USFEC members ‘met’ on December 2, 2020, via Zoom, to discuss several issues including Trade Rules which have become a valuable tool in the export forage industry.

Members of the U.S. Forage Export Council voted on August 7, 2020, to not accept contracts where pricing is determined by destination testing, based on sampling and testing conducted overseas.

the U.S. Forage Export Council (USFEC) praised the release of a letter from Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to act without delay to ensure that American alfalfa exporters retain critical market access for their products and that standards for exports are transparent and consistent.

Today the U.S. Forage Export Council (USFEC) praised the release of a letter signed by 17 Members of Congress to the U.S. Trade Representative urging him to make ensuring a stable and growing market in China for American alfalfa exports a priority in trade negotiations with China.

Agricultural exporters require transportation that is accessible, reliable and reasonably priced, and recent developments at West Coast ports threaten the livelihoods of America’s agricultural communities.

At a recent meeting in Las Vegas, USFEC presented an award to its first president, Greg Braun of Border Valley Trading, in appreciation of his leadership and service to the export industry.

USFEC members meet twice annually to discuss industry trends and work on projects to develop overseas markets. Recent meetings have been held in Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Napa and Tempe, Arizona.

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has released a report detailing the extraordinary growth of the US forage export industry.

The US Forage Export Council exhibited at Japan’s 10th National Competitive Exhibition of Wagyu, held October 25-29, 2013, near Nagasaki.