- With FTAs Signed, Wheat Growers Urge Quick Implementation
published 10/21/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Leaders of the U.S. wheat industry applauded President Barack Obama’s signing on Friday of three long-pending free trade agree...
- USW Brings Chinese Wheat Buyers to the United States
published 10/18/2011
A team of executives from Guangzhou Huaren Grain Trading Co., Ltd., in the People’s Republic of China will visit the United States Oct. 19 to 28, 201...
- Wheat Farmers Gratified to See Congressional Approval of FTAs
published 10/06/2011
Statement from Wayne Hurst, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) president and a wheat farmer from Burley, Idaho, and Randy Suess, U.S. Wheat...
- USW Expands Website with Report on Activities
published 09/30/2011
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has added a new section to its website, www.uswheat.org, to include reports on wheat export market development activities...
- Wheat Farmers Urge Quick Approval of Free Trade Agreements
published 09/26/2011
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) are pleased that the Obama Administration submitted implementing leg...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Welcomes Two-Year Taiwan Import Commitment
published 09/21/2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly (second from rig...
- USW, State Wheat Commissions Host Japanese Milling Managers
published 09/20/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A team of mid-level managers from four flour milling companies in Japan are visiting the United States through Sept. 24 on an...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Welcomes Biennial Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission
published 09/13/2011
The Taiwan Flour Mills Association (TFMA) will sign a letter of intent to purchase up to 62.5 million bushels (1.7 million metric tons) of U.S. wheat...
- Philippines Milling Executive Team to Focus on Trade, U.S. Wheat Crop Quality
published 09/08/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – A team of senior executives from the Philippines flour milling industry will be in the United States Sept. 11 to 18 to meet wit...
- Wheat Export Opportunity Remains Strong in Middle East, North and East Africa
published 07/19/2011
TULSA, Oklahoma – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is building a preference for U.S. wheat in the Middle East and North and East Africa by helping millers...
- USW Installs New Officers at Summer Board Meeting
published 07/14/2011
TULSA, Oklahoma – The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors installed new officers at its annual meeting July 18, 2010, in Tulsa, OK. Randy...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Hires Market Analyst
published 07/06/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Casey Chumrau as Market Analyst in its Arlington, VA, headquarters effective July 25, 2011...
- Wheat Farmers Urge Quick Passage of Pending FTAs
published 06/29/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A statement from Wayne Hurst, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers and a wheat farmer from near Burley, Idah...
- Crop Connection Key Part of Annual Nigerian Trade Team
published 06/23/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Eight representatives from one of the United States’ top customers for wheat, Nigeria, will travel to Nebraska and Kansas June...
- Peruvian Wheat Buyers to Get First Hand Look at U.S. Wheat Industry
published 06/16/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Executives directly involved in making wheat purchasing decisions for five flour milling and wheat food companies in Peru will...
- Field to Port Tour Planned for Korean Millers
published 06/15/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A team of wheat buyers from Korea sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) will visit Colorado and Oregon June 19 to 25, to pe...
- A Tale of Two Regions: EU Trade Team Examines Northern Durum and Desert Durum® Crops
published 06/13/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A group of millers, traders and representatives of pasta manufacturing companies from the European Union (EU) will travel to N...
- USW Asserts Sustained Growth Ahead for Trade in Wheat, Corn and Soybeans
published 06/09/2011
ARLINGTON, VA -- New analysis by USW indicates that world trade in three major grain commodities is likely to grow by 50 percent in the next 20 years...
- Video Illustrates Threat to Federal Export Market Development Programs
published 06/02/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- The long-term impact on global demand for U.S. wheat and farm income would be devastating if Congress fails to fund the Market...
- USW Market Analyst Position Opening
published 05/24/2011
Position Title: Market Analyst
Organization: U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is a non-profit market development organization working in more than 100...
- Staff Changes at U.S. Wheat Associates
published 05/20/2011
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) names Joe Sowers as Assistant Regional Director for South Asia, in Manila, Philippines, to replace Shane...
- Agricultural Export Coalition Calls for Continued Export Program Funding
published 05/19/2011
Washington, DC -- U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers joined more than 120 other members of the Coalition to Pr...
