- 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...
- Wheat industry asks USDA to reinstate suspension of AWB
published 01/27/2006
The following letter was sent to Secretary Johanns from U.S. Wheat Associates, the Wheat Export Trade Education Committee , and the National Associat...
- Photo entries invited for 2007 USW calendar
published 01/05/2006
U.S. Wheat Associates invites U.S. wheat growers, buyers, and users to submit pictures for possible use in the USW 2007 calendar. We encourage photog...
- U.S. farmers support orphanage bakery in tsunami area
published 12/27/2005
After the terrible south Asian tsunami, American wheat producer organizations joined together to collect funds for relief efforts. One year later, we...
- Cuba and U.S. Wheat Associates sign historic agreement
published 12/14/2005
Taking an historic and welcome step toward further normalization of grain trade between Cuba and the U.S., this morning Cuba's food buying agency com...
- Chinese wheat buyers in the U.S.
published 12/01/2005
A large team of Chinese wheat buyers, representing private mills and government agencies, arrived in the United States for two weeks of travel across...
- USDA action protects U.S. marketing program
published 11/15/2005
U.S. Wheat Associates offered support and thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its recent suspension of AWB (USA) Ltd from participation...
- U.S. Wheat Associates announces promotion of Miguel Galdós-Tanguis
published 10/06/2005
In a move that recognizes the vital contributions made by the marketing specialist in USW's Santiago office, Miguel Galdós-Tanguis has been promoted...
- Taiwan millers commit to 1.7 MMT in U.S. wheat purchases
published 09/14/2005
Officials representing Taiwan's milling industry and America's wheat industry celebrated decades of mutual cooperation and support during a ceremony...
- Wheat Industry Hails Passage of CAFTA-DR
published 07/28/2005
The U.S. wheat industry praised the champions of open and fair trade who came together this morning to pass the Central American – Dominican Republic...
- New USW officers assume leadership
published 07/21/2005
The officers of U.S. Wheat Associates, who are elected at the spring Board of Directors meeting, assumed their new leadership positions at the end of...
- U.S. Wheat Associates to re-consider merger, with changes
published 06/16/2005
Earlier this year, following three years of talks with the National Association of Wheat Growers and the Wheat Export Trade Education Committee, the...
- USW welcomes Iraqi wheat buyers to the U.S.
published 04/13/2005
In one of the most encouraging signs so far of increased potential for U.S. wheat sales to Iraq, highly influential members of the Grain Board of Ira...
- U.S. wheat industry urges passage of the Central America–DR Free Trade Agreement
published 04/12/2005
The U.S. wheat industry supports the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement and urges Congress to approve the agreement with no excl...
- Wheat photo contest
published 03/03/2005
USW's 2006 calendar will celebrating the reliability and value of U.S. wheat. In conjunction with the calendar, the USW Communications Working Group,...
- U.S. wheat organizations provide direct feeding help to Tsunami victims
published 01/13/2005
Now that initial emergency efforts in tsunami stricken areas are giving way to longer term humanitarian relief, the U.S. wheat organizations are work...
- U.S. selling wheat at pace not seen for six years
published 08/20/2004
Over eleven million metric tons of U.S. wheat have been exported or contracted for in the first 73 days of the 2004/05 marketing year, a pace not see...
- U.S. Wheat Producers Applaud Successful Doha Framework Negotiations
published 08/04/2004
United States wheat producers applaud the successful negotiation of a framework document that has put the World Trade Organization Doha Development...