# USGBC brings foreign wet millers to Illinois corn processing course

> The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council brought starch processors from Latin America, the Middle East and Africa to the University of Illinois for workshops on corn wet milling and dry-grind processing. The program covered U.S. corn quality, grain sampling and the grain marketing system.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:07:31.401Z
- Category: trade · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91016-usgbc-brings-foreign-wet-millers-to-illinois-corn-processing-course
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The workshops are intended to build familiarity with U.S. corn among overseas processors, potentially supporting future demand for U.S. corn. No purchases or immediate change in trade flows were reported.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-18 | [Processors Struggle to Source as China Buys U.S. Corn \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5668-processors-struggle-to-source-as-china-buys-u-s-corn-feed-and-grain.md) | +10.8% | +13.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-23 | [Corn, Wheat and Soybean Prices Continue to Surge, China Buys U.S. Corn for Fourth-Quarter Shipment \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10291-corn-wheat-and-soybean-prices-continue-to-surge-china-buys-u-s-corn-for-fourth.md) | +10.5% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51985-china-makes-record-u-s-corn-purchase-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-01 | [China Trade Reversal to Spike Poultry Prices \| Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56213-china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices-food-processing.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-28 | [U.S. Sorghum Prices Rally with China’s Return to the Market \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52180-u-s-sorghum-prices-rally-with-china-s-return-to-the-market-usda-foreign.md) | -1.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/association-news/news/16424948/usgbc-brings-foreign-wet-millers-to-illinois-corn-processing-course

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