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Talking Trade: Trade Has Served the United States Well
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2017-02-09 16:06:19
- By the Numbers • $1.5 trillion: Increase in real incomes due to liberalizing trade efforts since World War II (Peterson Economics)• $82 billion: Annual economic output in 2014 due to exports of feed grains and grain products (Informa Economics)• 371,536: Number of full-time equivalent jobs linked directly or indirectly to grain and grain product exports in 2014 (Informa Economics)With trade suddenly a hot topic among Americans who usually may not question where their consumer goods come fro…
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A Look Forward: USGC Sets A Busy Agenda For Tanzania Program In 2017
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2017-01-31 18:35:31
- As the initial grant funding period for the U.S. Grains Council's (USGC) Food for Progress program in Tanzania approaches completion at the end of this year, the Council is looking ahead to an intensive and constructive 2017 program meant to ensure its ongoing success.The Tanzania project launched in 2014 with the goals of promoting quality feed formulations for poultry; developing self-sufficient industry associations for poultry producers and feed manufacturers; and improving local broiler …
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Officers Mission To South Korea, Japan Focuses On Corn Quality
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2017-01-31 18:30:11
- Farmer leaders and key staff from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) traveled to South Korea and Japan last week to participate in the rollout of the Council's 2016/2017 corn harvest quality report.Participating in the mission included:Jim Stitzlein, Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., and the Council's secretary/treasurer;Alan Tiemann, Nebraska Corn Board and the Council's past chairman;Mark Seastrand, North Dakota Barley Council and the Council's Barley Sector director;Dick Gallagher, di…
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