By Jamie Martin
The U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council recently hosted rollout events in Saudi Arabia to present findings from its 2025–2026 Corn Harvest Quality Report and strengthen trade engagement across the region.
Organized by the Council’s Europe Middle East and Africa office the events aimed to connect U.S. producers and exporters with international buyers while sharing reliable information about U.S. corn quality and performance.
“Hosting conferences in different regions of the world creates vehicles for customers to engage with leading U.S. producers and exporters, establishing mutually beneficial trade relationships,” said Ramy H. Taieb, USGBC regional director for EMEA.
The first session was held in Riyadh as a half day seminar attended by importers feed millers and end users from across Saudi Arabia. U.S. industry representatives and Council members participated in discussions that highlighted the supply of U.S. corn co products and sorghum while creating direct networking opportunities.
Additional sessions were hosted in Jeddah bringing together buyers from nine Middle East and North African countries. These regional meetings focused on corn quality storage management in hot and humid conditions and the advantages of U.S. feed grains including DDGS and CFP.
“As Saudi Arabia expands its livestock, poultry and aquaculture sectors to improve protein self-sufficiency, the market offers substantial opportunities for U.S. feed grains and co-products,” said Mohamed Salah Bouthour, USGBC deputy regional director for Africa.
“These corn quality rollout events and other Council programming reinforce the U.S. agricultural community’s commitment to supporting regional industry growth through reliable access to high-quality U.S. feed grains, co-products and value-added services,” said Bouthour.
Council leaders noted that the organization has worked in the Saudi market for many years and continues to support improved grain storage and port logistics. These efforts help ensure smooth trade flows and allow buyers to clearly compare the value of U.S. corn with other global suppliers.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service attended the events to highlight strong agricultural cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
With Saudi Arabia expanding its livestock poultry and aquaculture industries demand for high quality feed inputs is rising. The Council said these corn quality rollout events demonstrate the U.S. commitment to supporting regional growth through dependable products technical support and long-term trade relationships.
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