U.S. wheat producers and the industries that support them stand to gain up to $100 million in sales each year if trade and travel restrictions with Cuba are eased, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Jerry McReynolds told Members of the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing Thursday.

Kansas wheat producer Jerry McReynolds was elected president of the National Association of Wheat Growers at the organization’s Board of Directors meeting Saturday.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and grower-leaders of the Commodity Classic sponsoring organizations highlighted the 2010 Classic general session held Friday before thousands of attendees.

The Wheat Industry booth at the 2010 Commodity Classic trade show offers a full view of wheat grower organizations, featuring the National Association of Wheat Growers, U.S. Wheat Associates and the Wheat Foods Council.

Trade is the top wheat industry priority on the agenda at Commodity Classic, with representatives from NAWG and U.S. Wheat Associates taking the convention as an opportunity to emphasize the importance of trade to policy makers, their fellow growers and the media.

National Association of Wheat Growers policy committees meeting Wednesday at Commodity Classic focused their discussions on farm bill programs and timelines for development of 2012 Farm Bill concepts.