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New NCGA CEO looking to grow markets “where the people are”

The new CEO of the National Corn Growers Association is looking to develop markets “where the people are.”

“And certainly the market place in the Pacific Rim is very important, a huge number of people who live there that are looking to move into the middle class.  They want more protein (and) a better diet.”

Jon Doggett was named CEO of the Corn Growers earlier this month and has been with NCGA since 2002.

He tells Brownfield one of his primary objectives is to increase global demand for U.S. corn.

“And Africa is another place where we could probably be doing a lot more business.  And then of course, India is the second-largest nation in the world as far as population goes.  We would like to see increased trade there.”

Doggett says while there are many opportunities for U.S. corn in untapped nations, it’s difficult to establish new deals while existing markets are in peril.