- Montana Wheat Farmer Testifies to House and Senate on Pending FTAs
published 05/11/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – Instead of working his fields in northeastern Montana, wheat farmer Gordon Stoner is in Washington, DC, to testify before Congr...
- From Farm to Port, Japanese Milling Executives Tour U.S. Wheat Industry
published 05/02/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A team of five milling executives from Japan is visiting the United States as part of an annual educational tour sponsored by...
- Wheat Industry Welcomes Break in U.S.-Panama FTA Talks
published 04/19/2011
Following is a joint statement from U.S. Wheat Associates Chairman Don Schieber, a wheat grower from Ponca City, OK, and National Association of Whea...
- Wheat Chain Statement Following 2011 Wheat Summit
published 04/12/2011
Chicago, IL – Representatives from across the U.S. wheat value chain met Tuesday in Chicago for the fourth Wheat Summit. To encourage open and honest...
- Soft Red Winter Wheat Rebound Influences USDA Predictions
published 04/08/2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for April notes new influences in the global...
- Market development programs help U.S. farmers compete in global markets, counteract subsidies from foreign countries
published 04/07/2011
Note: U.S. Wheat Associates is a member of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports. The Coalition issued the following news release April...
- Wheat Chain Statement Following 2011 Wheat Summit
published 04/06/2011
Chicago, Ill. (April 12, 2011) – Representatives from across the U.S. wheat value chain met Tuesday in Chicago for the fourth Wheat Summit. To encour...
- Wheat Industry Praises Progress on U.S.-Colombia FTA
published 04/06/2011
Following is a joint statement from U.S. Wheat Associates Chairman Don Schieber, a wheat grower from Ponca City, OK, and National Association of Whea...
- SRW Cooperators Share OVA Results and Insights at Technical Conference
published 03/16/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – From Chinese steamed bread to Middle Eastern flat breads to Latin American galletas, soft red winter (SRW) wheat is used around...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Presents OVA Results for HRW at Wheat Quality Council Meeting
published 02/24/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – Twenty one millers and bakers in 16 different countries tested the quality of samples from 10 separate varieties of hard red wi...
- Wheat Leaders to Visit Export Customers in Latin America
published 02/15/2011
ARLINGTON, Va -- Wheat industry leaders from California and Oklahoma will visit export customers in Mexico, Chile and Peru in early March as part of...
- Oades Receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Wirsching Presents OVA Results at Pacific Northwest Wheat Quality Council Annual Meeting
published 02/10/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – John Oades, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) vice president, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Wheat...
- Dan Hughes Elected USW Secretary-Treasurer
published 01/20/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – Dan Hughes, Venango, NE, was elected Secretary-Treasurer of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors January, 19, 2010. T...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Hires Assistant Director of Policy
published 01/05/2011
ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Tyler Jameson as Assistant Director of Policy in its Arlington, VA, headquarters effective...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Applauds U.S.-Korea FTA Deal, Urges Similar Effort on Pending Trade Agreements
published 12/06/2010
Following is a statement from U.S. Wheat Associates President Alan Tracy and National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer Dana Peter...
- Healthy Pasta Meals
published 10/29/2010
SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS STATEMENT & SIGNATORIES
IV World Pasta Congress
Agreed in Rio de Janeiro, 26 October, 2010
1. Scientific research increasingly...
- USW Board Speakers Examine Factors Behind China Opportunities
published 10/25/2010
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- China’s dynamic market is impacting U.S. wheat supply and demand reported speakers at the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Hires Communications Specialist
published 10/19/2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Julia Stoskopf-Debes as Communications Specialist in its Arlington, VA, headquarters effec...
- USW Releases 2009-2010 Annual Report
published 10/14/2010
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) today released its 2009-2010 Annual Report covering worldwide marketing activities and developments from June 2009 throug...
- Foreign Agricultural Service Details "Export Programs at Work"
published 10/13/2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new report, "Export Programs at Wo...
- Second Installment of Urban Wheat Field Addresses Food Literacy with Improved Farm-to-Fork Exhibit in Nation’s Capital
published 09/10/2010
U.S. Wheat Associates in partnership with Wheat Foods Council unites industry to educate public and key influencers
On Thursday, September 23rd and...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Promotes Shannon Schlecht
published 08/31/2010
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has promoted Shannon Schlecht to Director of Policy. He will direct the organization’s trade policy development aimed at...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Officers Installed at Board Meeting
published 07/12/2010
Bozeman, Montana – The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors installed new officers at its annual meeting July 12, 2010, in Bozeman, MT. Don...
