USW Advocates for Multilateral Trade and Reform at WTO
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, in October as part of work to advance U.S. wheat farmers’ interests in front of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and with WTO member states. Ryan Olson, USW director of trade policy, joined other U.S. agricultural cooperators for a mission to the WTO to meet with […]
USW Leadership Mission to Asia Reaffirms the Successful Investment of Farmers in USW’s Global Mission
Trade requires trust—and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) global staff know there is no better way to build and maintain trust than to sit down face-to-face and discuss challenges and opportunities. With this in mind, USW leadership traversed the Pacific Ocean in mid-October to bolster relationships with key customers in South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia and […]
Video: USW Policy Team Update – Quarter 4 of 2025
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Trade Policy Team is back at full strength – and just in time, as a number of issues that impact the U.S. wheat industry are getting more and more attention, both here at home and internationally. In this quarterly update, USW Vice President of Trade Policy Dalton Henry introduces new […]
USW Joins USDA Under Secretary Lindberg in Affirming Essential Partnership with Japanese Customers
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) leadership joined Luke Lindberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, in Japan in early October on an agricultural trade mission to Japan. The mission provided Mike Spier, USW president and CEO, and Jim Pellman, USW chairman and farmer from North Dakota, an additional opportunity […]
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. […]
Court Rulings Unlikely to Change Wheat Export Situation
By Dalton Henry, USW Vice President of Policy and Communications Last week, a top appeals court ruled against the Trump administration’s imposition of so-called reciprocal tariffs under an economic emergency declaration. The ruling was simultaneously set aside as it was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. With the briefs process starting next week and oral […]
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 […]
Finding the Flow: How Does Wheat Navigate Trade’s Changing Reality?
By Dalton Henry, USW Vice President of Policy History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme, or so quipped Mark Twain. A casual reading of headlines in any given week this year might give the impression that the U.S. has steered its trade policy into uncharted waters along with Huckleberry Finn, but the reality is […]
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 […]
Indonesian Flour Millers Commit to 1 Million Metric Tons in Annual U.S. Wheat Purchases
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomed the July 7 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APTINDO, Indonesia’s flour milling association. Under the agreement, APTINDO committed to doubling its annual purchases of U.S. wheat to 1 million metric tons (36.7 million bushels) each year for the next five years. A Shared Commitment “The administration has […]