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Tunisia export promise a highlight of Commodity Classic

A west-central Wisconsin farmer sees great opportunity for U.S. agriculture in Tunisia.

Randy Woodruff of Chippewa Falls recently visited the North African country as part of a U.S. Grains Council action team mission trip.

“They’re big in poultry (and) beginning in dairy.  They are putting up grain facilities (and) can’t produce enough grains for themselves, so they are going to be buying grain.  And by building these new grain facilities for processing and making feeds, they are becoming more of a middle-class.  That’s a good future for our corn products to be exported to.”

He says Tunisian officials were able to learn about how the U.S. consistently produces high-quality grains.

“I talked about our own operation and what we do with our corn.  How we dry it and what we do to make sure it’s a good quality product.  (I also pointed out) the amount of corn we have and what we expect for next year, kind of endorsing the crop that there’s going to be a crop for them to buy.”

U.S. ag exports to Tunisia were valued at $209 million in 2016, with corn and soybeans leading the way.

Brownfield spoke to Woodruff at Commodity Classic in Anaheim last month.

 

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