USW Provides Essential Wheat Crop Quality Data Every Year
Because no two crops are alike, the world’s flour millers, bakers and wheat food processors must have some assurance that the wheat they buy will meet their needs. That is why USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and its partner organizations collect and analyze samples of all six classes of U.S. wheat, […]
Latin American Buyers Conference Builds Knowledge Base for Future U.S. Wheat Exports
A Latin American and Caribbean Buyers Conference June 2016 in Portland, OR, sponsored by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) with Market Access Program (MAP) funding and support from 9 state wheat commissions, set the stage for incremental wheat exports by 75 flour millers and buyers from 16 countries. The increasingly competitive […]
Market Development Helps Build Future Demand for U.S. Wheat in China
Euromonitor International has predicted that sales of baked goods in the People’s Republic of China will increase 22.5% by 2021. Domestic wheat is less than optimal in flour production and quality for these baked goods, so imports are needed. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is using Market Access Program (MAP) and […]
Trade Service and Visit to the United States Help Increase U.S. Wheat Exports to Colombia
To help Colombian wheat buyers find ways to import more U.S. wheat, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates worked closely with USDA and state wheat commissions to organize a visit to observe the quality and logistical advantages of the U.S. wheat supply chain. Colombia is the largest wheat buyer in the growing South […]
Trust and Partnership Protect Key North Asian Wheat Export Markets in a Crisis
Just as the 2016 wheat harvest was starting, a farmer in Washington state discovered and reported rogue wheat plants genetically modified to be “Roundup Ready” in a fallow field on his farm. Yet U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) helped avert a potentially devastating market disruption by taking quick steps to work with the USDA Foreign Agricultural […]
Mexico is a Loyal and Very Important U.S. Wheat Buyer
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) represents the interests of U.S. wheat farmers in international markets. As it does with all U.S. wheat importing customers, USW focuses on helping Mexico’s buyers, millers and food processors solve problems or increase their business opportunities with U.S. wheat classes. This effort, supported by wheat farmers and the partnership with the […]
Online Conference Maintains Valuable Wheat Export Connections in Venezuela
With the advantage of proximity to U.S. Gulf ports, Venezuela has been a relatively stable buyer of U.S. wheat for many years. In fact, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) helped establish ESLAMO, The Latin American Flour Milling School, in 1994 in Venezuela, which demonstrates USW’s longstanding commitment to building relationships […]
Contracting for Value Workshops Educates Private Chinese Buyers, Spur Spring Wheat Sales
China’s complex wheat importing rules can be a significant barrier to private purchases, but wheat imports help cover gaps in the need for high-quality wheat for a growing commercial wheat food market. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is using Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program funds to […]
Positioned for Opportunity in Changing Egyptian Wheat Market
The emergence of Russia as a very competitive wheat exporting country has dramatically changed the Egyptian market opportunity for U.S. wheat farmers. Egypt still imports more wheat than any other country, but for several years Egypt’s government purchasing agency has been able to import Russian wheat and wheat from other nearby exporters at FOB costs […]
Wheat Quality Improvement Programs Support U.S. Wheat Value Proposition
U.S. wheat is seldom the least-cost option for importers, but it has a reputation for quality that adds critical value. Recognizing that quality starts with the seeds farmers sow, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) cooperator U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) gathers feedback from its overseas customers that is shared with the scientists who breed new wheat […]