June 1998
Volume X, No. 6
Features
Consumers Get Their Say in
Growing Dominican Market
On this Caribbean island nation of 8 million, a changing market and changing consumer tastes are creating export opportunities that reach beyond chicken feed.
Export (Ad)Ventures in Venezuela
A good import agent eases the official paper trail for U.S. exporters in this awakening market.
Brazil's Northeast: Backwater No More
Tourist bucks stimulate the economy of Brazil's Northeast Region, now leading the rest of the country in growth.
Ice Cream, in Central
America?
The frozen pleasures of U.S. ice cream products are melting hearts in Central America have recently discovered
Hot Markets for Frozen Fries: U.S. Exports Bag Another Record
As burger outlets mushroom throughout the world, U.S. fries continue to set a sizzling export pace.
U.S. Wood Exporters Lock Up Japan's Window and Door Market
The door to the Japanese housing market is ajar, and quality U.S.-made wood windows and doors are moving in.
Big Time
"Frame-Up": U.S. Wood Exports to Japan
Prospective Japanese homeowners know a good thing when they see it. Imported 2x4 framing and prefabricated housing units are changing the Japanese housing market.
Yin and Yang: Adjustments in the Chinese Cotton Market
Threading your way through China's highly regulated cotton market can be a balancing act.
As competition takes its toll on the small pork producer in New Zealand, the shortfall in supply spells opportunity for U.S. exporters.
| Editor Jeanne McLaughlin 202-720-0061 |
Writers Carolyn Harris Mary Rekas Eric Van Chantfort |
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