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Agriculture Trade
March 22, 2012
Two recent free trade agreements between the United States and other countries are expected to increase agricultural exports.
March 22, 2012
Virginia farmers are doing their share to help President Obama’s initiative to double U.S. exports by 2014.
March 15, 2012
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on March 13 that the commonwealth exported a record $2.35 billion in agricultural products in 2011, an increase of more than 6 percent from 2010 and more than 2 percent from 2009.
February 16, 2012
The Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade will take place on March 13 and 14 at the Omni Richmond Hotel.
January 26, 2012
China’s middle class is growing, and so is its demand for U.S. agricultural products.
January 05, 2012
Chinese trade bans in place as far back as 2007 are hurting the state’s farm economy.
January 05, 2012
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Virginia Port Authority will hold the Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade March 13 and 14 at the Omni Richmond Hotel.
November 30, 2011
Virginia agricultural exports are up 5 percent from 2010, and that figure could increase even more before the end of the year, said Todd Haymore, Virginia’s secretary of agriculture and forestry.
November 29, 2011
With the theme "Ag Trade: Growing Opportunities," this year’s Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention will focus on how farmers can increase their profitability through trade.
November 29, 2011
A Virginia trade delegation is exploring opportunities to export agricultural and forestry products to Israel and India.
November 29, 2011
Bans by the Chinese government on poultry and logs shipped from Virginia have proved ongoing challenges for the state’s agriculture, forestry and shipping sectors.
November 29, 2011
The Port of Virginia has a huge impact on Virginia’s economy and has the potential to be very profitable for Virginia farmers as well.
November 17, 2011
A Virginia trade delegation is exploring opportunities to export agricultural and forestry products to Israel and India.
October 27, 2011
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering agricultural producers an opportunity to showcase their products at SIAL Canada 2012 in Montreal through partnership with the Southern U.S. Trade Association. The May 9-12 event is the leading Canadian food trade show.
October 21, 2011
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman explains why three free-trade agreements between the United States and Korea, Colombia and Panama are welcome news for farmers and ranchers.
October 06, 2011
Leading soybean and corn importers from Taiwan have ratified two letters of intent to purchase Virginia-grown soybeans and corn in 2012 and 2013.
August 25, 2011
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering Virginia farmers an opportunity to introduce their products to the Japanese market through an outbound trade mission Oct. 30 through Nov. 5 in Tokyo and Osaka.
March 24, 2011
International trade is an important part of the state and U.S. economy
March 24, 2011
According to representatives of three foreign embassies, the United States plays an important role in agricultural trade but could increase its role by signing additional trade agreements.
March 24, 2011
Virginia may be ranked ninth in the nation for agricultural exports in 2010, but Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry Todd Haymore is already itching to hit the road.
February 17, 2011
Virginia’s third annual Agricultural Trade Workshop will be held March 16 and 17 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel.
February 10, 2011
The grand opening of the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex signifies more than just a building opening.
January 27, 2011
Five freight containers filled with 3,500 50-pound bags of soy flour recently were shipped from the Port of Virginia to Afghanistan as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress program. The final destination is 5,000 pregnant and nursing women and their families in that war-torn country.
January 06, 2011
"Agricultural Trade: Opportunities in Uncertain Times" will be the theme of the third annual International Trade Workshop, scheduled for March 16 and 17.
December 30, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced on Nov. 30 that U.S. farm exports in 2011 are expected to set a record high of $126.5 billion.
June 24, 2010
Todd Haymore, Virginia’s secretary of agriculture and forestry, is concentrating on improving domestic and international sales of the state’s farm and forest products.