Council and Texas representatives promote U.S. sorghum use in Spain

Published 2021년 11월 12일

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The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Texas Department of Agriculture recently visited Spain to discuss the potential of U.S. sorghum and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exports with Spanish grain importers and compound feed producers. The team's discussions with these stakeholders aim to ensure that U.S. sorghum remains a consideration in Spain's marketing plans, given the country's large pork production and significant compound feed production. The mission was successful in generating interest and securing requests for price and quality specifications from Spanish importers. Additionally, the timely visit came after the U.S. and EU agreed to remove a 25% duty on U.S. corn imports, opening up opportunities for U.S. corn exports to Spain and the EU.

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The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Texas Department of Agriculture visited Spain last week to meet with Spanish grain importers and compound feed producers, assessing the opportunities for U.S. sorghum and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exports in the upcoming year. “Spain produces approximately 36 million metric tons (MMT) of compound feed annually; the country is also the largest pork producer in the European Union (EU),” said Paige Stevenson, USGC manager of global trade. “Spain is historically a significant buyer of U.S. sorghum, so this mission allowed the Council and Texas sorghum exporters to engage in a dialogue with their customers and to ensure that U.S. sorghum is not overlooked as the Spanish market makes its purchasing plans for the upcoming year.” Kurt Shultz, USGC senior director of global strategies, Loyola Toran, USGC regional consultant in Spain and Stevenson represented the Council on the mission. Additionally, Bret Befort, DDGS export trader ...

Source: US Grains Council