Export Exchange 2016 offered attendees a unique opportunity to meet and build relationships with domestic suppliers of corn, distiller’s dried grains with solubes (DDGS), sorghum, barley and other commodities. More than 200 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and co-products from more than 35 countries joined 180 U.S. industry participants for the event.
At the conclusion of the conference, the Saudi participants were surveyed and they reported that they bought or were negotiating approximately 76,000 metric tons of corn and DDGS valued at $13 million. The Council invested approximately $95,000 in 2016 in hosting the delegation to Export Exchange generating a Return on Investment (ROI) of $136 for every $1 of MAP invested.
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.