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UES Application Report UES Application Report https://apps.fas.usda.gov/ues/WebApp/Application/ApplicationReport United States Department of Agriculture Unified Export Strategy Home UES Financial Reports In Reports Out Tools About FAS Help You are here : Home > UES > Application > Application Report Welcome naega1!, PART - [Author][Cashier][Contributor] [ Log Off ] UES Application Report The entire UES Application for the chosen year is displayed here. Scroll to see the entire report or to navigate to a specific section, you can click directly on the Table of Contents sections. 2017 Unified Export Strategy Application Participant: North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) Table of Contents 1.SECTION 1: PROFILE, INDUSTRY EXPORT GOAL, AND CONTRIBUTIONS 1.1 Applicant Profile 1.1.1 Participant Profile 1.1.2 Office 1.1.3 Contact 1.1.4 Industry 1.1.5 Industry Personnel 1.1.6 MAP/FMD Start/End Dates from Plan Submittal 1.1.7 Resource Request Table 1.2 Industry Export Goals 1.3 Promised Contributions 1.4 Proposals 2.SECTION 2: MARKET ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT, AND STRATEGY 2.1 Market Definitions 2.2 Promoted Commodities 2.3 Targeted Market Assessment 3.SECTION 3: FOREIGN OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 3.1 Administrative Budget (Admin Activity) Summary For MAP, FMD Section 108 And TASC 3.2 Worldwide US Personnel Cost Summary: FMD 3.3 Worldwide Contingent Liabilities Summary: FMD 1 of 61 6/3/2016 11:33 AM UES Application Report https://apps.fas.usda.gov/ues/WebApp/Application/ApplicationReport 1.SECTION 1: PROFILE, INDUSTRY EXPORT GOAL, AND CONTRIBUTIONS 1.1 Applicant Profile 1.1.1 Participant Profile Description: The North American Export Grain Association, Inc. (NAEGA) was chartered in 1912 and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in the state of New York in 1920. NAEGA (www.naega.org) consists of private and publicly owned companies and farmer-owned cooperatives that are involved in and provide services to the bulk grain and oilseed exporting industry. NAEGA works to promote and sustain the development of the export grain trade from the United States, and to represent the grain and oilseed exporter interests with foreign buyers, governments and other segments of the US grain industry. NAEGA serves as a conduit for trade inquiries; interacts with foreign buyers; educates foreign buyers on U.S. grain purchase specifications; provides for, through the industry standard NAEGA 2 F.O.B. contract and other vehicles, uniform commercial practices and dispute resolution; advises governments on agriculture and trade policy; distributes information; works to prevent and resolve trade disrupting actions including those tied to regulation by governments; and provides a forum for communication on matters of vital concern to the U.S. agricultural product export industry. With a strong understanding of risk and markets in a very competitive international environment, NAEGA staff and resources are dedicated to providing the highest possible value in programming and communication through “Working Together to make Trade Work” in coordination with NAEGA members and partners world-wide. The unique collaboration that is NAEGA does not focus on a particular commodity or product but does focus on the common aspects of the U.S. and global logistics systems for trade of GRNOS agricultural products. GRNOS is the applied term for the products NAEGA addresses in its UES. GRNOS is further defined as: U.S. produced grains and oilseeds and products derived from the same, for which analysis, strategy and programming is based on the international trade logistics of three core commodities – Corn, Soybeans and Wheat. As such, NAEGA actions and success in implementing this UES are beneficial to a broad range of commodities and products. The NAEGA UES thereby encompasses working together with FAS Cooperators and other industry groups with more narrowly defined product interests as well as with entities like the U.S. and other governments for which products addressed are even broader than GRNOS. The association maintains its headquarters in the Washington, D.C. metro area. NAEGA staff conducts the business of the association, leads and provides administrative support to the International Grain Trade Coalition Association (www.igtcglobal.org) and coordinates the association's work with other national and international grain and oilseed promotion organizations supporting exports of grain and oilseed and their primary products (GRNOS). Funding for the association's activities is principally derived from membership dues. Organization Type: Nonprofit U.S. Agricultural Trade Organization Federal Tax Identification:13-5282730 Agency Element: Field Crops and Forest Products Branch 1.1.2 Office(s) DUNS State Office Name Office Type Address City ZipCode Country