KSU Executive Milling Course Helps Strengthen U.S. Wheat Demand in South America
Sharpening a competitive edge matters for new leadership in any industry, but moving up in a flour mill requires more than just business acumen; leaders have to understand the ins and outs of the grain that goes into the mill. The Buhler–KSU Executive Milling (Spanish) course at the IGP Institute aims to close that strategic […]
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 […]
VIDEO: USW Santiago Hosts Wheat Blending Workshop to Showcase Versatility of U.S. Wheat Classes
U.S. Wheat customers from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile participated in a workshop at the USW Santiago baking lab that included a series of wheat blending trials using different U.S. wheat classes alongside wheat from other origins. The goal was to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. wheat in key markets throughout the region by showing […]
U.S. Wheat Trade Team Builds Market Confidence in Brazilian Customers
Conversations and tours in Ohio and Kansas provided the final information needed for one Brazilian customer to make their first purchase of U.S. soft red winter (SRW) wheat of the year in mid-July. While not every trade team ends with a reported sale, this success exemplifies the importance of these activities in instilling confidence in […]
U.S. Wheat Technician Spotlight: Andrés Saturno Got an Early Start
Above photo: USW Technical Manager Andres Saturno, right, with USW Vice President and West Coast Office Director Steve Wirsching. Had his father been a soccer player, there’s a good chance Andres Saturno would today be passing and kicking and defending, instead of milling and baking and teaching. Fortunately for customers of U.S. wheat, Saturno’s father […]
Video: Update on USW’s Work, Successes in South America
The six countries U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) works in across South America create a massive geographical region – a region with a growing population that roughly equals the population of the United States. Miguel Galdos, who leads USW staff from the Santiago office, sees it as opportunity. “We have been doing important work to demonstrate […]
VIDEO: Two Farmers Join USW Staff to Promote U.S. Wheat at 2025 ALIM
In this short video, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff from its Portland office and a wheat farmer from Washington describe what they saw when they joined millers from several countries at the Latin American Association of Miller Industrialists (ALIM) conference in Cartagena, Colombia. That farmer, USW Secretary-Treasurer Mike Carstensen, joined North Dakota farmer and USW […]
Ecuadorian Team Gets Firsthand Look at U.S. Wheat In Idaho and Oklahoma
There’s just something special about watching a wheat field wave in the wind, no matter if you are an international grain buyer or the wheat farmer hosting them in your field. A team of four Ecuadorian wheat buyers and millers recently stepped foot in their first wheat fields in Idaho and Oklahoma as part of […]
Video: South American Buyers Credit USW Seminar with Helping them Learn More About the Benefits of U.S. Wheat
More than 50 wheat buyers from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru attended a Purchasing and Risk Management Seminar conducted by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). The seminar was part of an ongoing effort by USW’s Santiago Office to provide buyers with better tools and knowledge to help make purchasing decisions. “We see it as an opportunity […]
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 […]