by
Rebecca Sherratt, Production editor, Milling & Grain
On Monday 12th November 2018, at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London, UK, the US Wheat Associates (USW) presented their annual Crop Quality Seminar to a group of millers, bakers and national food industry figureheads.
The three-hour conference discussed a variety of contemporary issues surrounding wheat, not just of American origin, but at an international capacity. The event provided vital feedback on the outlook for the six types of US wheat (hard red winter, hard white, hard red spring, soft red winter, soft white and durum), along with how they have performed under market conditions. The conference was hosted 41 times in total, in 28 different countries.
The conference consisted of three speakers, the first of whom being Mr Ian Flagg, Regional Vice-President of the USW, who introduced the event and discussed in depth the elephant in the room: the Chinese tariffs on US imports, and how this has affected US soybean stocks.
Following this, USW’s Regional Marketing Director for Europe, Mr Rutger Koekoek, gave a detailed overview on the world’s wheat supply and demand. Systematically analysing key countries in the wheat industry one-by-one, Mr Koekoek informed attendees on 2018 market conditions, and the USW’s predictions for 2019 wheat prices and production rates.
To conclude the event, Mr Jim Peterson, Policy and Marketing Director of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, focused more upon US hard red spring and durum wheat crops, delivering an attractive proposal to suppliers and shippers in the audience, concerning the benefits of US wheat.
The audience, consisting of a variety of industry colleagues, including members of the National Association of British and Irish Millers (NABIM), Frontier Agriculture, Whitworth Bros, Allied Milling and Baking and much more, listened attentively to the discussions presented, and were given the opportunity to ask questions and explore topics further, in the delightful lunch following the conference.
Read more HERE.
On Monday 12th November 2018, at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London, UK, the US Wheat Associates (USW) presented their annual Crop Quality Seminar to a group of millers, bakers and national food industry figureheads.
The three-hour conference discussed a variety of contemporary issues surrounding wheat, not just of American origin, but at an international capacity. The event provided vital feedback on the outlook for the six types of US wheat (hard red winter, hard white, hard red spring, soft red winter, soft white and durum), along with how they have performed under market conditions. The conference was hosted 41 times in total, in 28 different countries.
The conference consisted of three speakers, the first of whom being Mr Ian Flagg, Regional Vice-President of the USW, who introduced the event and discussed in depth the elephant in the room: the Chinese tariffs on US imports, and how this has affected US soybean stocks.
Following this, USW’s Regional Marketing Director for Europe, Mr Rutger Koekoek, gave a detailed overview on the world’s wheat supply and demand. Systematically analysing key countries in the wheat industry one-by-one, Mr Koekoek informed attendees on 2018 market conditions, and the USW’s predictions for 2019 wheat prices and production rates.
To conclude the event, Mr Jim Peterson, Policy and Marketing Director of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, focused more upon US hard red spring and durum wheat crops, delivering an attractive proposal to suppliers and shippers in the audience, concerning the benefits of US wheat.
The audience, consisting of a variety of industry colleagues, including members of the National Association of British and Irish Millers (NABIM), Frontier Agriculture, Whitworth Bros, Allied Milling and Baking and much more, listened attentively to the discussions presented, and were given the opportunity to ask questions and explore topics further, in the delightful lunch following the conference.
Read more HERE.
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