The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) is a global organization with 10 offices around the world including its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Across the varying time zones and schedules of its offices, the Council is truly working nonstop on behalf of its membership in the U.S. agricultural industry.
On Monday, Global Update editors asked staff to send in photos from their day to show what is getting accomplished even as U.S. farmers are getting ready for bed or just grabbing their first cup of coffee.
In Tunisia, the Council’s regional office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) was holding a weekly all-staff meeting to coordinate on upcoming projects before the sun had even risen on the East coast.
In the afternoon, the Council’s regional office in Panama City, Panama held a regular strategy call connecting staff based in the Western Hemisphere who design and execute programming for the region.
In Asia, the majority of the Council’s staff based there and U.S.-based staff focused on Asian programming gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for an annual summit discussing funding allocation for the Council’s work in the continent over the next year. Pictured from left to right are USGBC Director in Japan Tommy Hamamoto, USGBC Regional Trade Manager Caleb Floss and USGBC Regional Marketing Manager Rowena Awa Ngumbang.
The Council is dedicated to being a trusted source of transparent market and commodity information for its customers and an amplifier of the tremendous output of the U.S. agricultural sector. Member involvement and investment empower the constant efforts highlighted above as the Council works around the clock to develop markets, enable trade and improve lives for U.S. producers and international customers.