MERIDA, MEXICO — US Grains Council (USGC) staff traveled across Mexico in late October to discuss proper grain handling and storage methods to preserve quality and save money as part of the 2024 Grain Handling and Storage Roadshow.

Heidi Bringenberg, USGC Mexico director; Alexander Grabois, USGC manager of global strategies and trade; and Pedro Kadota, USGC Mexico consultant spoke to end-users of US feed grains in the Mexican states of Yucatan, Jalisco and Veracruz.

“We’re excited to have seen great attendance and active participation from feed millers and beef, swine and poultry producers during the roadshow, allowing the Council to share storage and handling techniques that prevent grain quality deterioration and demonstrate value,” Bringenberg said. “Mexico is US agriculture’s largest trading partner, and it’s important to show purchasers and producers in the country we are not resting on our laurels and will always support and grow the Mexican market throughout the entire supply chain.”

Dr. Klein Ileleji of Purdue University, Pete Mueller, manager at Fumigation Services & Supply Inc., and Aaron Maple, superintendent at Kokomo Grain Co., joined the group to offer their firsthand experiences working in the US feed grain industry.

Seminars began with welcome addresses from Bringenberg and Grabois and the content of speaker presentations centered on the importance of proactive grain storage management and new technologies for monitoring grain supplies.

In the afternoon, Maple and Mueller shared their perspectives as US producers and agribusiness representatives in overseeing large-scale feed grain operations and how to properly fumigate storage facilities.

Each seminar ended with group discussions and Q&A segments for attendees to gain more detailed information about the challenges facing their farms and businesses.