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USLGE members match international producers with sources in the United States that offer genetics with superior credentials. The combined resources of USLGE members include most major species and breeds — resources that are unmatched by any other single organization.
USLGE members include a broad base of U.S. livestock organizations (dairy, beef, swine, horse, goat, and sheep) as well as embryo and semen industries, the livestock export sector, and State Departments of Agriculture.
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is accepting applications for a trade mission to Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 3-7, 2025. This will be the 2nd USDA-FAS agribusiness trade mission in 2025.
"We are excited to return to Guatemala after our successful 2018 mission," said FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley. "This trade mission offers an ideal platform to deepen trade ties in the region."
Guatemala is the largest economy and population center in Central America, and projections suggest continued economic growth. In 2023, Guatemala imported $1.7 billion in U.S. agricultural products, and it became the top market in the region. Honduras and El Salvador imported $1.3 billion and $800 million, respectively. Under the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, all remaining tariffs will phase out by 2025 and further strengthen the position of U.S. products in the region.
The trade mission will provide participants with the opportunity to meet directly with buyers from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador through tailored business-to-business meetings. FAS staff and regional experts will also lead market briefings, site visits, and networking events.
The deadline to apply for the Guatemala trade mission is Tuesday, December 3, 2024. For more information or to apply, visit fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-missions/guatemala-march-2025.
Source: USDA-FAS Newsroom, News Release (Nov. 20, 2024)
Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups, including USLGE, and 14 State Departments of Agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, December 2–5, 2024, as part of a USDA trade mission to expand U.S. farm and food exports to Morocco and other West African markets.
“This mission offers a crucial opportunity for U.S. agribusinesses to enter into Morocco dynamic market and leverage its strategic position for wider African access,"rdquo; said Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley, who will lead the mission. “We are dedicated to facilitating these vital connections and expanding U.S. agricultural exports.”
Morocco is the 2nd-largest export market for U.S. agriculture in Africa. U.S. sales of farm and food products to the country topped $619 million last year, representing 16% of the continent&srquo;s market share. American agricultural exports to Morocco have doubled since the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement entered into force in 2006.
Morocco offers a stable market and growing economy and serves as a key distribution hub for the African continent. U.S. exporters have opportunities in numerous sectors, including beef, dairy, feed grains, live animals and genetics, rice, seafood, seed potatoes, soybeans, and tree nuts.
Throughout the mission, U.S. company representatives will engage in business-to-business meetings with potential buyers from Morocco and other West African countries including Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, and Senegal.
For more information, visit fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-missions/morocco-december-2024.
Source: USDA-FAS Newsroom, News Release (Nov. 18, 2024)
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Ask An ExpertThis video of Hermosillo from USLGE's recent USDA-FAS Nutrition and Genetics Roadshow of the U.S. Grains Council, U.S. Soybean Export Council, and USLGE summarizes our activities in Sonora in Mexico. Plans are already underway for 2025.
Dr. Martin Sieber, USLGE President and CEO, represented USLGE at the Philippines agricultural trade mission sponsored in July 2022 by USDA and led by Foreign Agricultural Service Administration Daniel Whitley. USLGE was 1 of 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations to participate in the trade mission to Manila, Philippines. The Philippines is the 8th largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, averaging $3.1 billion annually during the last 5 years. Source: USLGE
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