Kansas City, Kansas
November 15, 2006
U.S. Agriculture Secretary
Mike Johanns today announced $200 million worth of funding to 67
U.S. trade organizations to promote U.S. agricultural products
overseas.
"USDA supports efforts to reach
out to consumers around the world to demonstrate the high
quality and variety of American food products," said Johanns.
"The importance of trade is highlighted by predictions of a
fourth straight year of record agricultural exports, which have
become a critical part of the revenue portfolio for producers.
USDA will continue to help our farmers and ranchers gain access
to growing global markets."
Once final numbers are tallied,
U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal year 2006 are expected to
be $68 billion, up from the previous record of $62.5 billion
last year. Fiscal year 2007 exports are expected to reach $72
billion—setting yet another record.
The fiscal year 2006
allocations announced today will be administered under the
Foreign Agricultural Service's Market Access Program (MAP). The
MAP uses funds from USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to
share the costs of overseas marketing and promotional activities
with U.S. agricultural trade organizations, state regional
groups, and cooperatives. Activities conducted with MAP funding
include market research, consumer promotions for retail
products, and seminars to educate overseas customers.
For more information on the
Market Access Program, call the FAS Marketing Operations Staff
at (202) 720-4327 or visit the FAS Web site at
http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/default.htm.
A listing for fiscal year 2006
allocations for the MAP is attached.
Market Access Program
Allocations - Fiscal Year 2006
|
MAP
Participant FY 2006 |
Allocations |
| Alaska Seafood
Marketing Institute |
$5,116,061 |
| American Forest &
Paper Association |
$12,197,854 |
| American Peanut
Council |
$1,973,810 |
|
American Seed Trade Association |
$13,482 |
| American Sheep
Industry Association |
$395,713 |
| American Soybean
Association |
$4,623,364 |
| Blue Diamond
Growers/Almond Board of California |
$2,327,044 |
| Brewers Association |
$195,282 |
| California
Agricultural Export Council/Western Growers Association |
$1,426,335 |
| California Asparagus
Commission |
$240,835 |
| California Cherry
Advisory Board |
$537,580 |
| California Cling Peach
Board |
$419,070 |
| California Kiwifruit
Commission |
$138,449 |
| California Pear
Advisory Board |
$480,170 |
| California Pistachio
Commission |
$1,298,037 |
| California Prune Board |
$1,824,791 |
| California Strawberry
Commission |
$874,105 |
| California Table Grape
Commission |
$5,793,964 |
| California Tomato
Commission/Florida Tomato Committee |
$684,906 |
| California Tree Fruit
Agreement |
$2,689,884 |
| California Walnut
Commission |
$4,440,311 |
| Cherry Marketing
Institute |
$188,861 |
| Cotton Council
International |
$16,702,650 |
| Cranberry Marketing
Committee |
$1,806,608 |
| Distilled Spirits
Council |
$93,196 |
| Florida Department of
Citrus |
$3,869,511 |
| Food Export USA
Northeast |
$6,620,306 |
| Ginseng Board of
Wisconsin |
$114,754 |
| Hawaii Papaya Industry
Association |
$64,494 |
| Hop Growers of America |
$38,912 |
| Intertribal
Agriculture Council |
$484,299 |
| Mid-America
International Agri-Trade Council |
$8,046,096 |
| Mohair Council of
America |
$128,723 |
| National Association
of State Departments of Agriculture |
$2,713,554 |
| National Confectioners
Association |
$1,311,062 |
| National Dry Bean
Council |
$1,236,347 |
| National Honey Board |
$206,145 |
| National Potato
Promotion Board (USA Potato Board) |
$6,091,366 |
| National Renderers
Association |
$860,149 |
| National Sunflower
Association |
$982,636 |
| National Watermelon
Promotion Board |
$174,090 |
| New York Wine and
Grape Foundation |
$329,322 |
| Northwest Wine
Promotion Coalition |
$752,413 |
| Organic Trade
Association |
$301,896 |
| Pear Bureau Northwest |
$2,967,351 |
| Pet Food Institute |
$1,493,158 |
| Raisin Administrative
Committee |
$2,378,825 |
| Southern United States
Trade Association |
$8,265,669 |
| Sunkist Growers, Inc. |
$3,613,372 |
| Texas Produce Export
Association |
$87,145 |
| The Catfish Institute |
$406,886 |
| The Popcorn Board |
$271,737 |
| U.S. Apple Association |
$811,697 |
| U.S. Dairy Export
Council |
$5,528,848 |
| U.S. Grains Council |
$7,711,058 |
| U.S. Highbush
Blueberry Council |
$217,452 |
| U.S. Livestock
Genetics, Inc. |
$1,630,893 |
| U.S. Meat Export
Federation |
$18,089,139 |
| U.S. Wheat Associates |
$6,299,107 |
| USA Dry Pea and Lentil
Council |
$879,266 |
| USA Poultry and Egg
Export Council |
$4,953,751 |
| USA Rice
Federation/U.S. Rice Producers Association |
$4,667,954 |
| Washington State Fruit
Commission |
$650,280 |
| Washington Apple
Commission |
$4,082,167 |
| Welch's Food |
$1,017,074 |
| Western United States
Agricultural Trade Association |
$13,057,609 |
| Wine Institute |
$6,751,256 |
| Reserve |
$3,359,868 |
| |
|
| TOTAL |
$200,000,000 |
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Washington, DC
November 15, 2006
USDA announces $39 million to promote U.S. food and agricultural
products overseas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural
Service today announced fiscal year 2006 allocations of $39
million to 56 U.S. trade organizations to promote U.S.
agricultural products overseas."Developing overseas markets
is critical to American agriculture," said Agriculture Secretary
Mike Johanns. "These programs support U.S. producer associations
so they can tap into market opportunities. Agricultural exports
support not only the food and agriculture sectors, but the
economy as a whole."
