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Taiwanese trade team visits Indiana

Representatives of the Taiwan grain industry are in Indiana this week to see Indiana agriculture first hand.  Willis Cheng, a member of the trade team, tells Brownfield Taiwan imports nearly 100 percent of their corn and soybeans and says the visit allows the delegation to better understand their supplier.  “Indiana is a very important agriculture area,” he says.  “We needed to know what is going on with the corn crop quality and production, and the supply situation, the transport situation, and with DDGs.”

Wills Cheng, Taiwanese Trade Team member

Taiwan is the 7^th largest market for US agricultural products.  Rosiland Leeck, director of grain marketing for the Indiana Corn Marketing Council says trade missions like these puts the farmers in touch with the end users and provides an opportunity for the end users to build a relationship with the producers.  “Those relationships that are built are just incredibly important to agriculture, to Indiana agriculture, and to the buying and selling relationship,” she says.

Rosiland Leeck, Indiana Corn Marketing Council

During their time in Indiana, the Taiwanese team will visit with several agricultural businesses as well have the opportunity to see the crop quality first hand through two on-farm visits.

Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann