Buyers
from China learned strategies for international feed purchasing at the IGP
Institute
Developing and progressing partnerships with foreign countries is one of the goals the faculty and staff at the IGP Institute work toward to achieve.
The Kansas State University IGP Institute recently teamed up with the US Grains Council (USGC) to offer a China Contracting Workshop held October 16–17, 2017. The two-day training included seven participants from China, representing several top sorghum-purchasing companies.
The participants who attended the course not only listened to presentations by faculty and staff at KSU and engaged in several discussions to better understand the topics in the course, but also toured a Kansas sorghum farm.
“One part I really liked is that I was able to go to a farm and directly talk with a farmer to get direct information about the grains,” says Silin Luo, assistant manager in exports and imports at Shenzhen Four Gardener Grain Co., Ltd in Shenzhen, China.
“I was also able to learn about the different contract terms that I may not have known before the course.”
As her company’s grain purchaser, Luo says she now has increased her knowledge about US crops and can read through the contract details to avoid problems in making buying decisions.
The workshop focused on topics including the US grain production and marketing system, USDA grain standards, US export grain inspection system, establishing a proper contract, international grain trade rules, price risk management, and futures and options hedging.
“They are all significant buyers in the workshop who are interested in US sorghum and want to purchase more,” says Jay O’Neil, senior agricultural economist and lead course instructor.
He adds, “Through this workshop we were able to talk about the market and contracting topics between China and the US”
Mr O’Neil explains the workshop objective was to help Chinese sorghum buyers understand the contracting methods and discuss the US markets, especially in the vessel- and container-loading systems.
In addition to these specialised trainings, the IGP Institute also offers training in feed manufacturing and grain quality management, grain processing and flour milling, and grain marketing and risk management.
For more information about other upcoming courses visit the IGP website, HERE.
Developing and progressing partnerships with foreign countries is one of the goals the faculty and staff at the IGP Institute work toward to achieve.
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| Participants
in the USGC–KSU China Contracting Workshop engage in discussions focused on US
grain production and marketing system, and establishing proper contracts. Image credit: IGP KSU |
The Kansas State University IGP Institute recently teamed up with the US Grains Council (USGC) to offer a China Contracting Workshop held October 16–17, 2017. The two-day training included seven participants from China, representing several top sorghum-purchasing companies.
The participants who attended the course not only listened to presentations by faculty and staff at KSU and engaged in several discussions to better understand the topics in the course, but also toured a Kansas sorghum farm.
“One part I really liked is that I was able to go to a farm and directly talk with a farmer to get direct information about the grains,” says Silin Luo, assistant manager in exports and imports at Shenzhen Four Gardener Grain Co., Ltd in Shenzhen, China.
“I was also able to learn about the different contract terms that I may not have known before the course.”
As her company’s grain purchaser, Luo says she now has increased her knowledge about US crops and can read through the contract details to avoid problems in making buying decisions.
The workshop focused on topics including the US grain production and marketing system, USDA grain standards, US export grain inspection system, establishing a proper contract, international grain trade rules, price risk management, and futures and options hedging.
“They are all significant buyers in the workshop who are interested in US sorghum and want to purchase more,” says Jay O’Neil, senior agricultural economist and lead course instructor.
He adds, “Through this workshop we were able to talk about the market and contracting topics between China and the US”
Mr O’Neil explains the workshop objective was to help Chinese sorghum buyers understand the contracting methods and discuss the US markets, especially in the vessel- and container-loading systems.
In addition to these specialised trainings, the IGP Institute also offers training in feed manufacturing and grain quality management, grain processing and flour milling, and grain marketing and risk management.
For more information about other upcoming courses visit the IGP website, HERE.
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