Ten Teams Travel Across U.S. Following Export Exchange, Gaining Exposure To U.S. Value Chain, Export System

Following the culmination of Export Exchange 2022 tomorrow, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) will continue to build business-to-business relationships between domestic producers and global end-users by sponsoring 10 trade teams. Eleven other groups met with key partners along the value chain prior to the event, furthering their connection to U.S. agricultural stakeholders and understanding of the export system as a whole.

“The Council takes pride in being able to attract such diverse groups of international buyers and government officials from various countries in support of Export Exchange and in overall market capacity building,” said Ryan LeGrand, USGC President and CEO. “The lasting memories and relationships created from this event will benefit U.S. producers and end-users worldwide for years to come.”

The trade teams represent a wide range of industry leaders who contribute to strong U.S. export numbers year-after-year in commodities including corn, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and sorghum.

A description of the teams and the dates of their travel are listed below:

• Canadian corn and DDGS team to Minnesota, Oct. 14
• Mexican sorghum and DDGS team to Kansas and Texas, Oct. 15-18
• Latin American logistics team to Minnesota, Michigan and Louisiana, Oct. 15-19
• Japanese corn team to North Dakota, Oct. 15-19
• Vietnamese corn team to Indiana and Kentucky, Oct. 15-19
• North and West African corn, DDGS and sorghum team to Ohio, Oct. 15-19
• Mexican white corn team to Kentucky and Louisiana, Oct. 15-20
• Southeast Asian (SEA) aquaculture team to Idaho, Oct. 15-20
• SEA DDGS team to Illinois, Oct. 15-20
• Taiwanese corn and DDGS team to Illinois and Washington, Oct. 15-21

Follow the Council’s social media channels using hashtag #ExEx22 to see the details of the meeting and pre- and post-tours.