Standing in front of his corn crop, Courtland farmer Tim Waibel explained to a group of South Korean grain buyers on Friday the importance of moisture levels when deciding when it’s time for harvest.
“When you start harvesting corn that is 18% moisture, it is easy to get it over-dry,” he said. “And if it’s too wet, it takes too much money in gas and electricity to [dry] it.”
Waibel’s comments came at the end of a two-day tour the South Korean group took of agricultural sites around south-central Minnesota last week. The group also visited the CHS river terminal in Savage, the UFC shuttle terminal in Brownton, CHS headquarters, and the Minnesota Corn office.
The tour was organized by U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC), with in-state support from Minnesota Corn. The goal was to increase confidence among South Korean buyers in U.S. corn, which the council says could lead them to purchase more American corn and corn coproducts.