Market and Trade Data
Specialty Foods Find Receptive Market in the Netherlands
The Netherlands’ open, diverse society makes for an interesting retail market for specialty foods.

Urban Costa Ricans Enjoying Convenience of Frozen Food Products
Costa Rican consumers bought $13.8 million worth of frozen foods in 2005. The United States supplied about 17 percent of this amount.

South African Supermarkets Boast Super Sales and Potential
Four supermarket chains dominate the flourishing retail market in South Africa, claiming 65 percent of retail grocery sales last year. In the future they are expected to capture a greater market share and to expand through Southern Africa, creating a potentially lucrative — although challenging — market for U.S. producers.

Market and Trade Data
South China’s Dairy Industry Primed for U.S. Alfalfa
South China’s robust economy is swelling demand for dairy products among its increasingly affluent consumers. Its dairy producers are expanding efforts to meet this demand, and limited quality domestic forage and favorable tariffs are making them receptive to importing U.S. alfalfa to feed their cattle. These factors, plus the marketing efforts of U.S. industry and the Foreign Agricultural Service, can help U.S. alfalfa producers make hay in this market.

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U.S. Exporter Assistance
Going to China? Trademark Your Intellectual Property Now!
Intellectual property rights violations continue to constrain U.S. access to the Chinese market. Last year alone, by some estimates, U.S. producers lost more than $84 billion from intellectual property rights infringements involving automobiles, sports equipment, pharmaceuticals, and food and agricultural products. However, China is rapidly developing the tools necessary for you to protect your intellectual property. A very small investment of time and money can yield large dividends and protection.