U.S. Wheat Monetization Through Food for Progress Program Builds New Opportunities in Kenya Livestock Feed
The American flag waving in the wind from her mast was not the only symbol of international diplomacy carried by the Liberty Grace as the bulk vessel pulled into the Port of Mombasa in Kenya. The U.S. hard red winter (HRW) wheat in her cargo holds represents the first chapter in a complex but important […]
Trade, USDA Administration of Food for Peace Program Highlighted During Kansas Ag Roundtable
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) helped welcome Luke J. Lindberg, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center on May 27 for a roundtable discussion with agricultural stakeholders on trade negotiations and agreements, USDA administration of the Food […]
USDA Purchases U.S. Wheat for Food for Progress Projects in Kenya and Ethiopia
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) successfully purchased 183,7000 metric tons (MT) (nearly 6.75 million bushels) of U.S. hard red winter (HRW) wheat in mid-January, marking the first purchases of U.S. wheat under the 2025 fiscal year awards under the Food for Progress program. The purchases will be delivered in four cargoes: three loaded in […]
U.S. Wheat Associates Welcomes Shift of Food for Peace Program to USDA
Earlier this month, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have signed an interagency agreement to USDA to assume administration of the Food for Peace program. Wheat Farmers Have Championed Efforts “U.S. wheat farmers are the […]
Bipartisan Nod Backs Shifting Food for Peace Program to USDA
Efforts to move the “Food for Peace” program under the administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) garnered bipartisan support last week, in conjunction with support from a multi-industry fly-in. Democratic Representative, Tom Suozzi (NY-03) joined 48 Republican sponsors of H.R.1207 and S.525, which would shift the international food assistance program to the USDA. […]
Commercial Wheat Cargoes Land in Colombia Following Successful Food for Progress Monetization Project
Four bulk carriers loaded with cargoes of U.S. wheat have landed in the port of Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific Coast this summer, marking the first commercial sales directly tied to a successful monetization project under the Food for Progress program supported by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). “The commercial sales of U.S. wheat to Colombia exemplify […]
Food Aid Working Group Explores Logistical Points, Meets with Key Partners in Africa
Members of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Food Aid Working Group recently spent a week in Kenya to explore key logistical points and meet with partners on the receiving end of U.S. wheat donated to support Africa’s food assistance programs. A short video on the trip can be viewed here. A Wide-Ranging Journey Included on […]
USW Joins Letter to Congress Opposing Proposed Significant Cuts to Food for Peace Program
U.S Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) joined 90 agriculture, humanitarian, shipping, and labor organizations in signing a letter opposing a proposed reduction of $619 million to the Food for Peace Program. The letter was addressed to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, which released an initial funding bill for […]
Wheat Industry News
News and Information from Around the Wheat Industry Speaking of Wheat “Locks and dams on the Lower Snake River and the Columbia River provide essential infrastructure for moving U.S.-grown wheat to high-value markets around the world. We cannot overstate the positive value they create for U.S. farms, [the] economy of the Pacific Northwest and […]
Senate Ag Committee Leadership Urges More Support for Trade Promotion and Food Assistance
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member, have urged USDA to use its authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act to support opportunities for U.S. farmers. In a letter to the USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Stabenow and Boozman highlighted the need […]