Each year in December and January, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) staff gather in the organization's various offices around the world to discuss its Unified Export Strategy (UES) and how to best promote U.S. agricultural products in the global marketplace. Pictured from left to right at a UES meeting in New Delhi, India are USGC Consultant Amit Sachdev; USGC Finance and Administration Manager Vanita Verma; USGC Director of Finance Addis Tilahun; USGC Manager of Global Strategies and Trade Alexander Grabois; USGC Senior Director of Global Strategies Kurt Shultz; USGC Senior Ethanol Advisor Sonjoy Mohanty; USGC Senior Manager of Global Ethanol Export Development Ankit Chandra; USGC Administration Assistant Pallavi Mahindru; USGC Marketing Specialist Nayantara Pande; and USGC Regional Director for South Asia Reece Cannady.
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.