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USDA Trade Mission to Open New Doors for U.S. Agriculture in Northeast China
The USDA will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports in northeast China. The mission is part of President Obama’s Made in Rural America export and investment initiative, designed to help rural businesses and leaders take advantage of new investment opportunities and access new customers and markets abroad. Participating companies represent a wide range of products, from fruits and vegetables, to livestock feed and seafood, to agricultural machinery and more. The delegation also includes representatives from the U.S. ethanol industry who will explore the role that renewable fuels might play in China’s long-term clean energy strategy.
Outcomes:
Because of its rapidly growing middle class and a population roughly equal to that of Mexico, northeast China is an increasingly attractive market for U.S. agricultural exports. Buoyed by economic growth and urban development, the region’s agricultural imports have been soaring and outpacing the rest of the country in recent years. U.S. agricultural exports to the region have grown 18 percent annually since 2009.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
business
Partners:
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Sponsor(s):
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service
Participants (Types):
Leaders from state departments of agriculture in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Washington
Number of Participants:
Representatives from 28 U.S. agribusinesses
Exchange Date:
Monday, May 5, 2014 to Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Continuing:
No
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Level of Government:
national
Location:
Washington, DC
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