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Ag Supply Chain Asia helps build relationships to stimulate trade continued expansion of partnerships in grain, In partnership with feed and ethanol trade.” the U.S. Soybean During the event, attendees heard from Export Council (USa variety of speakers, including several U.S. SEC), the U.S. Grains producers, on topics including corn crop field Council’s (USGC) production perspectives; the U.S. corn and Southeast Asia and co-products outlook; distiller’s dried grains with solubles Oceania office hosted its fourth an(DDGS) use in animal feed; and a global ethanol outlook. nual Agricultural Supply Chain Asia Other topics included issues of broad interest like the conference on Jan. 18-19. With state of the global supply chain, world consumer trends, Ambassador Gregg Doud, former managing price risk exposure and grain transportation. chief agricultural negotiator in the Greg Doud Caleb Wurth, USGC regional director in Southeast Office of the United States Trade Asia, acted as a moderator for two of the four sessions. Representative, as the keynote speaker, and a global panel Wurth introduced speakers during that time and also led of subject-matter experts, the conference helped provide question-and-answer sessions between the speakers and in-depth perspectives to its 522 registrants. attendees. Using a specialized online platform, the virtual event “Customers in Southeast Asia and Oceania look forward featured webinar-style presentations and a virtual trade to our joint conference with USSEC each year. This event’s show at which Council members could network with success is a testament to the cooperation between our customers and end-users of grains in the region. The two organizations, delivering a total U.S. package to our regional conferences organized by USGC and USSEC are customers here in the region,” Wurth said. best known for their opportunities to conduct business and Through programming like the Agricultural Supply Chain transact trade. Asia conference, the Council and its counterparts continue USGC President and CEO Ryan LeGrand kicked off to find ways to promote the quality and advantage of U.S. the event with Jim Sutter, CEO of USSEC, by welcoming commodities. attendees. The USGC develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, “In keeping with our promise to serve, the U.S. Grains sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried Council and the U.S. Soybean Export Council have grains with solubles prepared this virtual (DDGS) and ethanol. event to facilitate With full-time presence discussions around the in 28 locations, the topics most critical to Council operates decision-makers in our programs in more than industry today,” LeGrand 50 countries and the said. European Union. The “The Council has Council believes exports been in Southeast Asia are vital to global for over 30 years, and economic development I’m pleased to see the and to U.S. agriculture’s region become one of profitability. Detailed the most dynamic and information about exciting feed markets U.S. Grains Council (USGC) President and CEO Ryan LeGrand welcomed in the world. Looking attendees to the fourth annual Agricultural Supply Chain Asia conference. the Council and its programs is online at forward into 2022, the With more than 500 registrants, the virtual event featured many subjectwww.grains.org Council will focus on matter experts, providing a closer look at the market in Southeast Asia.
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