Japanese Millers

Japanese Millers

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
According to the Prairie star.com Japanese consumers demand the highest quality and safety in their food. To help maintain a preference for U.S. wheat to produce the best wheat foods, U.S. Wheat Associates is working with the Washington Grain Commission, Oregon Wheat Commission and Idaho Wheat Commission to arrange a visit to those states for four milling executives. The trip will introduce the executives to the effective U.S. wheat export supply chain from breeding to inspection and port logistics. I chatted with Idaho Wheat Commission spokesperson Theresa Waterman. The Idaho Wheat Commission will be hosting a group of Japanese millers in North Idaho, Lewiston and we are going to be taking them to Lewis and Clarke Terminal where they are going to learn about the grain, how it is shipped, how it is barged from Lewiston to Portland and then we will visit with the couple of local elevators and then we will have a grower dinner. This is an opportunity for growers to meet some of their best customers. So we are looking forward to this event.

 

Funding for this team is provided by the contributions of wheat farmers to USW through their state commissions.

Millers on this team are executives from mid-sized milling companies representing Japan’s National Cooperative of Millers. This first trade team from this group of millers visited the United States in 2014.

dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission.

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