- Canada-Colombia FTA Puts Critical U.S. Wheat Market at Risk
published 07/06/2010
Following is a statement from U.S. Wheat Associates President Alan Tracy and National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer Dana Peter...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Hires New Director of Funding Resources
published 06/29/2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is pleased to welcome Jennifer Sydney as Manager of Funding Resources in its Arlington, VA, headqua...
- Jiana Escobar Named USW Communications Intern
published 06/28/2010
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Jiana Escobar as Communications Intern at the Arlington, VA, headquarters. Escobar will as...
- Study Confirms Trade Agreements Lift U.S. Farm Exports, More Progress is Needed
published 06/07/2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Revised August 17, 2011) -- The results of a comprehensive new study show that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements direc...
- Pending Free Trade Agreements Vital to Wheat Industry, Wheat Producers
published 05/03/2010
WASHINGTON, DC -- Wheat growers and other agricultural producers are in Washington this week to again emphasize to Administration and Hill leaders ho...
- Nigerian Wheat Imports Reflect Public-Private Investment Benefits
published 04/09/2010
Millers Visit United States to Tell Their Story
ARLINGTON, VA -- Flour milling executives from Nigeria are traveling to the United States this week...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Welcomes Positive Step Forward on Brazil Trade Dispute
published 04/06/2010
Following is a statement from U.S. Wheat Associates and National Association of Wheat Growers:
The U.S. wheat industry is very pleased that the U.S....
- USW 2010 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
published 03/24/2010
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is seeking college interns to work directly with its Director of Communications from June to mid-August, 2010. The intern...
- Can Wheat Producers Keep Pace with Growing Global Demand?
published 03/10/2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- U.S. wheat export demand is steady for the second straight month in a growing world market according to the World Agricultural...
- WHEAT INDUSTRY TALKS TRADE AT CLASSIC, APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON TRADE
published 03/04/2010
ANAHEIM, CA – Trade is the top wheat industry priority on the agenda at Commodity Classic, with representatives from NAWG and U.S. Wheat Associates...
- USW President Speaks at Australian Wheat Industry Meetings
published 02/26/2010
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Alan Tracy was a guest speaker at the Grain Industry Association “Crop Updates 2010” meeting and a meeting of t...
- New Study Shows 23-to-One Return on Producer Wheat Export Promotion
published 01/29/2010
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. wheat producers invested an average of about $10 million per year to promote their products overseas between 2000 and 2007, and...
- Wheat Leaders Applaud Obama’s Emphasis on Trade in State of the Union
published 01/28/2010
Following is a joint statement from U.S. Wheat Associates Chair Janice Mattson, a wheat grower from Chester, Mont., and National Association of Wheat...
- South Dakota Wheat Grower Darrell Davis Elected USW Secretary-Treasurer
published 01/27/2010
Arlington, Virginia – The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors unanimously elected wheat grower Darrell Davis, Ipswich, SD, as Secretary-Tr...
- Report from the Road
published 01/12/2010
Report from the Road
Three U.S. producers are on a 13-day USW Board Team trip to China, The Philippines, Thailand, and Japan with USW Deputy Directo...
- Ohio Farm Couple Featured on National Television
published 01/05/2010
ARLINGTON, VA, January 5, 2010 – America’s Heartland, a television program dedicated to connecting rural and urban America, traveled overseas along w...
- California Wheat Commission Names New Executive Director
published 01/05/2010
...
- Our Wish For You this Holiday Season is Simple
published 12/22/2009
...
- USW Reaches Out to Saudi Arabian Wheat Buyers
published 12/21/2009
Arlington, Virginia -- U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recently conducted a seminar in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to introduce U.S. wheat and the U.S. marketi...
- Letter to the Canadian Wheat Board
published 12/04/2009
December 4, 2009
Ian White
President and CEO
Canadian Wheat Board
Dear Mr. White:
I would like to thank you for your open-forum letter1, which pro...
- USW Provides Country-Specific Trade Comments to USTR
published 12/03/2009
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recently submitted two reports to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) covering wheat-specific trade issues...
