Taiwan flour millers make $1.3 billion commitment to purchase U.S. wheat

an estimated value of nearly $1.3 billion, according to a press release from U.S. Wheat, the overseas marketing arm for the industry. “Taiwan and the United States enjoy a close and long-standing partnership built on a shared dedication to wheat quality and reliability,” stated Jim Pellman, U.S. Wheat chairman and a wheat farmer from North Dakota, in the press release. “U.S. ag exports, particularly U.S. wheat, enjoy an excellent reputation in Taiwan. In turn, we as American farmers place great value on the relationship with our customers in Taiwan.” The U.S. is one of Taiwan’s largest sources of agricultural products, supplying more than one-fifth of the country’s ag imports. Taiwan ranked as the fifth largest market for U.S. wheat in the 2024/2025 marketing year, importing nearly 949,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat, hard red spring wheat and soft white wheat. Since 1998, 14 Taiwan Agricultural Goodwill Missions have traveled to the United States, resulting in the import ...