Taiwanese buyers and end-users hear the Council’s presentation of its 2015/2016 Corn Harvest Quality Report. Jan. 19, 2016.

This mission conducted face-to-face meetings on an individual basis to present the findings of the report and build rapport with key customers. Jan. 18, 2016.

The mission participants visited a port in Taiwan. Jan. 20, 2016.

While visiting the port, the group observed a corn shipment being unloaded. Jan. 20, 2016.

The roll-out of the 2015/2016 Corn Harvest Quality Report continued this week in Taiwan, with U.S. Grains Council staff and members sharing the unique and well-regarded material found in that report with buyers of corn there.

These meetings included face-to-face sessions on an individual basis and through conferences that presented the report to a room full of customers.

In addition to USGC Manager of Global Trade Alvaro Cordero presenting the report’s findings, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council Chairman Gary Porter traveled with the group to share his experiences producing corn in the United States. In particular, Porter focused on changes in technology that have allowed U.S. corn farmers to increase both production and quality.

The 2015/2016 Corn Harvest Quality Report is the fifth in a series measuring U.S. corn quality by looking at grade factors, moisture, chemical composition and physical composition in corn samples collected at grain elevators.

This presentation of the corn quality report is one of many such happenings this month around the globe. A companion report, the 2015/2016 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report, will be available in the spring to help educate customers about the quality of U.S. corn as it is loaded for export.

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