Fort Worth, TX - Nearly 250 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and co-products from more than 50 countries are arriving in Fort Worth, Texas, this week for Export Exchange 2024, ready to meet with nearly 300 U.S. suppliers and service providers across the value chain.

Co-sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), Export Exchange 2024 offers attendees an unparalleled opportunity to meet and build relationships with domestic suppliers of corn, distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), sorghum, barley and other commodities.

Export Exchange focuses on bringing together international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and co-products, including distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), with U.S. suppliers and agribusiness representatives.

"Ninety-five percent of potential customers and three-fourths of the world's purchasing power are outside the U.S. - another reason Export Exchange - this longstanding event - is so critical to our industry," said Verity Ulibarri, USGC chairwoman.

"The U.S. Grains Council strives to develop new markets and encourage trade by offering trade teams for buyer groups and by providing technical education to help potential customers better understand how to buy and use U.S. grains to meet the needs of their country's consumers," Ulibarri said.

Before attending Export Exchange, the Council organized 21 trade teams to show international buyers and end users aspects of the U.S. value chain to strengthen relationships. Eight trade teams arrived in the U.S. before Export Exchange and visited corn-growing states during harvest, explored DDGS production at ethanol plants and viewed port facilities in Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. After the event, the remaining 13 trade teams will leave for post-conference tours.

The conference runs through Wednesday at the Omni Fort Worth. More information about ExEx 2024, including registration details, is available at www.exportexchange.org or on social media using the hashtag #ExEx24.