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Wheat Letter

March 4
In The Current Issue: 1. USW President Speaks at Australian Wheat Meetings 2. Comments on U.S. Wheat Standards 3. Is the Tide Turning on Global Trade? 4. Welcome New Hope for U.S./Cuba Trade 5. Give and Take 6. U.S. Wheat Production to Fall 7. IGC Calls for Lower Global Production, Ample Stocks 8. Decision in Brazil WTO Case Could Have Serious Implications 9. Grant to Fund Varietal Solutions to Celiac Disease Challenge 10. Nurturing Stem Rust Resistant Varieties 11. NAMA Names New President

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New NAWG President

March 7
Kansas wheat producer Jerry McReynolds was elected president of the National Association of Wheat Growers at the organization’s Board of Directors meeting Saturday. McReynolds is from Woodston, Kan., where he produces primarily wheat and sorghum. He also operates a commercial cow herd, including backgrounding and finishing.

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Brazil Cotton Case Impact on Wheat Industry

March 9
Brazil has won a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement against the US involving the use of improper subsidies to support the domestic cotton industry that threatens USDA's GSM 102 Export Credit Guarantee Program. The Obama Administration is taking this seriously and working hard to find a solution, an effort USW and NAWG are actively supporting.

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AgWeb Features Peterson

March 7
Farm Journal Media's Virtual Wheat Tour offers current U.S. wheat information and an online destination where wheat growers can interact. This week from Commodity Classic in Anaheim, CA, USW VP, Overseas Operations Vince Peterson is interviewed about the significant concern that wheat is losing a fight for planted area in the United States...and around the world.

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New Study Shows Export Promotion Returns $23-to-$1 to Producers

February 9
U.S. wheat producers invested an average of about $10 million per year to promote their products overseas between 2000 and 2007, and for every one of those dollars they received $23 back in increased net revenue. That is the principal conclusion of a new economic analysis of wheat export promotion released today by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), the wheat industry’s export market development organization.

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Commodity Classic Photos

March 9
USW and NAWG have just returned from the Commodity Classic event with more than 4,000 wheat, corn, soybean and sorghum growers and industry participants. We've posted some photos from the event, including a visit to the U.S. Wheat Industry exhibit by Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack. Click below to see the photos and visit www.wheatworld.org to read more.

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