- New U.S. Wheat Associates Web Site Offers Richer Content, Easier Navigation
published 11/09/2009
Arlington, Virginia -- The newly redesigned U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Web site unveiled today provides a wider variety of valuable business informa...
- USW Releases 2008-2009 Annual Report
published 10/01/2009
U.S. Wheat Associates today released its 2008-2009 Annual Reportcovering worldwide marketing activities and developments from June 2008 through May 2...
- Taiwan Commits to Purchase U.S. Wheat
published 09/24/2009
WASHINGTON, DC — The Taiwan Flour Mills Association today signed a letter of intent with U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) to purchase a total of 1.7 milli...
- New Wheat Industry Paper Says Biotechnology Will Help Ensure Adequate Wheat Supplies
published 09/15/2009
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 17, 2009) – Biotechnology has the potential to help reverse the loss of wheat acres in the United States and help ensure ther...
- America's Heartland Travels to North Africa
published 08/31/2009
U.S. Grains Council reports that America’s Heartland Highlights Free and Open Trade Improving Lives Abroad. The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) reported...
- USW Welcomes Rutger Koekoek to its Rotterdam Office
published 08/06/2009
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is pleased to announce the arrival of Rutger Koekoek to its office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as Marketing Specialist...
- Photos from USW Board Meeting, San Diego, CA
published 07/20/2009
Here are photos from the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board meeting in San Diego, CA, July 22, 2009.
Wataru "Charlie" Utsunomiya, left, USW Countr...
- Mattson Installed as USW Chair
published 07/20/2009
San Diego, California – The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors installed new officers at its annual meeting July 22, 2009, in San Diego,...
- Huge Export Losses for Wheat Growers Expected if U.S.-Colombia FTA Not Ratified
published 07/13/2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. wheat sales to Colombia would likely drop by more than 50 percent if Congress fails to soon ratify the U.S.-Columbia free tr...
- USW/West Coast Offices Announces New Assistant Director
published 07/09/2009
Arlington, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates welcomed Shawn Campbell as the new Assistant Director, West Coast Office, Portland, OR, July 6, 2009.
U...
- Media Opportunity, July 13, 2009:
Colombian Milling Executives and U.S. Wheat Producers Call for FTA Ratification
published 07/08/2009
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- U.S. Wheat Associates will hold a media opportunity at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 13, 2009, to meet with Colombian flour m...
- Karoline Kastanek Named USW Communications Intern
published 06/02/2009
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes Karoline Kastanek as a Communications Intern at the Arlington, VA, headquarters. Kastanek...
- Wheat Groups Announce Goal of Synchronized Biotech Introduction in U.S., Canada and Australia
published 05/12/2009
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2009) – Organizations representing the wheat industry in the United States, Canada and Australia announced Thursday they wi...
- USW Hires New Market Analyst
published 05/04/2009
ARLINGTON, VA -- Chad Weigand joined USW on May 4, 2009, as Market Analyst in its headquarters in Arlington, VA. USW’s current Market Analyst Ian Fla...
- Tracy Participating in Cuba Trade Conference
published 04/23/2009
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Alan Tracy will participate in a panel discussion April 29, 2009, at the “Conference on Improving Agricultural...
published 04/15/2009
Position Title: Market Analyst
Organization: U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is a non-profit market development organization representing U.S. wheat fa...
- USW Elects Randy Suess as Secretary-Treasurer
published 02/11/2009
[NOTE: The original version of this release, sent Feb. 11, 2009, contain inaccuracies. We regret the error.]
Arlington, Virginia – The U.S. Wheat A...
- USW Announces Staff Changes for Portland Office
published 02/11/2009
Arlington, Virginia – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announces that Steve Wirsching will become Director, West Coast Office, Portland, OR, effective May...
- USW/Mexico City Welcomes Technical Specialist
published 02/04/2009
Arlington, VA (January 23, 2009) - USW announces that Marcelo Mitre has joined the organization as Technical Specialist for the Mexican, Central Amer...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Announces Themed Calendar Photo Contest
published 01/22/2009
Arlington, VA – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) invites anyone who is part of the U.S. wheat industry to submit photographs for possible use in its 2010...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Submits Trade Policy Priorities to USTR
published 01/16/2009
January 21, 2009 (Arlington, Virginia) Strong support for trade agreements that open market access, for lifting the embargo on Cuba, and for elimina...
