Post-pandemic strategy focus of USGC’s International Marketing conference Wisconsin State Farmer Members of the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) zeroed in on the trade landscape and future of the global grains post-pandemic markets during its 18th International Marketing Conference and 61st Annual Membership Meeting. “While the specter of COVID-19 is not something we ever want to repeat, the lesson it has taught us is that we are resilient and relentless in our pursuit of meeting our mission of developing markets, enabling trade and improving lives,” said USGC Chairman Jim Raben, an Illinois farmer. During the virtual gathering, Jack Bobo, CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company, highlighted future trends in the ag landscape and spoke about what the global economy may look like as the world emerges from the pandemic.