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NCI supports regional agriculture and value-added processing by conducting educational and technical programs that expand and maintain domestic and international markets for northern-grown crops.

NCI welcomed food barley trade team members from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan on September 12, 2016. The North Dakota Barley Council hosted the team.

NCI welcomed the Myanmar Trade Team on August 25, 2016. The team was sponsored by the American Soybean Association and WISHH. The team consisted of oilseed processors. They visited a soybean farm and a grain elevator, attended a session at NCI and will also participate in the Global Trade Exchange in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NCI welcomed three trade team members from Indonesia on August 18, 2016. The trade team was sponsored by U.S. Wheat and hosted by the North Dakota Wheat Commission.

South Asian Contracting for Wheat Value course participants compared bread baked with flour from their local sources against American wheat flour. The course was sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates.

Many trade teams visit NCI throughout the year. The above picture shows the 2016 Colombian Wheat Trade Mission. The team members were comprised of high level executives of the major flour, cookie and pasta groups in Colombia.

The 2016 Pasta Production and Technology Course was held at NCI April 12-14. During the course, participants from various U.S. and Canadian pasta manufacturers learned how to make different kinds of pasta. Course participants also had the opportunity to do a cooking exercise to evaluate the final product.

On June 20, 2016, NCI welcomed the Regional African Trade and U.S. Quality Assessment team. The participants were from Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. The team was hosted by the North Dakota Wheat Commission and the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers.

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