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International Agricultural Trade Commodity Experts: Contact Information
 

Find contacts for
 
Biofuels Meat, Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
Coffee Oilseeds
Cotton Organic Foods
Dairy Sugar
Fish and Seafood Tree Nuts
Fruits and Vegetables Coffee (formerly Tropical Products)
International Production Assessments Wine
Grains Wood Products

 

Commodity/Contact Area of Expertise Phone E-mail
Biofuels
Paul Trupo   202-720-1335 Paul.Trupo@fas.usda.gov
Derrick Williams  

202-690-0131

Derrick.Williams@fas.usda.gov 
Ernie Carter  

202-720-2922

Ernest.Carter@fas.usda.gov
Coffee

Tony Halstead

Coffee

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@fas.usda.gov
Cotton

James Johnson

Cotton 202-690-1546 James.Johnson@fas.usda.gov 

Keith Scearce

Cotton 202-720-0139 Keith.Scearce@fas.usda.gov
Dairy

Paul Kiendl

Dairy

202-720-8870

Paul.Kiendl@fas.usda.gov

Fish and Seafood

Reed Blauer

Seafood

202-720-0898

Reed.Blauer@fas.usda.gov
Fruits and Vegetables

Shari Kosco            

Vegetables, wine, deciduous fruit

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@fas.usda.gov

Tony Halstead

Dried fruit

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@fas.usda.gov  

Reed Blauer

Citrus and stone fruit (cherries, peaches and nectarines)

202-720-0898

Reed.Blauer@fas.usda.gov
Grains
Mike Jewison Wheat

202-720-8398

Michael.Jewison@fas.usda.gov
Teresa McKeivier Wheat

202-690-1151

Teresa.McKeivier@fas.usda.gov
Richard O’Meara Coarse grains (corn)

202-720-4933

Richard.Omeara@fas.usda.gov

Brooke Markley

Coarse grains (corn)

202-720-4258

Brooke.Markley@fas.usda.gov
Debra Rubas Rice

202-720-1072

Debbie.Rubas@fas.usda.gov
Nicolas Rubio Rice

202-720-1073

Nicolar.Rubio@fas.usda.gov
International Production Assessments
Vacant Eastern United States    
Bob Tetrault USDA Satellite Imagery Archive Manager 202-720-1071 Robert.Tetrault@fas.usda.gov  
Jim Crutchfield India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Southern Pacific Islands, Sri Lanka 202-690-0135 James.Crutchfield@fas.usda.gov
Mark Lindeman FSU-12 202-690-0143 Mark.Lindeman@fas.usda.gov
Denise McWilliams South America and Venezuela 202-720-0107 Denise.McWilliams@fas.usda.gov
Dath Mita South Asia, Australia and Oceania 202-720-1071 Dath.Mita@fas.usda.gov
Paul Provance Agriculture Economist 202-720-0873 Paul.Provance@fas.usda.gov
Bryan Purcell Western & Central Europe, North Africa (not FSU-12) 202-690-0138 Bryan.Purcell@fas.usda.gov
Curt Reynolds Sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil 202-690-0134 Curt.Reynolds@fas.usda.gov
Paulette Sandene China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and Venezuela 202-690-0133 Paulette.Sandene@fas.usda.gov
Michael Shean Middle East, Afghanistan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea 202-720-7366 Michael.Shean@fas.usda.gov
Arnella Trent Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean 202-720-0881 Arnella.Trent@fas.usda.gov
Vacant Western United States    
Meat, Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
Claire Mezoughem Beef, Livestock Products

202-720-7715

Claire.Mezoughem@fas.usda.gov
Vacant Poultry 202-720-7285  
Lesley Taulman Pork 202-720-2781 Lesley.Taulman@fas.usda.gov
Oilseeds
Bill George Oilseeds

202-720-6234

Bill.George@fas.usda.gov
Yoonhee Macke Oilseeds

202-690-4199

Yoonhee.Macke@fas.usda.gov
Bill Veranzi Oilseeds

202-690-4903

Bill.Veranzi@fas.usda.gov
Organic Foods

Shari Kosco

Organics

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@fas.usda.gov
Sugar
Robert Knapp   Sugar (foreign), canned fruit

202-720-4620

Robert.Knapp@fas.usda.gov
Tree Nuts

Tony Halstead

Tree nuts

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@fas.usda.gov

Coffee (formerly Tropical Products)

Tony Halstead

Coffee

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@fas.usda.gov

Vacant

Tropical fruits (avocadoes, papayas and mangoes)    
Wine

Shari Kosco           

Wine

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@fas.usda.gov
Wood Products

Tony Halstead

Wood products

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@fas.usda.gov 

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