Turkish buyers conclude corn co-products purchases during U.S. tour

Published 2022년 6월 27일

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The U.S. Grains Council welcomed a delegation of Turkish buyers to the U.S. after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Trade Promotion (ATP) funds, the visit aimed to reconnect and boost U.S. distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) sales to Turkey, the region's largest buyer. The program included the Distillers’ Grains Technology Conference, meetings with suppliers and agribusinesses, a farm visit, and a container port tour, resulting in over $14 million in DDGS purchases. The trip not only marked a significant return on investment for the ATP funds but also highlighted the growing interest in containerized DDGS from Middle Eastern markets.

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Turkey is the largest buyer of U.S. distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in the Middle East region. However, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the U.S. Grains Council was unable to engage Turkish buyers via in-person programs for nearly two years. In October 2021, in-person programming resumed when the Council invited a delegation of Turkish buyers to the United States to attend the Distillers’ Grains Technology Conference (DGTC). During the group’s travels, team members were able to learn about U.S. DDGS production, meet with a variety of suppliers and explore export channels. As a result of the program, the team members purchased more than $14 million of U.S. DDGS. The program was accomplished by using Agriculture Trade Promotion (ATP) funds provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The team, hosted by the Council and the Illinois Corn Growers Association, visited a U.S. corn farm, river elevators, and Marquis Energy, the largest single-site ethanol plant in ...

Source: US Grains Council