- Osvaldo Seco Joins U.S. Wheat Associates
published 12/16/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announces that Mr. Osvaldo Seco has joined the organization as Marketing Specialist for the South...
- U.S. Wheat Exports MY 2008/09 Through Nov. 27, 2008
published 12/05/2008
Hard Red Winter Soft Red Winter Hard Red Spring Soft White Durum Total
Total Commitments (MMT) 9.74 4.42 4.02 2.07 0.37 20.62
USDA Forecast for 08/0...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Features North Dakota Producer in New International Export Campaign
published 11/07/2008
New wheat export promotional materials tie product reliability, quality messages to positive U.S. wheat producer image
ARLINGTON, Va. (November 7,...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Features Nebraska Producers in New International Export Campaign
published 11/07/2008
New wheat export promotional materials tie product reliability, quality messages to positive U.S. wheat producer image among importers
ARLINGTON, V...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Features Washington Producer in New International Export Campaign
published 11/07/2008
New wheat export promotional materials tie product reliability, quality messages to positive U.S. wheat producer image among importers
ARLINGTON, V...
- U.S. Wheat Associates to Feature Producers in International Export Promotion Campaign
published 11/06/2008
New wheat export promotional materials tie product reliability, quality messages to positive U.S. wheat producer image among importers
U.S. Wheat As...
- Shane Townsend Joins USW
published 09/29/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announces the appointment of Shane Townsend as Trade Policy Analyst at the Arlington, VA, headquar...
- Amber Waves of Grain Sprout in New York City at Urban Wheat Field
published 09/26/2008
Rows of golden wheat alongside lanes of gray asphalt...a combine towering over a taxi...kernels transformed into bags of flour instead of bags of pop...
published 09/23/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), the U.S. wheat industry’s export market development organization, has received funding from the...
- Letter to Secretary of State: Hurricane Damage in Cuba Points Out Need to Lift Travel, Trade Restriction
published 09/10/2008
Following is a letter from Alan Tracy, President, U.S. Wheat Associates, and Betsy Ward, President and CEO, USA Rice Federation to Secretary of State...
- SPECIAL ISSUE: U.S. WHEAT ASSOCIATES 2007/2008 ANNUAL REPORT
published 08/27/2008
U.S. Wheat Associates is the industry’s market development organization working in 90 countries on behalf of America's wheat producers. The activitie...
- USW Officers Begin New Terms
published 07/29/2008
(Kansas City, Missouri) – The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors honored wheat producer Ron Suppes, Dighton, Kan., as he turned over the...
- Wheat Marketing Change in Australia
published 06/25/2008
July 1, 2008, will mark the end of an era and the beginning of a new opportunity for world wheat buyers and wheat producers in Australia. This week,...
- Yemen Wheat Trade Team Visit, June 2008
published 05/29/2008
...
- Wheat Industry Testimony to House Small Business Committee on Food Price Impacts
published 05/21/2008
Statement for the Record from
David Cleavinger, President, National Association of Wheat Growers
and
Ron Suppes, Chairman, U.S. Wheat Associates
t...
- Open Markets Essential for U.S. Wheat Growers
published 03/12/2008
Statement by Alan Tracy, President, U.S. Wheat Associates and Daren Coppock, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Wheat Growers.
"U.S. b...
- Oklahoman Don Schieber Elected USW Secretary-Treasurer
published 02/06/2008
Washington, D.C. – Wheat grower Don Schieber of Ponca City, Okla., was elected Secretary-Treasurer of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) at the USW Winter B...
- A Tribute to Rosie Normand
published 01/17/2008
Attached here is the program from the memorial service for Rosie Normand, USW Executive Assistant to the President and Convention Planner, who passed...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Washington Office Moving Jan. 12
published 01/10/2008
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), the wheat industry’s overseas market development organization, is moving its Washington, D.C., office...
- Passage of U.S.-Peru Trade Agreement Good News for U.S. Wheat Producers
published 12/04/2007
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Ron Suppes, chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates, and John Thaemert, president of the National Asso...
- Industry Urges Vote on Latin American FTAs
published 07/16/2007
Washington, D.C. – The following is a joint statement of Ron Suppes, chairman, U.S. Wheat Associates, and David Cleavinger, first vice president, Nat...
