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The Nebraska Corn Board recently sent members to China, Japan and Korea on trade missions to promote U.S. meat, corn and related products, according to an article on the Board's website (http://bit.ly/…).

One team visited Japan and China to stress the safe farming practices and commitment to high-quality to buyers in those countries. The team gave presentations on U.S. farm practices in Tokyo which was attended by more than 600 meat buyers from the Japanese food industry.

The team also met with Chinese government and industry officials to continue discussions about corn, distillers grains and biotechnology. The discussion were aimed at gaining relationship with end users in China to open up markets for U.S. ag products, in light of on-going trade disruptions with China over its ban on corn and distillers grains containing the MIR 162 biotech trait.

Other NCB members visited Japan and Korea, traveling with a mission team from the U.S. Grains Council to provide insights to buyers and end users on the condition of the current U.S. corn crop condition and the outlook for global supply and demand.

The team reported that the Japanese and Korean buyers and end users were pleased about the ample, high-quality corn crop in the U.S. that will be available for export. A seminar was also held in Japan with more than 160 end users and importers to help build relationships with the U.S. and to promote the U.S. as a reliable, long-term supplier of good quality corn and related products.

Cheryl Anderson can be reached at Cheryl.anderson@dtn.com.

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