This week, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) submitted its 2024 Unified Export Strategy, the organization’s operational blueprint, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA’s FAS). The document provides background on the Council’s global markets, activities and long-term strategies for promoting grains and related products. Through the UES, the Council applies for funding from USDA’s market development and export promotion programs, including the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program.
USGC staff pictured from left to right, beginning on the back row, are: Kurt Shultz, senior director of global strategies; Jace Hefner, manager of global trade; Lucas Rudy, global programs coordinator; Caleb Floss, manager of global programs; Dylan Biggs, trade policy coordinator; Alexander Grabois, manager of global strategies and trade; Isaac Belete, IT manager; Stella Qian, senior manager of global ethanol market development; Sam Clemence, global strategies coordinator; Cierra Walker, global ethanol programs coordinator; Isabelle Ausdal, manager of global ethanol policy and economics; Sadie Marks, manager of global strategies and trade; and Sierra Richey, manager of global programs.
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.
