This week, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) staff officially submitted the organization's 2026 Unified Export Strategy (UES) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The UES is a grant application that details the Council's market development plans and recaps recent successes. Pictured digitally submitting the Council's 2026 UES are, from left to right, (rear) USGC Director of Global Programs Administration Stella Qian; USGC Manager of Global Strategies and Trade Alexander Grabois; USGC Manager of Global Strategies and Trade Sadie Marks; USGC Senior Global Strategies Coordinator Sam Clemence; (front) USGC Manager of Global Programs Shuda Jarboe; USGC Global Programs Coordinator John Owen; and USGC Manager of Global Programs Samantha Redfern.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.
