The International Grains Council (IGC) is an intergovernmental organisation that seeks to:
- Further international cooperation in grains trade;
- Promote expansion, openness and fairness in the grains sector;
- Contribute to grain market stability and to enhance world food security.
These objectives are sought by improving market transparency through information-sharing, analysis and consultation on market and policy developments. Grains, rice and oilseeds market conditions are monitored on a daily basis, through circulation of daily reports and maintaining web-based information services, and the Council formally exchanges information at Market Conditions Committee meetings and Council sessions. The annual IGC Grains Conference is a public forum for discussion, and an opportunity to bring international buyers and sellers, industry representatives and policymakers together.
