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Representations from 54 agribusinesses and associations and 6 agriculture departments will join the trip.
June 3, 2019
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue hosts a reception on the Whitten Patio Oct. 23, 2017 to introduce the new Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney to the Washington diplomatic community. Attendees included ambassadors and agricultural counselors and attachés from more than 45 foreign embassies.USDA Photo by Preston Keres
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is leading a trade mission to Bogotá, Colombia, June 4-7.
“The record size of this trade mission delegation demonstrates the degree of U.S. exporter interest in these markets,” McKinney said. “I’m thrilled that representatives from 54 agribusiness and associations and six state departments of agriculture are on board and ready to connect with potential customers from both Colombia and Panama.”
The United States entered into free trade agreements with both countries in 2012 and, since then, agricultural export growth has been robust.
“Our food and farm exports to Colombia have nearly tripled, from $1.1 billion in 2012 to a record $2.9 billion in 2018. And while Panama’s a much smaller market, we’ve also seen our exports grow significantly, from $490 million in 2012 to $683 million last year,” McKinney said.
In addition to representatives from the following companies and organizations, McKinney will be joined by Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Thom Petersen, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring, and officials from the Georgia, Idaho, Missouri and Montana departments of agriculture.
Agropur US, Appleton, Wis.
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, Juneau, Alaska
Alltech, Nicholasville, Ky.
American Paint Horse Association, Fort Worth, Texas
American Peanut Council, Alexandria, Va.
Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, Calif.
Bridgepathway LLC, Jericho, N.Y.
Clarkson Grain Company, Inc., Cerro Gordo, Ill.
Columbus Vegetable Oils, Des Plaines, Ill.
Cornerstone Chaldees LLC, Marion, Ky.
Crider Foods, Stillmore, Ga.
Crown Products, Inc. Metairie, La.
Eastern Quality Foods, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
F3 Vineyards Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.
Federated Group, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Fieldstone Meats of Alabama, Inc., Oneonta, Ala.
Food Export Association of the Midwest USA, Chicago, Ill.
Global Export Marketing Co. Ltd., New York, N.Y.
JJ Martin Group LLC, Newark, N.J.
JM Grain, Garrison, N.D.
K&N's Foods USA LLC, Fulton, N.Y.
Leprino Foods, Denver, Colo.
Metafoods, LLC, Atlanta, Ga.
Mid Valley Nut Company, Hughson, Calif.
Minnesota Beef Council, Maple Plain, Minn.
Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Shakopee, Minn.
Minnesota Farm Bureau, Eagan, Minn.
Minnesota Farmers Union, St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Pork Producers Association, Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Pork Board, Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council, Buffalo, Minn.
Mountain States Oilseeds LLC, American Falls, Idaho
National Cotton Council of America, Cordova, Tenn.
Riviana Foods Inc., Houston, Texas
Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
Sagamore Spirit, Baltimore, Md.
Salsa God, LLC, New York, N.Y.
Select Foods, Delray Beach, Fla.
Shining Ocean, Inc., Sumner, Wash.
TAMA Corporation, Doral, Fla.
Tomex Foods, Inc., Lombard, Ill.
University of Minnesota Extension, St. Paul, Minn.
U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, Va.
U.S. Grains Council, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc., Mount Horeb, Wis.
U.S. Soybean Export Council, Chesterfield, Mo.
U.S. Wheat Associates, Arlington, Va.
USA Rice Federation, Arlington, Va.
Virginia Natural Beef Inc., Lexington, Va.
Whistling Andy Distilling, Bigfork, Mont.
Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, Vancouver, Wash.
Zafi Beverages & Technologies, Bensenville, Ill.
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