FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Several flour milling executives from Nigeria and South America are coming to North Dakota.
The team is looking to learn more about hard red spring wheat and durum production and quality. They will meet with researchers at North Dakota State University and tour the Northern Crops Institute.
The two countries combine to import an average of 80 million bushels of U.S. wheat annually.
Erica Olson, spokeswoman for the North Dakota Wheat Commission, which is hosting the team, says Nigeria is especially interested in durum because of the growing pasta industry in the country.
The executives are scheduled to be in Fargo on Monday and Tuesday. They also have planned stops in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Minnesota.
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