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 […]
Trade Service, Technical Support Protect Soft White Wheat Exports to Korea
Perceptions of wheat flour quality can be difficult to change. Korean flour millers, for example, traditionally judge U.S. soft white (SW) wheat quality based on #1 Grade and a very low protein specification. Unfortunately, two years of hot, dry growing conditions in Washington and Oregon severely reduced the low-protein SW supply and spurred a price […]
