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U.S. Grains Council

Acronym: USGC

General Information

Identification Code: 592625446571-14
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Entity Form: Trade Association
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 6/23/2022
Last Update: 3/12/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1

Mission & Interests

Goals: The U.S. Grains Council works in more than 50 countries and the EU to represent markets for U.S. barley, corn, grain sorghum, and related products, including ethanol and distiller’s dried grains with solubles. The mission of the Council is to develop markets, enable trade and improve lives. The U.S. Grains Council is an inclusive organization of corn, sorghum, barley producers and agribusiness organizations to support free and fair trade worldwide. Council culture and values includes conducting business in an ethical and honest manner, respect the cultural and economic needs of international markets, and actively pursues and supports alliances with organizations of like interest worldwide.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Consumers
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Research and innovation
  • Trade
  • Transport
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: (EU Initiatives/Policies) Renewable Energy Directive Energy Taxation Directive Policy Framework for Bio-based, Biodegradable, and Compostable Plastics ReFuel Aviation ReFuel Maritime European Commission Renewable & Low Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance Proposal for a Regulation strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles (Legislative Files) Circular economy Trade Raw Materials Sustainability Innovation Transport
Communication Activities: Meeting with DG MOVE, 7 March 2024 Meeting with DG Taxud, Unit Environmental, energy, transport taxation and FTT, 7 April 2021 Meeting with DG MOVE, Unit Aviation Policy, 13 April 2021 Meeting with DG MOVE, Unit Sustainable and Intelligent Transport, 15 June 2021
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 20 F Street NW.Suite 900
Post Code: 20001
City: Washington
Country: UNITED STATES
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EU Office

Address: 20 F Street NW.Suite 900
Post Code: 20001
City: Washington
Country: UNITED STATES
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: N/A

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 6
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 7
Members F T E: 2.25
Info Members: Involvement by the U.S. Grains Council is shared between headquarters in Washington, DC, and overseas office located in Tunis, Tunisia.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: U.S. Grains Council membership directory: https://grains.org/membership/member-directory/
Organisation Members: International Maize Alliance (MAIZALL) - https://www.maizall.org/ International Agri-Food Association - https://agrifood.net/ FAO Private Sector Mechanism - https://agrifood.net/psm/ Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Alliance - https://transport.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-02/RLCF-Alliance-Members-2023-02-10.pdf IEA Bioenergy TCP Task 39 - https://task39.ieabioenergy.com/about/experts/