A Legacy of Commitment – Great Plains Wheat Focused on Improving Quality and HRW Markets
As we did in 2020 to mark our 40th anniversary, in 2025, our 45th year, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is remembering and celebrating the people who produce the wheat and their enduring partnerships with their state commissions, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), wheat buyers, and wheat food processors around the world. Wheat farmers in […]
Video: USW, Oklahoma Wheat Industry Play Host to Trade Delegation from Brazil
Led by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Market Analyst Tyllor Ledford, a Brazilian trade delegation spent three days in Oklahoma to meet with exporters in the area who ship wheat from the largest inland port in the U.S. down to New Orleans for shipment out to customers in South America and other international markets. The team […]
Inspired by Bread Made with U.S. Wheat, Ambassador to Chile Tours Major Flour Mill
Breads made with U.S. wheat caught the attention of the U.S. Ambassador to Chile during September’s Espacio Food and Service trade show in Santiago. It set in motion a series of discussions that led to Amb. Bernadette Meehan touring a top Chilean flour mill arranged by the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) South American regional team. The […]
ALIM Meeting Provides U.S. Wheat a ‘Connection’ to Latin American Millers
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Chairman Michael Peters and USW Board Member Dana Tuckness discovered there was plenty of interest in what they had to say during the annual Assembly of the Latin American Association of Miller Industrialists (ALIM), held Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 in Cordoba, Argentina. “When someone learned we were U.S. wheat farmers, […]
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 […]
USW Board Team Trip Helped Producers Explore Opportunities for U.S. Wheat in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico
Exploring opportunities for hard red winter (HRW), soft red winter (SRW) and durum wheat in both established and emerging markets, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) led a team of wheat producers and industry representatives to meet with customers and learn about milling and baking processes in Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia. USW’s Latin America Board Team included […]
U.S. Wheat Customers in Latin America Voice Appreciation for 2023 Wheat Buyers’ Conference
The first U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Latin American and Caribbean Wheat Buyers’ Conference since 2018 was a major success, with more than 150 buyers, traders and logistics professionals coming together in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to meet representatives of the U.S. wheat industry – including a handful of producers. In the short video below, customers from […]
U.S Wheat Reconnects with Brazilian Millers at Annual Industry Meeting
Building upon its long relationship with Brazilian flour millers while also learning about current market conditions across South America, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recently took part in the Abitrigo Congress in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil. Abitrigo, the association representing the Brazilian wheat milling industry, had not held an in-person annual meeting since 2019. USW President Vince […]
New Wheat Flour Lab to Help Promote U.S. Wheat Exports to South America
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) sees a robust growth opportunity for U.S. wheat exports to South America. To meet rising demand for bread, snacks and other wheat foods, regional flour millers are hungry for information they need to purchase a wider range of high-quality wheat classes. U.S. wheat must compete in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Brazil and […]
Checking the 2021/22 Global Wheat Crop Ahead of August WASDE Report
The effects of weather on the 2021/22 global wheat crop have sparked a run-up in prices even as harvest progresses in the Northern Hemisphere. Given the market’s supply concerns, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) gathered information from major wheat exporting countries to see what may affect USDA’s next estimates of world supply and demand due on […]
