Export Sorghum 2025, held last week in San Antonio, Texas, brought together more than 130 producers, exporters, international buyers, industry experts and government officials for networking and business development.
The conference was a partnership between the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) and its partners at the United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP), the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission and the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board.
“Export Sorghum is always an important event on the industry calendar but with recent market challenges, it was particularly heartening to see strong customer interest at the meeting this year,” said Stella Qian, USGBC director of global programs administration.
“We hope that by leveraging the connections made in San Antonio, U.S. sorghum can be on the move to destinations old and new in the near future.”
The event consisted of a full day of presentations covering market trends, sorghum grades and standards, sustainability, supply chain reliability and sorghum’s applications in poultry, swine and pet food.
Speakers included USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg, industry consultants, researchers and U.S. sorghum producers.
The program also featured a second day for structured business-to-business meetings, giving international delegations direct engagement with U.S. companies including The Andersons, Inc.; ADM; Garden City Coop; Alliance Ag & Grain LLC; Central Prairie Co-op; Weskan Grain; Pawnee County Cooperative Association; Mayaca Transload, LLC; LongRun Agri Group; NORAG LLC; Trans Globe; Merus, LLC; International Feed; TEMCO; Nu Life Market; and Hang Tung Resources (USA) Co., Ltd.
Afterward, international teams traveled across the U.S. sorghum belt to visit ports, elevators, seed companies and farms, experiencing the U.S. sorghum value chain firsthand.
“Export Sorghum 2025 proved the strength of collaboration across the sorghum industry,” said Norma Ritz Johnson, USCP executive director. “By connecting producers, exporters and buyers in one place, we showcased sorghum’s reliability, versatility and value in the global marketplace.”
Learn more about the Council’s work in sorghum here.