A Week in World Trade: Global Grain Buyers Explore PNW Wheat Exports
Barges guided into berth by tugboats, shuttle-trains of a seemingly endless supply of cars and massive ocean vessels guided in and out of the tumultuous mouth of the Columbia River – all part of daily activity for port cities like Portland in the Pacific Northwest. Equally as bustling, the staff members in the West Coast […]
Philippine Milling Leadership Team Deepens Relationships with U.S. Wheat Farmers
The Philippines is the world’s largest importer of both U.S. hard red spring (HRS) and U.S. soft white (SW) wheat – and that is no accident. For more than six decades, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and its legacy organizations have maintained an office in Manila and relationships with the country’s milling and baking industries. Part […]
Japan Delegation Highlights Strength of Relationships, U.S. Grain Supply System
A recent delegation from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to the U.S. highlighted how the uniqueness of both the U.S. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and the long-term relationship between Japanese customers and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) can lead to positive outcomes in facilitating trade. Under a system unique to Japan, MAFF […]
Southeast Asian Team Takes to the Road for Firsthand Look at U.S. Wheat Supply Chain
Six customers from four countries crossed more than 1,500 miles and clocked more than eight hours on the road daily in early August as part of a once-in-a-lifetime look at the U.S. wheat supply chain. The road trip provided the 2025 Southeast Asia Trade Team, organized by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), with a panoramic picture […]
Reliability of U.S. Wheat Supply Chain in Spotlight During Visit by South Korean Buyers
As they typically do, the South Korean wheat buyers who explored Washington, Oregon and Montana in late July carried in the back of their minds a lengthy list – a long and growing lineup, actually – of food products back home that depend on high-quality wheat grown in the United States. The trade team hosted […]
U.S. Wheat Farmers, Japanese Millers Reaffirm Long-Lasting Relationships During Reciprocal Trade Missions
Making a sale takes a click of a button, but maintaining a market as large and long-lasting as Japan requires decades of shared commitment between U.S. wheat farmers and Japanese customers. Two trade missions this summer exemplify the success of these continued efforts – one bringing Japanese millers to the United States and the other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Associates Sees Positive Outcome at WTO Ministerial Conference
To misquote Mark Twain, reports of the death of agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) are exaggerated. That is a key message for the world’s wheat growers and buyers following the Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the WTO photo above, Director General Okonjo-Iweala encouraged members to […]