Export Bans Contrast with U.S. Wheat’s Commitment to an Open, Transparent Market
Consumers and suppliers both appreciate uniformity, the ability to purchase a reliable product that is available when needed. Customers of U.S. wheat know that dependable people grow and supply reliable wheat, which marks the difference between the U.S. wheat market and some competing suppliers. Freedom to Trade Free trade has been upheld in U.S. commerce […]
New Study: Agricultural Export Market Development Has Wide-Ranging Benefits
A recently released econometric study confirmed that two export market development programs administered by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) benefit wheat farmers, their overseas customers and the general U.S. economy. “Four studies since 2007 using various econometric models have all shown the same bottom line result – export market development programs work for American […]
Riding a Tugboat Carrying U.S. Wheat On Its Way to Export
It is 3:00 on a brisk and overcast Tuesday afternoon, and the sun is already low in the sky. I am sitting in the galley of a tugboat — state of the art, I am told. The tugboat has all the amenities any crew would need with five staterooms, a kitchen, a washer and dryer, […]
Wheat Export Supply System Map a Practical Tool for Importers
The first of its kind interactive wheat export supply system map that U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) introduced in 2020 is a helpful planning tool for U.S. wheat customers, our staff, and others. USW produced the map with Heartland GIS using USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Trade Promotion program funds. The “USW Wheat Export Supply System” […]
Moving Wheat Efficiently Through the Columbia Snake River System
In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), wheat can move by barge to export elevators from as far away as Idaho. That is because of the series of eight locks and dams that make safe, efficient navigation possible on one of the leading trade gateways in the United States — the Columbia Snake River System. The Pacific […]
Exporters Share U.S. Wheat with the World
The commitment of the people who participate in every step of the U.S. wheat export supply system helps build an unmatched reputation for both quality and reliability. The 2021 crop is an unfortunate but telling example of how U.S. farmers overcome significant risks to meet domestic wheat demand and still provide sufficient supplies for export […]
Transporting the Crop: U.S. Grain Handlers Ask, “What Can We Do for You?”
As U.S. grain handlers transport wheat from the farm to grain companies by truck, river or rail, it is tested and sorted to meet customer specifications at every step of its journey to export elevators on the Gulf, Great Lakes or Pacific Northwest. Logistics are a critical part of the work grain handlers do to […]
Study the U.S. Wheat Export Supply System With Our Exclusive Map
In 2020, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) introduced the first digital map of the U.S. wheat export supply system as a visual planning tool for its overseas representatives and their customers. The “USW Wheat Export Supply System” map is posted here on the USW website and was built in cooperation with Heartland GIS using funds from […]
A Visit to an Export Elevator with United Grain Corporation
The United Grain Corporation (UGC) wheat, corn, and soybean export elevator in Vancouver, Wash., on the Columbia River, is the largest of its kind on the U.S. West Coast with storage of more than 220,000 metric tons. It was originally built in the 1920s and purchased by United Grain in 1970. Like other U.S. facilities […]
Federal Agency Helps Keep the Wheat Moving
By Michael Anderson, USW Assistant Director, West Coast Office The uncertain nature of COVID-19 and the unprecedented changes it brought to how we live our lives has made every industry stop and consider how it can meet customer demands while protecting the health of its employees. While the novelty of the virus may have worn […]