VIDEO: New Ideas for Wheat Foods Shared During China End Product Collaborative Workshop
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) China Country Director Shirley Lu and Technical Specialist Ting Liu recently led a team of managers and buyers from China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) on a visit to the Pacific Northwest to explore new wheat food products. The USW China End Product Collaborative toured Loren Berhman’s wheat farm in Cornelius, […]
USW Joins Sino-American Baking School to Celebrate Partnership, 40th Anniversary
An investment made by U.S. wheat growers four decades ago continues to develop into a partnership that benefits both the American wheat industry and the Chinese baking industry. The Sino-American Baking School (SABS), formed in 1984 by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and a local grain bureau in China, is playing a key role in the […]
Video: Farmers on USW Board Team Witness the Important Role U.S. Wheat Plays in Vietnam, China
As a wheat farmer and dietician from Maryland, Jennie Schmidt found exploring flour mills and bakeries in Asia to be an intriguing adventure that came with plenty of “ah-ha” moments. There is lots to be learned from meeting and talking to the people who buy and use U.S. wheat. “It was nice to be able […]
Farmers from Maryland, Minnesota and North Dakota Examine ‘Very Distinct’ Markets for U.S. Wheat in Vietnam, China
Wheat farmers from Maryland, Minnesota and North Dakota toured flour mills and bakeries in Vietnam, getting a close look at how U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) works with customers to promote U.S. wheat. The group also traveled to Guangzhou, China, where it met with grain traders and attended the 40th anniversary of the Sino American Baking […]
China’s Soft Red Winter Purchases: The Right Wheat at the Right Time
The purchase by China of 1.12 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soft red winter (SRW) wheat for delivery in 2023/24 between Dec. 4 and 8 is a significant and, in terms of its volume, somewhat unexpected factor in the current market. The buyers clearly took advantage of a price opportunity, yet there are other […]
Snapshot of Post-COVID Recovery in the Chinese Baking Industry
The People’s Republic of China is the United States’ largest food and agricultural product export market with sales that reached a record $41 billion in calendar 2022. Under suspension of import duties agreed to in the Phase One trade accord, China has imported more than 827,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat with an estimated value […]
Past USW Chairman Darren Padget Shares Sustainable Practices on His Farm
In 2021, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) team in Beijing asked then-Chairman and Oregon wheat farmer Darren Padget to record a video message to Chinese milling and trading managers participating in a USW-sponsored “Contracting for Wheat Value” seminar. The USW team wanted to show customers the important things U.S. farmers do every day to produce […]
Wheat Industry News
Recent news and highlights from around the U.S. wheat industry. Speaking of Wheat “The retaliatory tariffs led to a significant reduction in U.S. agricultural exports to retaliating partners. Nationally, direct U.S. agricultural export losses due to retaliatory tariffs totaled more than $27 billion during 2018 through the end of 2019. Across retaliatory partners, China accounted […]
China Exceeded Annual Wheat TRQ Volume in 2021
China’s latest customs numbers are in, and the news is significant. After clearing 933,500 metric tons of wheat through customs in December, China in calendar year 2021 exceeded its 9.636 million metric ton (MMT) annual wheat TRQ (tariff rate quota) established in its World Trade Organization (WTO) membership. The official tally was 9.718 MMT of […]
Chinese Government Grain Policy TRQ Dispute Moving Ahead
By Ben Conner, Partner, DTB AgriTrade Over the last several years, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and other industry groups have demonstrated how the policies of a few advanced developing countries are distorting world wheat trade and hurting farmers in the United States and other wheat exporting countries. Chinese government grain policy attracted special attention, leading […]
