Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NATIONAL PECAN GROWERS COUNCIL WAS CREATED IN 2010 TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIESOF THE U.S. PACAN INDUSTRY, AND REPRESENT THE INDUSTRY WITH USDA'S FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES(FAS) IN THE USE OF FEDERAL MARKETING DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIES PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS,
IN 2018, THE U.S. PECAN GROWERS COUNCIL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SEVERAL PROJECTS. COUNTRIES TARGETED FOR SAID PROJECTS WERE TURKEY, SOUTH KOREA, CHINA,UAE, AND INDIA. THE MISSONS/PROJECTS WERE FUNDED BY USDA THROUGH THE MAP(MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM). AS IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, CHINA, INCLUDING ALL OF ASIA CONTINUES TO BE A TARGETED MARKET FOR PECANS. MARKETING EFFORTS INCLUDING E-COMMERCE PROMOTIONS, TRADE SHOWS, BAKERY SEMINARS AND EDUCATIONAL TOURS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH ATTRIBUTES OF PECANS. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EFFORTS TO STIMULATE SALES HAVE BEEN THROUGH ONE OF THE WORLDS LARGEST VENUES, KNOWN AS "GULFOOD". THE IMPACT OF THIS PROMOTION STRETCHES THROUGHOUT EUROPE, NORTHERN AFRICA, AND THE REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Janice Dees | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $76,985 |
| Randy Hudson | 3rd VICE-PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Les Davier | 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Brad Ellis | 1st VICE-PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin Ivey | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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