U.S. Wheat Farmers, Japanese Millers Reaffirm Long-Lasting Relationships During Reciprocal Trade Missions
Making a sale takes a click of a button, but maintaining a market as large and long-lasting as Japan requires decades of shared commitment between U.S. wheat farmers and Japanese customers. Two trade missions this summer exemplify the success of these continued efforts – one bringing Japanese millers to the United States and the other […]
USW Seminars Highlight FGIS Inspection as Competitive Advantage for Dominican Republic Millers
No matter if by truck, train or boat, the USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) inspects and grades every load of wheat exported. Staff from five flour mills in the Dominican Republic recently received a deep dive into how to best use the FGIS inspection and certification process to their advantage during a series of […]
USW Board Team Explores Challenges, Opportunities in Egypt, Morocco and Portugal
Producers from Arizona, Idaho and Nebraska explored three unique markets and met with customers to exchange information about U.S. wheat as part of U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Board Team trip to Egypt, Morocco, and Portugal. The two-week trip took place in early May, led by USW staffers Erica Oakley, Ian Flagg, Peter Lloyd, and Tarik […]
Sustainable U.S. Durum Production is Something Else to Celebrate on World Pasta Day
As we celebrate World Pasta Day on October 25, it’s important to recognize the producers of one of the world’s most popular foods: U.S. durum wheat farmers. Durum wheat, the key ingredient in pasta, is grown mostly in North Dakota, Montana, and the Desert Durum® regions of Arizona and California. These farmers are committed not […]
Positive Findings During Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Tour Produces Optimism in North Dakota
After three days of analyzing, counting and calculating, participants came to a common conclusion: North Dakota wheat farmers may have produced their best crop in decades. That was the general feeling as the Wheat Quality Council’s 2024 Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Tour wrapped up on July 25. More than 40 millers, bakers, grain […]
U.S. Wheat Industry Stands to Benefit from North Dakota State University Expansion
Above photo: USW Secretary-Treasurer Jim Pellman; NDWC Board Member Jim Bahm; Past NDWC Chairman Greg Svenningsen; and past NDWC Chairman David Clough at the dedication of the Peltier Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) brings multiple teams of bakers and millers from around the world to the Northern […]
Shifted Trade Flows: Black Sea Durum Enters the Global Market
World durum supplies were tight early in marketing year 2023/24 as drought in the Middle East and Canada and quality issues in the European Union (EU) decreased durum availability and put upward pressure on global durum prices. However, as the marketing year continued, non-traditional durum exports from Russia and Türkiye began flooding markets with low-priced […]
World Pasta Day Puts U.S. Durum Wheat in the Spotlight
Past U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Chairman Michael Edgar shared a quick story during the organization’s Summer Board Meeting in July that seems worth resharing in October. After all, Oct. 25 is World Pasta Day. “In 1981, U.S. Wheat Associates brought an international trade team to the desert southwest to learn about the durum crop,” Edgar, […]
Video: USW Sponsors International Pasta Producers at Comprehensive NCI Course
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) brought a dozen pasta production specialists from around the world to North Dakota for a Northern Crops Institute (NCI) course designed to provide a better understanding of U.S. wheat and how wheat quality affects pasta quality. The course also helped attendees understand that, while pasta production is focused mostly on semolina […]
Final Harvest Report Confirms High Quality Northern Durum Crop
The 2023 U.S. wheat harvest has ended and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) published its final weekly Harvest Report Oct. 6. This year’s first Harvest Report appeared May 19 and was published every Friday afternoon (Eastern Time) throughout the season with updates and comments on harvest progress, crop conditions for hard red winter (HRW), soft red […]