Number Province North American 1250 Eye Street United Export Grain Headquarters NW Suite WashingtonDC 20005 States (US) Association 1003 1.1.3 Contact(s) First Last Contact Job Title Contact Fax Contact Email Contact URL Contact Types Name Name Phone Gary Martin CEO 202-682-4030 202-682-4033 [email protected] www.naega.org MAPFM C. Director of Ryan Olson 202-682-4030 202-682-4033 [email protected] www.naega.org MAPFMDEMPClaim Operations 1.1.4 Industry Organization Description: NAEGA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation chartered in New York, NY, USA and headquartered in Washington, DC, USA. Membership in NAEGA includes the following firms: ADM; Agniel Commodities, LLC; Agrex, Inc.; Agribusiness United DMCC; Agri Port Service; Baltic Control, NA Inc.; The Bluewater Shipping Company; BTG Pactual; Bunge North America; Cargill, Inc; CHS; Cobank, Inc; COFCO Americas Resources Corp.; Columbia Grain; Degesch America, Inc.; EGT, LLC; essDocs; Gavilon Grain, LLC; Interstate Grain Corp.; Intertek; INTL FCStone; Itochu International, Inc; Lansing Trade Group; Louis Dreyfus Company; McDonald Pelz Global Commodities, LLC; Mitsui & Co.; Nidera; Pacificor, LLC; Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited; Pasternak, Baum & Co.; Paterson Grain; Richardson International; The Scoular Company; The Russell Marine Group; T. Parker Host, Inc.; TEMCO, LLC; Toyota Tsusho America (America), Inc.; TRC Group; United Grain; Viterra; United Grain; and Zen-Noh Grain Corp. Executive Summary: The focus of NAEGA work is market access, trade facilitation and stakeholder best practices education for grains, oilseeds and their primary products. In the context of this Unified Export Strategy (UES) grains, oilseeds and their primary products are addressed as U.S. agricultural products that include GRNOS. Approximately $60 billion of U.S. agricultural exports are supported by this UES. The 2017 NAEGA’s UES leverages and engages NAEGA experience, unique understanding of and intelligence gathering in markets, global capacity, intensive broad based collaboration and member support with the FAS cooperator system and global and U.S. value chains. This combination of assets and strategy is deployed with several proven and innovative approaches to market access that improve GRNOS trade. Targeted markets, with specific assessments and action plans for several countries, are presented as three: Americas, Asia and World Wide (WOW). Key activity in the Americas is highlighted by Americas activity in Canada and Mexico. In Asia key activities are contemplated in China, Japan and Korea. Worldwide both Europe and Africa are centerpieces in the NAEGA 2017 UES. This 2017 UES employs new tools. First, by utilizing the Regulatory Coherence provision of the Transpacific 2 of 61 6/3/2016 11:33 AM UES Application Report https://apps.fas.usda.gov/ues/WebApp/Application/ApplicationReport Partnership as model language to guide communication on best practices and non-tariff trade barriers. Second, assessment and planning is enhanced via IGTC engagement with World Bank Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) program and the WTO Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). Assessment in this UES is primarily accomplished via the extensive feedback NAEGA receives from the industries managing GRNOS related trade and investment risks. Additional assessment is contemplated via the completion of a 2017 Grain and Oilseed Market Access Index with contributions from the World Bank’s EBA and the WTO’s STDF. NAEGA operating philosophy is “Working Together to Make Trade Work”. Its success is based on close interaction with the extensive and global support of membership and coordination with government and affiliated organizations. The unique collaboration that is incumbent in NAEGA strategy and execution does not focus on a particular commodity or product but does focus on the common aspects of the US and global logistics systems for trade of GRNOS agricultural products. The UES described in this application is intended to expand and continue successful NAEGA activities in coordination with the work of USDA/FAS, our fellow cooperators and the entire value chain. Ultimately NAEGA program execution is positioned based on sound information and policy to address market access challenges and opportunities and facilitate trade. NAEGA UES activity is intentionally designed to be responsive to short term influences while providing for long term gains. Constant observation of related circumstances followed by credible, nimble action is essential. NAEGA does NOT provide for specific product demand building or brand marketing Increasingly contributing to NAEGA success is the International Grain Trade Coalition Association (IGTC). Under the direction of NAEGA and integral to its UES, the IGTC has recently achieved several
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