- Wheat Trade Group Disappointed in TPA Loss
published 07/02/2007
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is disappointed that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which allows the executive branch to negotiate t...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Supports Korean Free Trade Agreement
published 06/25/2007
Washington, D.C. – The following is a joint statement of Leonard Schock, chairman, U.S. Wheat Associates, and John Thaemert, president, National Asso...
- Wheat Growers Support Existing U.S. Food Aid Policy
published 05/14/2007
Colorado farmer Cary Wickstrom recently urged Congress to make sure America can continue to directly donate wheat to the world’s poor and hungry as p...
- FTA Deal to Benefit U.S. Wheat Growers
published 05/14/2007
Statement by Leonard Schock, Vida, Montana, wheat grower and Chairman, U.S. Wheat Associates
The bipartisan deal announced last week on free trade...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Announces New Japan Country Director
published 05/02/2007
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is pleased to announce that Mr. Wataru "Charlie" Utsunomiya will join the organization by June 1, 2007...
- USW Statement on AWB Lawsuit
published 04/16/2007
Statement of Leonard Schock, Chairman, U.S. Wheat Associates, regarding the class action lawsuit filed against AWB today:
“A class action lawsuit ag...
- U.S. Wheat Associates Announces Calendar Photo Contest
published 04/05/2007
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) invites anyone who is part of the U.S. wheat industry to submit photographs for possible use in its 20...
- Wheat Industry Supports Colombia and Peru FTAs
published 03/12/2007
Washington, D.C. – A team of four wheat producers from Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska and Washington state representing the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) B...
- Honoring Takeo Suzuki
published 02/01/2007
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the global wheat industry suffered a great loss with the passing of USW Country Director Takeo Suzuki January 29 at a...
- Janice Mattson Elected USW Secretary-Treasurer
published 01/29/2007
For Immediate Release
January 29, 2007
Janice Mattson Elected USW Secretary-Treasurer
Washington, D.C. – Wheat grower Janice Mattson of Chester, Mon...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Statement on the Cole Inquiry
published 11/30/2006
A statement from Dale Schuler, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, and Leonard Schock, chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates, on the...
- Secretary Johanns tells Australia it must be prepared to end export monopoly
published 08/24/2006
US tells Canberra to end AWB reign
Geoff Elliott, Washington correspondent
The Australian
19 August 2006
The Bush administration has told Australia...
- Hard wheat production decline in the U.S. and key exporting countries sends prices to 10-year highs
published 08/18/2006
Hard wheat production decline in the U.S. and key exporting countries sends prices to 10-year highs
USDA downgraded HRS crop condition ratings again...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Urges Ratification of
the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
published 07/25/2006
The U.S wheat industry urges Congress to take up the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), which upon implementation would immediately remove all dut...
- U.S. Wheat Industry Statement on Trade Negotiations
published 07/25/2006
Leaders of the U.S. wheat industry expressed concern Monday when talks of the latest round of the WTO negotiations were suspended but also offered th...
- U.S. wheat industry supports Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Vietnam
published 06/14/2006
The U.S. wheat industry applauds the introduction of legislation granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Vietnam and strongly urges Congr...
- Wheat industry supports new USTR appointment
published 04/18/2006
Issued by the Wheat Export Trade Education Committee, U.S. Wheat Associates, and National Association of Wheat Growers
April 18, 2006
for more info...
- Pakistan officials in U.S. on wheat trade visit
published 04/04/2006
A team of three high ranking Pakistan government and provincial officials are visiting the U.S. this week, at the invitation of U.S. Wheat Associates...
- Iraqis crack the Australian wheat monopoly
published 03/28/2006
Dow Jones reported today that Iraq has agreed to purchase 500,000 tons of Australian wheat, FOB, from a new non-AWB wheat consortium calling itself "...
- What happened to Egypt?
published 03/17/2006
In three of the last five marketing years, Egypt has been the top U.S. wheat customer, with purchases approaching -- or, in 2000/01, exceeding -- 4 m...
- Rebecca Coleman joins U.S. Wheat Associates
published 02/09/2006
REBECCA COLEMAN JOINS U.S. WHEAT ASSOCIATES
U.S. Wheat Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Coleman as director of policy an...