid in talking about trade issues in the new year.<\/p>\n

U.S. exports of grains in all forms set a new record in the 2016\/2017 marketing year, hitting 28.3 percent of U.S. production. Learn more about how much grain is exported as both bulk feed grains and value-added co-products in this\u00a0infographic<\/a>. Want more details? This\u00a0infographic\u00a0<\/a>breaks down the 114 million metric tons exported by specific commodity, co-product and meat exports in corn equivalent.<\/p>\n

Need information on a specific market? The USGC U.S. Grains In All Forms Exports\u00a0portal\u00a0<\/a>provides both historical data for individual markets as well as sales-to-date with an added year-over-year comparision. For the top customers by quantity and volume, check out this series of infographics on top markets for\u00a0corn<\/a>,\u00a0ethanol<\/a>,\u00a0sorghum<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0barley<\/a>. And this\u00a0infographic\u00a0<\/a>provides a quick snapshot that is easy to share.<\/p>\n

The Council also has more in depth stories on market development through\u00a0success stories<\/a>\u00a0and an\u00a0interactive map\u00a0<\/a>breaking down the value of grain trade. Need even more? Keep up to date on the latest resources in our\u00a0trade toolkit<\/a>\u00a0as well as on the Council\u2019s\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/a>channels.<\/p>\n

The Council will continue to generate and release additional content related to the value of trade to U.S. feed grains and co-products throughout the year, so check back often to view new resources.<\/p>\n

Learn more about how the Council advocates for trade\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trade will continue to be a hot topic in 2018, and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has a diverse set of resources to aid in talking about trade issues in the new year. U.S. exports of grains in all forms set a new record in the 2016\/2017 marketing year, hitting 28.3 percent of U.S. production. … <\/p>\n