When it comes to the U.S. corn industry – corn leaders say it’s about this, “Our #1, #2 and #3 goals are demand, demand and demand,” says Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers’ Chief Executive Officer, interviewed by Brownfield at the 2019 NAFB Convention.
NCGA President Lynn Chrisp, a Nebraska corn grower, tells Brownfield things weren’t looking so good for a while with trade – to help meet that demand – but have improved with the South Korea agreement and the new US, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA), “We were kind of frustrated with lack of progress and the turmoil that it was creating in the discussions and negotiations with some of our key trading partners but the attitude has seemed to change in the countryside now.”
And, Chrisp says corn growers will now have year-round E15 to create more corn demand in 2019.
Continue reading NCGA says DEMAND its top three goals at Brownfield Ag News.
