May 2000
Volume XII, No. 5

Features

Translating Western Canadian Trends
Into U.S. Export Sales

Western Canada is ripe with opportunities for enterprising exporters
with a nose for the new

Catfish: Eastern Canada's Catching On

Eastern Canada's consumers were looking for a white-fleshed fish with class. U.S. farm-raised catfish, with its Southern mystique, may fit the bill.

Russian's Beer Boom Sells U.S. Ingredients

Despite a rollercoaster economy, one Russian industry is consistently on the rise:
beer. Domestic production fuels a demand for raw ingredients that are unavailable locally.

The Fish That Laid Ruby Eggs: U.S. Caviar a Hit in Russia

U.S. producers exported a record $2.7 million worth of caviar to Russia in 1999. Alaska put the American seafood industry in the black by seeing red.

The Cajun Connections: How U.S. Alligator Gets to Italy

Italy is the world's top buyer of reptile skins. Its alligator imports come via a Cajun connection-skins grown mainly in Louisiana and processed in France.

Dairy Genetics in Black and White-A Bull Market for U.S. Exporters

A strong presence in an international ranking of the world's top 100 dairy bulls is vital to U.S.
exports of frozen Holstein semen. But what do these numbers really show?

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