A farmer from Gracey recently represented the Kentucky Corn Growers Association on a trade mission to Tunisia with the U. S. Grains Council to discuss the quality of the 2022 corn crop.
Micah and Lauren Lester Traveled to Tunisia in mid-January to meet with buyers of corn from the United States.
click to download audioLester says the trip was a chance for him to see the work of the U. S. Grains Council on behalf of farmers.
click to download audioHe adds corn from the United States has a great reputation.
click to download audioLester says although the amount of corn exported from western Kentucky is about 20 percent of the total crop each year, it is significant for the corn market.
click to download audioHe adds most of the corn is used as animal feed, with a bi-product of the ethanol making process known as distillers dried grain, also popular among foreign corn buyers.
click to download audioLester says he and his wife Lauren were happy to represent the Kentucky Corn Growers in Tunisia. Lester raises corn, soybeans, and wheat on the family farm. He also serves as secretary of the Kentucky Corn Growers Association.
