Iraq
Iraq is an important
country in USDA’s portfolio, both in terms of
capacity building and agricultural trade. The
renewal of the trading relationship with Iraq,
following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, has
seen U.S. exports of wheat, rice and poultry grow to
reach $1 billion dollars in fiscal year 2008; Iraq
is currently the fourth largest market for U.S.
rice, and the fifth largest market for U.S. wheat
and poultry. USDA’s Agricultural Strategy for Iraq
is aimed at developing a dynamic food and
agricultural system in Iraq that is characterized as
competitive, sustainable and globally integrated.
These objectives are partially achieved by the
placement of USDA agricultural advisors in Iraq’s
Ministry of Agriculture and USDA agricultural
advisors on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs),
and through technical assistance.
Population:
27 million
Major U.S. Agricultural Imports:
food,
medicine,
manufactured goods, refined petroleum products
GDP per capita: $3,600
Agriculture: 95 percent of GDP
Agricultural Production: wheat, barley, rice,
vegetables, cotton, dates, cattle, sheep
Major Agricultural Exports: crude oil, crude
materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
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