The Illinois Department of Agriculture, IDOA, will host 31 international buyers from seven different Latin American countries to enhance existing relationships and increase export sales for the Illinois grain industry.  This event will take place on August 29th and the tour will make multiple stops including RTS Farm in Auburn, GSI in Assumption, the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, and other places.  In 2022 the Grain Tour returned to in person for the first time since the pandemic, bringing in $65 million in projected sales. 

Participants begin the tour by meeting with representatives from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. All participants are required to ay their own airfare and a participation fee prior to joining the tour. There will be a planned media stop at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur with Director Jerry Costello.  Information regarding the stop will be shared in the following days.