In this podcast, Kelsey Pope, ag promotion coordinator for the Nebraska Corn Board, reports on a Corn Mission to Japan, Taiwan and China that she participated in with the U.S. Grains Council.Pope noted that in Japan and Taiwan, key a message involved sharing the good news about the high quality corn produced in 2010.
In Japan, they met with grain buyers and feed mill operators that import U.S. corn and distillers grains. Japan is the largest and most consistent importer of corn in the world – the U.S. satisfies 98 percent of its demand. Yet, Pope reported that there is still potential for growth, especially in the distillers grains market.
A highlight in Taiwan was visiting a facility that manufactures cups and containers from PLA resin. All of this corn plastic resin is imported from the NatureWorks plant in Blair, Nebraska.
In China, the group met with buyers and users of U.S. corn. "The recent imports of U.S. corn into China’s uncertain market has been a hot topic lately and has caused many to speculate about the future of imports of corn and meeting demand worldwide," Pope noted.
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During the trip, Pope produced several reports here at Nebraska Corn Kernels. For a list of all her posts relating to the Corn Mission, click here.
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