The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) submitted its Unified Export Strategy (UES) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA’s FAS) this week. As the organization’s operational blueprint, the UES contains background on the Council’s global markets, activity evaluations and long-term strategies for promoting coarse 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.
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.
