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From September 9-13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service held a multi-city Agribusiness Trade Mission (ATM) in Vietnam. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor led one of the largest USDA trade missions, which included representatives from 33 U.S. businesses, 9 State Departments of Agriculture, and 23 USDA cooperators.

American barbeque is growing in popularity across the globe. Flavor-seeking food enthusiasts flock to dishes prepared with tasty barbeque seasonings. In September 2024, United Tastes held the Great American Barbeque Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam, in honor of the first anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Welcome back to “Export Impact.” In this post, we further explore the impactful work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service.

Locally Employed (LE) staff from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) offices around the world were in the United States recently, exchanging information with American farmers, producers, and researchers and learning about USDA programs, agricultural innovation, and supply chain issues.

International Coffee Day is October 1 and FAS is brewing up excitement. On this day, we celebrate and promote one of the worlds most enjoyed beverages.

Welcome to the inaugural post of "Export Impact,” a new platform where we dive into the impactful work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service.

USDA hosted an stakeholder event June 27 to begin sharing ideas for how to make the 2026 observance of the International Year of the Woman Farmer a momentous and transformational one.

The heart of agriculture lies in the hard of work of farmers and producers, regardless of their identity. Get to know Tara Gomez, a first-time trade mission participant who is a Native American, LGBTQ woman, and agriculture exporter, representing the diversity of American agriculture.

May is World Trade Month and this is World Trade Week – a perfect opportunity to celebrate U.S. agriculture’s trade successes and highlight the importance of trade to the farm sector and to our nation as whole. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, U.S. agricultural exports have grown significantly, posting the three highest years in history in 2021-2023.

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrates Earth Day 2024 with communities across the nation and around the globe, we have an exciting opportunity to highlight the activities, tools and resources of the USDA International Climate Hub.

For many American farms, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. The Robison and Stennes family orchards combined equal more than 200 years of growing apples in Washington. Both family farms view the recent trade win of India reopening its market to U.S. apples as beneficial for apple farmers across Washington.

A recent USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) proved to be a tremendous success for nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses, cooperators, trade associations, and state departments of agriculture looking to grow and diversify U.S. exports to East Asia.