USW is pleased to announce that Ben Conner has been promoted to Director of Policy to lead the USW policy team’s efforts and manage relations with wheat value chain organizations. Current USW Vice President of Policy Dalton Henry will depart USW on Dec. 30, 2016, to take a position as Legislative Director for U.S. Congressman-Elect […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome two trade dispute actions by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) challenging Chinese government policies that distort the wheat market and harm wheat growers throughout the rest of the world. USW and NAWG are encouraged to see the U.S. government […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Nine months ago, following the signing of the 12-nation Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP), the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) called on Congress to rapidly consider and ratify the agreement. After a long and disappointing wait, a real window of opportunity for a vote on TPP will […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — At their fall meeting Nov. 5, 2016, in Denver, CO, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors unanimously selected Vince Peterson as the next President of the organization replacing Alan T. Tracy, who plans to retire in July 2017. Peterson currently serves as USW Vice President of Overseas Operations. USW is […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Agricultural export market development programs funded through the Farm Bill have contributed an average of $8.2 billion per year, a total of more than $309 billion, to farm export revenue between 1977 and 2014 according to a new study conducted by noted land grant university economists. “In other words, these programs have […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has hired Boyuan Chen as Country Director in the organization’s Taipei, Taiwan, office. Starting Nov. 1, 2016, Chen will manage U.S. wheat market development programs and USW’s business and government relationships in a market that imports on average about 38 million bushels of U.S. wheat every year. Chen […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announces the retirement of two long-time associates from its Taipei Office. After 33 years of service, Ronald L. J. Lu is stepping down as Country Director, and Serena Wu is retiring her post as Office Manager and Accountant after 38 years of service. “Today, per capita wheat consumption […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is pleased to announce that Rutger Koekoek is promoted from marketing specialist to regional marketing director for Europe. Koekoek joined USW in 2009 and is based in the organization’s regional office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. USW is the export market development organization for U.S. wheat farmers. “We are […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome the Obama Administration’s new trade enforcement action against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The significant investigative effort by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) followed five years of […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) resumed tenders this week for new purchases of U.S. Western White (WW) wheat, a blend of soft white and club wheat. On Sept. 1, 2016, MAFF announced it had […]
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