Grain Purchasing Course Increases Caribbean Market Demand
With funding from the Market Access Program (MAP), U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) educated some top U.S. wheat customers in the Caribbean Region about the methods and mechanics of grain purchasing and trading. Hosted at the Northern Crops Institute in North Dakota, the customized procurement course attracted milling companies from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Panama […]
USW Helps Korean Flour Millers See Value in U.S. Wheat Purchases
The run-up in U.S. and global wheat prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine made intensive trade service even more important for U.S. wheat importing customers. Foreign Market Development (FMD) program funds helped U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) gave Korean flour millers the experience needed to continue purchasing U.S. wheat in July 2022. USW Seoul brought […]
USW’s Online Baking Program Putting U.S. Wheat ‘Top Of Mind’ In South America
An online training series developed by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) in the early days of the COVID pandemic continues to have success in its effort to educate South American bakers and millers about the value and quality of U.S. wheat. Specifically, the Online Baking Certification program promotes baking methods and processes that highlight all six U.S. […]
ATP Program Brings Mexican Buyer to U.S. for Rail Shipping Observation
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recognizes that direct rail shipments of U.S. wheat to millers in Mexico provides a significant advantage over competing wheat exporting countries. USW has been increasing its efforts to facilitate these types of sales by educating Mexican buyers about the rail shipping process and efficiencies. In June 2022, USW’s Mexico City Office […]
ATP Helps USW Build and Share Valuable Milling and Baking Technical Support
Adding value to U.S. wheat export supplies requires strong technical support and broad knowledge of the milling, baking, and processing needed to produce hundreds of unique food products. With 11 professional flour millers and bakers on staff, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) uses technical support to add value and create a differential advantage for U.S. wheat […]
Technical Baking Seminar in Mexico Leads to Increased Use of U.S Wheat Flour
Mexico is the world’s largest market for U.S. hard red winter (HRW) wheat and soft red winter (SRW) wheat, and the third largest market for U.S. hard red spring (HRS) wheat. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) works to maintain and grow market share of all three classes by providing technical training to bakers in Mexico that […]
ATP Funds, FGIS to Help Train Importers to Recognize Wheat Grade Factors
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) frequently uses the unique U.S. grain inspection system to demonstrate a competitive advantage to the world’s wheat buyers. Now, with additional funding from the Agricultural Trade Program (ATP), USW is expanding its effort to demonstrate the integrity of the U.S. wheat supply chain in cooperation with the Federal Grain Inspection Service […]
ATP Funding Bridges Technical Service Gap in Southeast Asian Wheat Export Markets
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is applying funds from the Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program to expand its ability to conduct technical support to wheat buyers and end users in rapidly growing South Asian markets. USW has had a long-term effort to help customers improve their products and processes through technical support, funded in part by […]
Cereal Chemistry Training in Emerging South Asian Markets
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is applying Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program funding to hold five “Cereal Chemistry Seminars” in 2019 and 2020 for the milling industries in Southeast Asia. USW believes that with a more complete understanding of the functional value of wheat proteins, carbohydrates and other properties, flour milling quality control managers will become […]
Chilean Milling Group Returns to U.S. Wheat
The marketing year 2018/19 hard red winter (HRW) and hard red spring (HRS) wheat crops offered excellent milling and baking quality, and therefore more value, than in previous years. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) representatives in South America invited two representatives of an influential buying group in Chile to participate in a trade team visit to […]
