The Foreign Agricultural Service division of the USDA has developed an annual field trip for the agricultural representatives at the embassies in Washington, D.C. and will be bringing participants in this tour to the Kansas City Board of Trade on Monday, June 4. This year's trip focuses on Kansas and Iowa, and will include visits to farms, grain storage facilities, and meetings with agribusiness officials and government officials. Participants in the tour include agricultural representatives from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, and European Union-Delegation of the European Commission.
The Kansas City Board of Trade will be hosting a reception in the morning of June 4 at 8:30 a.m. in the Rod Turnbull Room. This event will create an opportunity for members of the exchange to welcome and meet with the agricultural representatives and view the opening minutes of trading. Local press is also invited.
