Taiwan Goodwill Mission Signs Letter of Intent for U.S. Wheat Purchases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives from the Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) signed letters of intent to purchase wheat and other U.S. grown commodities over the next two years Sept. 18, 2019, at the U.S. Capitol. The millers are part of a biennial Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission demonstrating Taiwanese consumer preferences for high quality U.S. […]
U.S. Wheat Industry Commitment to Philippines Milling Industry Returns Export Sales Increase
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Sales of U.S. hard red spring wheat got a boost recently after a delegation of four leaders from the Philippine flour milling industry traveled to Oregon, Washington D.C. and Washington state June 16 to 24, 2018. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) sponsored the delegation with funding from USDA’s Foreign Market Development export programs […]
African Wheat Buyers Visit U.S. Wheat Industry
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) anticipates new opportunities to export more U.S. hard red winter (HRW) wheat to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure key wheat buyers in the region get the latest information they need about HRW quality and value, USW sponsored a delegation of flour milling executives from Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Liberia […]
Japanese Flour Milling Executives Visit United States at a Pivotal Time
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Country Director Wataru “Charlie” Utsunomiya traditionally brings a team of senior executives from Japan’s flour milling industry to the United States to get an early look at each year’s wheat crop and establish professional connections with farmers, grain traders and other industry representatives. This year’s team arrived April 28, 2018, in […]
Observing Pacific Northwest Wheat Quality Effort Builds Future Opportunity
Even though Japan has imported more than half of its annual milling wheat needs from the United States for many decades, the market requires constant attention in an increasingly competitive world wheat trade environment. U.S. wheat farmers are doing that in part by building relationships with future senior managers in Japan’s milling industry. With the […]
Emerging Philippine Milling Industry Leaders Visit the United States
With new mills and an increasingly competitive price environment, the Philippines continues to be one of U.S. wheat’s top, consistent customers. As new industry leaders emerge there, USW recognizes the importance of providing training to increase millers’ knowledge of procurement strategies and the U.S. wheat marketing system through trade servicing in the South Asian nation […]
Taiwan Flour Millers Sign Letter of Intent to Import U.S. Wheat
Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) Chairman Tony I. T. Chen (center right) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Vince Peterson (center left) signed a letter of intent by TFMA to purchase a total of 1.8 million metric tons of U.S. wheat in 2018 and 2019 on Sept. 13, 2017, in the Mansfield Room of the […]
Taiwan Goodwill Mission Will Sign Letters of Intent for U.S. Wheat Purchases
As part of a biennial Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission to the United States to purchase grains and other agricultural products for the people of Taiwan, representatives from the Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) will be in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11 to 13, 2017, to sign a letter of intent to purchase U.S. wheat in 2018 […]
First Japanese Baking Industry Trade Team Visits United States
As consumer demand for higher quality food strengthens around the world, so do the expectations of everyone from those who grow the food to those who prepare it. Japan is one of those markets, with end-use companies demanding very high standards for a wide range of flour products used for hundreds of different food products. […]
Growth in South Asia Leads Customers to Learn More About the U.S. Wheat Industry
In South Asia, the market for wheat-based foods is rapidly growing, and people are starting to take notice. The largest company serving those markets is Singapore-based Wilmar International. Its holdings include flour milling operations in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia that process about 2 million metric tons (MMT), or about 73.5 million bushels, of wheat. As […]
