Exports are a growing opportunity. 

Making export growth a priority extends to the locks and dams priority (we need adequate infrastructure to move grain) and the ethanol priority (ethanol exports is a growing market). "Exports" is the place where many of our programs overlap.

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GM Corn Ban Updates

February 9th, 2024  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Biotechnology |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation

A timeline has formulated as efforts continue to resolve Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption.    In December 2020, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López...

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Experts Remain Optimistic Despite Hurdles Overseas

Haley Bickelhaupt

January 25th, 2024  |  Today's News |  Exports |  Public Outreach

National Corn Growers Association Lead Economist Krista Swanson remains optimistic despite overseas obstacles for United States corn exports. Drought in Central America and turmoil in the Middle...

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IL Corn Growers Association Monitoring Fertilizer Tariffs and 2024 Crop Budgets

Lindsay Mitchell

January 19th, 2024  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation

Bloomington – Last week, the US Department of Commerce set a tax of 7.41% on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and Russia, which is a decrease from the previous rate of 19.97%.  The...

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ICMB Efforts in Mexico Magnified by Rail Issues

Haley Bickelhaupt

December 28th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Livestock |  Exports |  Public Outreach |  Additional Research

Eighty-degree December weather is not ideal for grain storage on Steve Fourez’s farm in Fairmont, Illinois. Although hot weather and humidity poses challenges for grain sitting in bins, the IL...

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Illinois Corn Farmers Concerned About Rail Crossing Closures to Mexico

Lindsay Mitchell

December 20th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports

Today, the IL Corn Growers Association reacted to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) closing of international rail crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. The rail crossings have...

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Agricultural Community to the International Trade Commission: Tariffs on Moroccan Fertilizers Hampering Family Farms

December 7th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports

IL Corn Growers Association, along with the National Corn Growers Association and 56 other agriculture organizations, urged the U.S. International Trade Commission today to consider the impacts...

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ICGA THANKS USDA FOR BOOST TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE

October 26th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports

The IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Tom Vilsack for releasing $1.3 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds (CCC) to support trade...

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NCERC Hosts Group of Indian Leaders on Trade Mission

NCERC

October 19th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Ethanol |  Exports

National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) hosted a team of 10 executives from India’s automotive, biofuels and automotive sectors. The team, brought here through a U.S. Grains Council Trade...

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IL Corn Leaders Elected to U.S. Grains Council

Tara Desmond

August 3rd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Exports

For decades, IL Corn and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) have forged a close partnership that has been invaluable to Illinois agriculture and farmers. Together, they have played a pivotal role in...

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Illinois Farmers Council looks ahead at the future of agriculture

Haley Bickelhaupt

August 3rd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Ethanol |  Livestock |  Exports |  Farm Policy

Yesterday, the IL Corn Growers Association teamed up with agricultural organizations throughout the state to discuss emerging markets and legislation impacting the industry.     The 2023...

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Japan Collaborates with IL Corn and Partners to Boost Ethanol Market and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Collin Watters

June 15th, 2023  |  ICMB |  Ethanol |  Exports

Japan is a major producer and consumer of gasoline.  IL Corn, in collaboration with partners in the ethanol industry and the US Grains Council, has prioritized this market for future ethanol...

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Weinzierl Wins Award

Tara Desmond

June 15th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Locks and Dams |  Exports |  Public Outreach

The 2023 Rail & Maritime Summit, a prominent event that unites distinguished professionals from the rail and maritime sectors, has proudly presented the esteemed Diolkos Award to Rod Weinzierl,...

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U.S. Trade Representative Announces Next Step in Trade Dispute with Mexico

Lindsay Mitchell

June 2nd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: Lindsay Mitchell                                                                   June 2, 2023 (309) 846-6622   BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Today, U.S....

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IL Corn Top Priority Discussed in D.C.

Haley Bickelhaupt

May 11th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  ICMB |  Exports |  Farm Policy

Representative Jonathan Jackson (D-1) questioned witnesses about funding the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program during a House Agriculture Subcommittee...

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IL Corn Happy To See Consultations with Mexico Begin

Lindsay Mitchell

March 6th, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports

After the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement today that the U.S. is requesting technical consultations with the Government of Mexico under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures...

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Sen. Duckworth, Ambassador Emanuel, and IL Corn Fuel Big Strides in Japan’s Ethanol Market

March 2nd, 2023  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Ethanol |  Exports

TOKYO, Japan --  Last week, IL Corn leaders joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, in coordination with the U.S. Grains Council to celebrate a critical win in ongoing...

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NCGA Sounding Alarms on WSJ

NCGA

November 10th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation

NCGA is continuing efforts to raise the possible Mexico trade war issue with decision-makers and The Office of the United States Trade Representative.  Here is a story that was just published in...

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Mexico President Issues Decree, ICGA & NCGA Sound Alarms

NCGA

November 2nd, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICGA |  Exports |  Legislation & Regulation

A pending decree out of Mexico that would disrupt U.S. shipments of corn into the country has Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the National Corn Growers Association sounding the alarms...

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Foreign Officials Visit Illinois Farms in Conjunction with US Grains Council Export Exchange

Lindsay Mitchell

October 13th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Exports

More than 50 countries are being represented in the United States this week during the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC) marquee event, Export Exchange, held October 12-14. Before and after the event,...

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Farmers are the Foot Soldiers in the War Against Hunger

Motlatsi Musi: Pimville, South Africa

May 5th, 2022  |  Today's News |  ICMB |  Exports

Farmers are the foot soldiers in the war on hunger, and that never has been more apparent than it is in today in Ukraine.   As fighter jets soar overhead, bombs drop on cities, and tanks battle...

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