(NAFB.com) – U.S. Grains Council staff traveled to Casablanca, Morocco, in December as a part of the USDA trade mission to the country. The Foreign Agricultural Service led the mission, which included 50 agribusinesses and 14 state departments of agriculture and farm organizations on a trade mission to highlight the continued trade partnership between the U.S. and Morocco. The USGC remarks to other attendees called Africa the future, with its population expected to reach nearly 2.5 billion by 2050, and it holds considerable long-term growth potential for feed and meat demand, which means more market share for U.S. agricultural products. Discussions with the USDA delegation and cooperators centered on the benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement and ways to build on its success in expanding U.S. exports to Morocco and neighboring West African countries. The Council will continue promoting U.S. ag by nurturing the growth of aquaculture, beef, poultry, and other Moroccan operations.