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USDA, through its administration of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, is the largest global donor to school feeding efforts, providing U.S. agricultural commodities, funding, and technical assistance to reduce hunger, support nutrition, and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, around the world.

Sometimes, even the most successful and experienced entrepreneurs need a little extra help navigating ways to diversify and expand their business model. For dairy products and ingredients company, Tedford/Tellico, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee, that was the case in 2022, when its Global Sales Director Matthew Tedford attended his first-ever USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission more than 8,500 miles away in the Philippines.

Private exporters reported sales of 297,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China during MY 2023/2024.

Secretary Vilsack met with Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian to address outstanding market access issues and other U.S. agricultural stakeholder concerns,

Private exporters reported the following sales activity for MY 2023/2024: 134,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China and 447,500 MT of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations.

Private exporters reported the following sales activity for MY 2023/2024: 136,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China, 110,000 MT of soft red winter wheat for delivery to China, and 165,000 MT of corn for delivery to unknown destinations.

Private exporters reported to USDA the following sales activity: 372,000 MT of soft red winter wheat for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year; and 136,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year.

Private exporters reported to USDA sales of 198,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year.

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor will lead a USDA trade mission to Seoul, South Korea, March 25-28, 2024. U.S. exporters who wish to participate are encouraged to apply.

Private exporters reported to USDA the following sales activity, all for delivery during the 2023/2024 marketing year: 440,000 MT of soft red winter wheat to China; 267,044 MT of corn to Mexico; 183,000 MT of soybean cake and meal to the Philippines.

Private exporters reported the following sales activity: 132,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year: 198,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2023/2024 marketing year.

Private exporters reported to USDA sales of 134,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year.