VIDEO: Latin American and Caribbean Buyers Conference Brings Farmers, Customers Together for Three Days of Engagement
Customers from more than a dozen countries traveled to New Mexico in late July for the 2026 Latin American and Caribbean Buyers Conference (LABC). U.S. wheat farmers and state wheat associations also came to Santa Fe to meet the millers and buyers who rely on U.S. wheat to produce quality products for consumers in their […]
2026 USW Latin American & Caribbean Buyers Conference Focuses on Building Regional Partnerships
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has worked to build regional partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 60 years. Part of those efforts include connecting farmers, exporters, importers, millers and others through buyers conferences, like the 2026 Latin American & Caribbean Buyers Conference (LABC), which took place in late July in Santa Fe, […]
USW Trade Team Season Will Include Bringing Farmers and Customers Together
A busy U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) trade team season begins with the arrival of Japanese flour milling executives on April 26. It ends in mid-September, when the Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission makes its biennial visit to Washington, D.C. to focus on trade and trade relationships. Throughout the summer, buyers and milling staff from South […]
Volatile Wheat Markets Highlight Unexpected Opportunities
In late May, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) reported on bullish wheat market sentiment, driven by adverse weather and changing supply and demand conditions. Since then, the volatility that has remained a constant in wheat markets for more than two years returned. From May 24 to June 21, CBOT, KCBOT, and MGEX wheat futures dropped 69 […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Receives U.S. Wheat Associates Delegation
Following is an April 17, 2024, announcement from the Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office. Photo above courtesy of the Media Office. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with Mr. Vince Peterson, President of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), and his accompanying delegation [April 17, 2024], in the Prime Minister’s residence in Washington D.C. They discussed […]
Trade Team Season is Here, Providing Customers of U.S. Wheat a Professional and Personal Experience
Above photo: Idaho wheat farmer and USW Vice Chairman Clark Hamilton talks with members of a South American wheat trade team about his wheat fields during a past trade team visit. Wheat buyers from Egypt, Japan the Philippines and three other countries are scheduled to visit the U.S. in coming months to seek information about […]
U.S. Wheat Export Basis Levels Support On-Going Competitiveness
During the summer of 2023, U.S. wheat export basis levels hovered near record lows as slow demand met seasonal weakness. Across almost all the U.S. wheat classes and export points, export basis levels hovered below average, signaling a unique pricing opportunity for U.S. wheat. Historical trends indicate that basis levels generally hit their lowest point […]
A Busy Year for USW Export Market Development Programs
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff across the world have had quite a busy year in 2023. Blessed in 2019 with additional funding from the Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program but handicapped by pandemic restrictions, our teams have been playing “catch-up” with positive results. The extra push helped USW conduct a record number of activities from […]
Images from USW Santiago Team’s Participation in USDA Trade Mission to Chile
During the week of Sept. 25-29, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor is leading an agribusiness trade mission to Chile. U.S. agribusinesses, including U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), are participating in business-to-business meetings with importers from both Chile and Peru. The trade mission coincides with the USDA-endorsed Espacio […]
Video: USW Brings Together Wheat Buyers For ‘Unique’ North Asia Marketing Conference
Three different countries, three different languages, three different cultures and three different sets of consumers. Yet flour millers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan actually have something in common: They have a strong interest in U.S. wheat. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) invited wheat buyers from each country to Bali, Indonesia, August 28 and 29, 2023, […]