The allocations will be administered under three FAS
programs-the Foreign Market Development (FMD) cooperator
program, the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC)
program, and the Quality Samples Program (QSP).Under the FMD
Cooperator program, USDA establishes a trade promotion
partnership with nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade
organizations. Program activities focus on reducing market
impediments, improving the processing capabilities of importers,
modifying restrictive regulatory codes and standards in foreign
markets and identifying new markets or uses for U.S. products.
The 50-year-old program has supported market development
activities in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Under the TASC program, USDA provides funds to eligible
organizations to address barriers to exports of U.S. specialty
crops. These include all cultivated plants and their products
produced in the United States except wheat, feed grains,
oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar and tobacco.The QSP
funds activities that benefit agricultural industries rather
than individual exporters. Recipients are reimbursed for certain
costs of purchasing and transporting commodity samples to
provide foreign importers with information about the attributes,
characteristics and use of U.S. commodities.
For more information on these programs, call the FAS Marketing
Operations Staff at (202) 720-4327 or visit the FAS Web site at
http://www.fas.usda.gov.
Listings for fiscal year 2006 allocations:
Release No. 0445.06
FAS PR No. 0181-06
Contact:
Terri Teuber (202) 720-4623
Sally Klusaritz (202) 720-7115
2006 Foreign Market Development Cooperator
Program
|
Cooperator |
FY
2006 Allocations |
|
American Forest &
Paper Association |
$3,484,081 |
|
American Peanut
Council |
$654,030 |
|
American Seed Trade Association |
$134,395 |
|
American Sheep
Industry Association |
$162,810 |
|
American Soybean
Association |
$7,090,643 |
|
Cotton Council
International |
$3,778,136 |
|
Leather Industries of
America |
$158,418 |
|
Mohair Council of
America |
$19,393 |
|
National Dry Bean
Council |
$123,953 |
|
National Hay
Association |
$36,424 |
|
National Renderers
Association |
$944,218 |
|
National Sunflower
Association |
$227,049 |
|
North American Millers
Association |
$49,624 |
|
U.S. Dairy Export
Council |
$750,918 |
|
U.S. Grains Council |
$5,235,760 |
|
U.S. Hide, Skin and
Leather Association |
$119,614 |
|
U.S. Livestock
Genetics |
$696,948 |
|
U.S. Meat Export
Federation |
$1,962,744 |
|
U.S. Wheat Associates |
$5,659,220 |
|
USA Dry Pea and Lentil
Council |
$165,346 |
|
USA Poultry and Egg
Export Council |
$1,583,360 |
|
USA Rice Federation |
$1,462,916 |
|
TOTAL ALLOCATION |
$34,500,000 |
2006 Quality Samples Program
|
Applicant |
FY
2006 Allocations |
|
Alaska Seafood
Marketing Institute |
$43,000 |
|
American Sheep
Industry Association |
$305,000 |
|
American Soybean
Association |
$50,000 |
|
California Agriculture
Export Council |
$30,000 |
|
California Tomato
Export Group |
$100,000 |
|
Cherry Marketing
Institute |
$63,000 |
|
Cranberry Marketing
Committee |
$24,000 |
|
Ginseng Board of
Wisconsin |
$60,000 |
|
Mohair Council of
America |
$231,000 |
|
National Confectioners
Association |
$10,000 |
|
National Hay
Association |
$75,000 |
|
National Potato
Promotion Board |
$478,000 |
|
Pear Bureau Northwest |
$2,000 |
|
Raisin Administrative
Committee |
$30,000 |
|
U.S. Dairy Export
Council |
$50,600 |
|
U.S. Grains Council |
$161,000 |
|
U.S. Wheat Associates |
$90,600 |
|
TOTAL |
$1,803,200 |
2006 Technical Assistance for Specialty
Crop
|
Organization |
FY
2006 Allocations |
|
Agricultural Research
Service |
$13,414 |
|
California
Agricultural Export Council |
$97,200 |
|
California Association
of Nurseries and Garden |
$88,200 |
|
California Cherry
Advisory Board |
$42,980 |
|
California Citrus
Quality Council |
$164,710 |
|
California Dept of
Food and Agriculture |
$48,260 |
|
California Minor Crops
Council |
$30,000 |
|
California Table Grape
Commission |
$25,000 |
|
California Tree Fruit
Agreement |
$81,678 |
|
Cranberry Marketing
Committee |
$30,000 |
|
Florida Citrus Packers |
$498,500 |
|
Ginseng Board of
Wisconsin |
$76,500 |
|
Horticulture Research
Institute/Am. Nursery |
$289,753 |
|
Idaho Department of
Agriculture |
$89,786 |
|
Indian River Citrus
League |
$500,000 |
|
National Potato
Council |
$24,199 |
|
North Carolina State
University |
$65,854 |
|
Northwest
Horticultural Council |
$80,894 |
|
Northwest
Horticultural Council |
$20,500 |
|
Northwest Fruit
|
$15,000 |
|
Oregon Sweet Cherry
Commission |
$15,320 |
|
Regents of the Univ.
of California, Riverside |
$67,000 |
|
U.S. Apple Export
Council |
$45,000 |
|
U.S. Potato Board |
$30,000 |
|
U.S. Hop Industry
Plant Protection Committee |
$97,500 |
|
Virginia Christmas
Tree Growers Association |
$50,000 |
|
TOTAL
|
$2,587,248 |
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