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In 2009 when Tim Montz first traveled to Shanghai representing the Texan pecan industry, he had to explain what pecans were. Two years later, promoting their pecans to China and other countries has become “business as usual” for father-and-son team...

By organizing and executing agricultural trade missions, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is helping U.S. exports thrive around the world. In 2011 alone, USDA led 57 U.S. agribusinesses on missions to Peru, Indonesia, Vietnam, Colombia and...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will lead a mission with 26 U.S. businesses to promote trade with Panama and Colombia Nov. 15-17. This is the largest delegation of U.S. companies ever to participate in a USDA...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, September 22, 2011 – Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead USDA’s first-ever agricultural trade Mission to Vietnam in the cities of Hanoi...

20 U.S. Companies Aim to Form Business Ties and Joint Ventures on Mission WASHINGTON, April 1, 2011 – USDA’s Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead 20 U.S. companies on an Agribusiness Trade and...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2011 -- USDA's Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead 20 U.S. companies on an Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to Lima, Peru, Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2011, to meet with 150...