U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is the export market development organization for the U.S. wheat industry promoting the reliability, quality and value of all six U.S. wheat classes to wheat buyers, millers, bakers, food processors and government officials in more than 100 countries around the world.
Maryland primarily produces Soft Red Winter Wheat (SRW) and USW works to demonstrate the functional value and performance of flour milled from soft red winter (SRW) wheat to foreign buyers. SRW exports for 2020/21 totaled about 67.6 million bushels.
MGPUB's support of USW is based on production in Maryland. Support for 2022 is $47,700.
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