U.S. agriculture is thriving, and agricultural trade is one of America’s most dynamic export sectors. U.S. agricultural exports set a new record in 2011, with the largest agriculture trade surplus in U.S. history. Simply stated, agriculture is one of the shining stars of U.S. international trade.

The U.S. Grains Council plays an important role in that success and in this online annual report we review our year and examine how the Council helped U.S. farmers and agribusinesses dominate the global corn trade, capture two-thirds of global sorghum markets, solidify marketing channels for barley and develop growing markets for distiller’s dried grains with solubles and corn gluten feed.

Explore this site and discover how the Council actively promotes the value of trade, how we help build relationships that open and maintain markets, enhance food security, promote sound trade policies and provide customers with reliable, accurate information.