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Wheat Trade Team from Ecuador and Peru Tour Oklahoma Wheat Country
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:53:41 CDT
Members of a wheat industry trade team from Ecuador and Peru were in Oklahoma on Wednesday- touring wheat industry handling and processing facilities in north central Oklahoma. Oklahoma was one of three states that the millers and bakers from South America spent time with during their five day trip to the United States.
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with the team at a dinner and ceremonial signing on Wednesday evening in Waukomis- and talked with Andres Saturno with US Wheat Associates in the Santiago, Chile office- who has accompanied the team from Ecuador and Peru. Saturno and Lucia Garraza with Molicentro of Lima, Peru talked with Hays- you can hear their conversation about the team's experiences by clicking on the Listen Bar below. Mrs. Garraza is the Research and Quality Control Manager with her company in Lima.
The Oklahoma Wheat Commission and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture held a ceremonial wheat trade signing in Waukomis, Oklahoma on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 with US Wheat Associates and members of the Ecuador- Peru Wheat Trade Team traveling in north central Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Secretary Blayne Arthur greeted the team and then read the agreement as members of the Trade Team looked on. The agreement was estimated to have $149 million dollars of value to the Oklahoma wheat industry in purchases by the milling and baking industries of the two countries.
Leadership from the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association also participated in the ceremony and helped host the tour for the group during the day on Wednesday.
You can watch a portion of the signing by clicking on the video box below:
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