Washington, DC
December 15, 2006

From: United States Department of Agriculture / APHIS
To: Major alfalfa seed producers in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

There has been an initial request for some pest risk analysis information for Alfalfa seed, currently prohibited, by the Bolivian government for an interested importer or importers. Prior to moving forward with a response the USDA APHIS PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management Trade Director and Regional Directors are interested in learning what sort of interest there is in the Alfalfa seed industry as a supplier for this market.

Therefore, please forward this informal "Interest Survey" memo to your industry representatives for comment. Please respond as soon as possible (flexible response date: January 22, 2007)


Survey:

Would your industry be interested in exporting Alfalfa seed to Bolivia?
If yes, what would be your estimated total volume?

Name of Company or Organization:
Contact Name:
Phone :
E-mail (optional)

The information gathered in this information request is kept confidential under the government's information, proprietary, and security protocols and will only be used to determine USDA export support activity in this matter.

Regards,
Tess Acosta-Williams
Trade Specialist
AZ, AR,CO,HI/GU,KS,LA,MO,NM,NV,OK, TX, UT,
United States Department of Agriculture
APHIS - PPQ
Phoenix, AZ
602-431-8930 x211
602-312-4750 Blackberry

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