Exports are a growing opportunity. 

 

Making export growth a priority extends to the locks and dams priority (we need adequate infrastructure to move grain) and the ethanol priority (ethanol exports is a growing market). "Exports" is the place where many of our programs overlap.

 

IL Corn works with several important partners to accomplish our international export goals, including:

The Illinois corn checkoff increased their investment in the U.S. Meat Export Federation in 2021. That investment is starting to pay off.

Beef and pork export volumes and values are increasing, allowing livestock farmers in the U.S. to grow more livestock and feed more corn. In 2020, beef and pork exports used 530.5 million bushels of corn. At an average annual price of $3.52/bushel, beef and pork exports accounted for $1.87 billion in market value to the corn industry.

STUDY OF U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL ROI: $20 IN TAX REVENUE FOR EVERY $1 IN FARM BILL SPENDING ON EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT

February 15th, 2018  |  Today's News |  Exports

Houston, Texas - Spending on overseas market development for U.S. feed grains and related products increased the value of those exports by an average of $1.71 billion per year from 2010 to 2014...

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PRESERVING AND UPDATING NAFTA IS CRUCIAL FOR AMERICA'S FARMERS

February 12th, 2018  |  Today's News |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation |  Farm Policy

Originally published by AgWeek: From new seeds to improved equipment, farming practices have been vastly upgraded over the past two decades. However, while these modern tools have undoubtedly...

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TRADE MATTERS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Tricia Braid

February 1st, 2018  |  Today's News |  Exports

Corn farmers in Illinois have likely received a publication from IL Corn in January called Trade Matters. It was distributed via direct mail to our Illinois Corn Growers Association members and...

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