Connecting Buyers and Sellers at Southeast Asia Ag Cooperators Conference

Recently Jolene Riessen, Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Chair and farmer from Ida County, joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) as part of the Southeast Asia Ag Cooperators Conference held in Vietnam.  Iowa Corn’s investment in this conference directly helped to bring buyers and sellers together from across Southeast Asia to learn about U.S. corn and corn co-products.

While at the conference Jolene participated in a panel discussion revolving around topics of sustainability and many of the buyers in the room also wanted to discuss the market and harvest outlook in the U.S. During the business-to-business meetings where buyers and sellers were able to interact a lot of interest was expressed in getting grain booked.

“The Ag Cooperators Conference provide the perfect opportunity to put all the right people in one room together,” shared Riessen. “Meeting our customers where they are and being able to directly answer questions about our crops and products provides a lot of trust to help us build these relationships.”

Finally, the delegation visited a poultry manufacturing plant, who has an interest in building a feed mill. Jolene extended an invitation to come to Iowa to see first-hand the ISU Feed Mill, a state-of the art facility and investment of Iowa Corn Promotion Board.

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Shannon Textor, Vice President of Communications, stextor@iowacorn.org, 515-225-9242