While we get back on the road in Morocco today to the capital city of Rabat and visits with the Ministry of Agriculture I thought you might like to see what the country looked like from the road. Here’s a short video clip in which you can hear U.S. Grains Council Consultant Mustapha El Youssoufi, doing the play by play. …
International News About Soybeans
John Baize, Baize & Associates is a regular columnist for the United Soybean Board’s Expert Advice. His company specializes in international agricultural trading and policy consulting on oilseeds and soybeans and including biotechnology policy, trade policy, agriculture policy and market development activities. In his most recent column you’ll find information about China. A lot has been said about the impact …
New Vs. Old Style Moroccan Feedlot
The Ammar Beef Feedlot is owned by Ammar Abd El Fettah, picture on the right. He’s standing next to local U.S. Grains Council Consultant Mustapha El Youssoufi. The feedlot was our first stop on our Corn Mission tour of Morocco this morning. Ammar has been in the beef business through his family which goes back generations. I interviewed them after …
Growth of Grain Imports In Morocco
The Director for the Mediterranean and Africa for the U.S. Grains Council is Kurt Shultz. He’s been our main guide and font of information so far. I spoke with Kurt this morning to get an overview of agriculture in Morocco and the potential it holds for U.S. grain producers. He says that the USGC became involved in Morocco about 15 …
Diverse Transportation in Morocco
One of our guides here in Morocco says the country is very diverse. One of the examples he used was that you might see a BMW stopped at a traffic light side by side with one of these. He was right. We saw a lot of carts being pulled by donkeys, mules and horses today even in downtown Casablanca. They …
Moroccan Shepherds
Besides the rocks I think I saw more shepherds today than almost anything else as we drove around Morocco. The fields and hills are covered with them. There were children watching a flock, women, men, groups of people. You name it. Sheep are pretty much everywhere. When we drove into Casablanca this afternoon, a town of over 4 million, I …
Broadhead + CO Agency For BIVI Cattle Brands
Broadhead + CO has landed the cattle brands business for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica beginning immediately. Broadhead + Co will provide Boehringer Ingelheim with marketing communications strategy for both dairy and beef industry animal health products, including those newly acquired from Fort Dodge Animal Health, such as Pyramid, Triangle, Cydectin, Today and Tomorrow. These products strengthen the Boehringer Ingelheim biologicals product …
Moon Over El Jadida
Here’s the moon over the Atlantic as seen from my hotel room here in El Jadida. Last night we met with the local area USGC representatives and ate a very good Moroccan meal. I’ve never eaten lamb that tasted so good. We learned what a growing market Morocco is for U.S. grain and will be seeing evidence of that in …
Meet The USGC Corn Mission Team
Here is the 2009 U.S. Grains Council Corn Mission team. Ready to rumble in Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. This photo was taken today in Frankfurt airport. We have arrived at our first Moroccan destination and are getting ready for a meal and initial briefing on our activities. I’ll know more in a little while and will be posting some more …
NAMA Webinar on Emerging Technologies
It’s time for the next NAMA Webinar. This one will focus on Emerging Technologies and take place this Thursday, December 3 at 1:00 p.m. (Central Time). Mobile and emerging technologies are making it easier for direct marketers to connect with their customers. But this landscape can be intimidating and confusing if you don’t know how to navigate it. This session …