Annual Meetings and Events

Thank you to all who joined us this week in Amelia Island, FL at the NAEGA Annual Meetings! During our time in Amelia Island, NAEGA had a series of successful meetings and events, including meetings of the Contracts, Production Technology and Grades and Inspections Committees and of the Membership and Board of Directors. Minutes will be available for all these meetings in the coming weeks. Please contact NAEGA staff if you have any questions or would like more information.

New Board of Directors

On Monday, March 18 the NAEGA Membership renewed the terms of four expiring Board Members – John Griffith, Holly Womack, Jason Hofer and Augusto Bassanini. In addition, the Membership approved Gordon Russell as a new Board member representing the Louis Dreyfus Company. These terms were renewed for an additional three-year period expiring in 2022.

Congratulations!

New Board Executive Committee

Following the NAEGA Board elections, the new Board of Directors organized itself and elected a new chairman and executive committee. Board leadership for 2019 will include:

2019 Arbitrators and Special Grain Arbitrators

On Monday, March 18 the Board of Directors approved the NAEGA list of Grain Arbitrators and Special Grain Arbitrators for 2019. Both documents can be found below.

• List of Grain Arbitrators (effective March 18, 2019)
• List of Special Grain Arbitrators (effective March 18, 2019)

IGTC Newsletter

The latest IGTC Newsletter is now available! In this week’s edition you can read a briefing on the IGTCs plant breeding innovation meetings in Brussels, learn about the most recent policy document on MRLs approved by the Management Council, and hear an update on IGTC activities at the IGC MCC meeting in London. Read more here!

Brazil opens U.S. wheat quota

U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced March 19 that Brazil has agreed to implement a duty-free tariff rate quota for wheat, a longstanding obligation under Brazil’s World Trade Organization commitments. This agreement opens an annual opportunity for U.S. wheat farmers to compete on a level playing field for 750,000 metric tons (about 28 million bushels) of wheat under the TRQ. A copy of White House Statement can be found here.