A trade team from the Asia Pacific Rim is in Central Iowa this week, including stops in Grinnell and Lynnville.

Iowa Corn Board Promotion Director Roger Zylstra, who farms near Lynnville, is the host. He says this visit takes on high importance, given the recent trade tensions between the U-S and China. Zylstra says it also gives Iowa growers a chance to reestablish good relations with the Asian Pacific nations.

The trade group is also scheduled to stop at the Iowa Corn office and Iowa State University in Ames.