USW Workshop Brings SRC Testing to African Millers
East African consumers know they’re eating a good mandazi, a fried dough pastry, if there’s a visible, crusty “crack” on the golden-brown exterior. But how do millers and bakers determine which blend of wheat will produce that crack in a crispy outer shell while keeping a soft, airy interior? The laboratory analysis behind the answer […]
Sponsorship Opens New Opportunities for HRW, HRS and SRW in Nigerian Pasta Production
For Emeka Ibekwe, understanding how different classes of U.S. wheat perform in pasta production could unlock opportunities to control manufacturing costs and develop new foods for Nigerian consumers. A training opportunity sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is helping him explore those possibilities. Ibekwe, technical head of the Pasta Division at Olam, the second-largest flour […]
2026 SRW Quality Survey Shows Good Overall Quality and Strong End-Use Value
After collecting, testing and analyzing nearly 200 samples from elevators in 11 states, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has released the official results from the 2026 quality survey for U.S. soft red winter (SRW) wheat. The report, issued annually since 1979, provides essential, objective information to help global wheat buyers purchase the wheat they need at […]
‘Soft Spot for Soft White Wheat’
Peter Lloyd has a long history of inspiring flour millers. So much so that the International Association of Operative Millers Mideast and Africa Region (IAOM MEA) named him Miller of the Year during their December conference in Saudi Arabia. “Peter’s influence extends worldwide,” IAOM MEA stated. And how. Lloyd is regional technical director for U.S. […]
Which Wheat for What Product? IGP Short Course Provides Emerging Wheat Leaders and Staff with a Crash Course in Flour Milling
From the rolling hills of the Palouse to the trading desk in Kansas City, the day-to-day work of the U.S. wheat industry is a whirlwind of activity. For farmers, staffers and traders, the focus is often on the immediate task at hand, but understanding how the needs of end-users like millers and bakers connect directly […]
Industry-Wide Effort Makes 2025 Crop Quality Seminars Successful
By Catherine Miller, USW Director of Programs As the golden fields of wheat are harvested across the United States, a new journey begins – not just for the grain, but for the people who grow it and those who rely on it around the world. The annual series of Crop Quality Seminars, organized by U.S. […]
Wheat and Barley Stakeholders Gather at FHB Forum to Share Progress, Successes
Stakeholders from the wheat and barley industries gathered with experts and researchers in Denver this month to exchange information and ideas about ongoing efforts that have successfully reduced risks of scab – also known as Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) – and the resulting deoxynivalenol (DON). Nearly 200 people attended the December 7 to 9 event, […]
USW Delegation Strengthens Ties with Latin American Millers at Annual ALIM Assembly
For more than four decades, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has partnered with the annual assembly of the Latin American Association of Miller Industrialists (ALIM) as a bridge between U.S. wheat farmers and the millers who utilize their grain. A delegation of USW leadership and farmer-leaders recently celebrated and strengthened these relationships during this November’s conference […]
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 […]
USW’s Peter Lloyd Named ‘Miller of the Year’ by IAOM Middle East and Africa
Eyes and ears sometimes mistake the word “mills” for “miles” – and vice versa. But when the subject is Peter Lloyd, those two words can be interchangeable. Over the decades, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) regional technical director has crossed millions of miles to provide service to hundreds of flour mills and flour millers. Lloyd’s […]