News, Facts, and Stats

SUSTA is keeping a close eye on coronavirus and industry updates. 

We fully appreciate the pressures and difficulties of navigating your small business through this situation.

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The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has scheduled an itinerary of seven agency sponsored trade missions this year.

USDA and USTR Announce Progress on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement.

Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay, the SUSTA region is home to some of top fish and seafood producing states in the country.

Get feedback from Canadian consumers about your product! The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service is offering a free sampling program at the National Women’s Show in Montreal.

The beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect on where you find yourself and what lies ahead. That is particularly so at the dawn of a new decade.

As 2019 winds to a close, we are working hard with our member States and companies to plan a successful 2020. We urge you to do the same and to take advantage of SUSTA’s

SUSTA is wrapping its 2019 program year, and it sure has been a busy one. Through our Global Events program, we organized more than 40 events

The U.S. and Japan have completed and signed a new two-way trade agreement that will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

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Good news! Through the first half of the year, SUSTA companies have been booking some impressive sales as reported in their initial activity surveys.

China has always been a major market for SUSTA. Last year, even with the tariffs in place for most of the year

It’s hard to believe that the first half of 2019 is already in the books; looking back, the past six months have been a very productive time for SUSTA.

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In 2019, the USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP), administered by FAS, provided approximately $200 million to farmers, ranchers, and small businesses

Learn about the Scandinavian market and hear important updates on Brexit during this 35 minute recorded webinar.

One of the top performing, and the fastest growing, categories of SUSTA product exports is specialty crops – including everything from fresh produce to tree nuts and groundnuts.

In preparing our approach to effectively allocating recently awarded Agricultural Trade Promotion funds, SUSTA’s team re-evaluated a diverse series of global markets

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USDA just held its 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum late last month; the Forum is one of the biggest gatherings of the global food and agricultural industries each year.

On January 31, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had awarded $200 million to 57 U.S. agri-food 

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA awarded $200 million to 57 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program.

2018 was a very interesting and exciting year for the Southern U.S. Trade Association (SUSTA). In addition to navigating a series of global trade challenges,

The Maryland Dept of Ag and SUSTA to host a seminar with experts from Canada, China, the EU and India on Nov. 27.

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Louisiana Dept of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., will serve as past president. 

A look at bulk commodities versus consumer-oriented exports to China in the first half of 2018.

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller was elected the president of SUSTA at the organization’s annual board of directors’ meeting this week.

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was elected vice president of SUSTA at the organization’s annual board of directors’ meeting this week.

Canada announced its intention to impose countermeasures against products from the United States, including agricultural exports.

The government of Argentina has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. pork to be imported into Argentina.

SUSTA would like to congratulate the President of their Board of Directors, Cindy Hyde-Smith, on her appointment to the U.S. Senate.

There will be a series of SBA outreach meetings on the impact of a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on small businesses.

The latest analysis of foreign export promotion program investment shows major competitors outspending the United States 4 to 1.

The MARS project applies the best data management practices to make that data available when and where farmers, packers and processors need it.

The USDA and AMS today announced the agency facilitated the export of more than $3.8 billion of American produced agricultural products in Fiscal Year 2017

Every February the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its 10-year baseline projections for agriculture,

U.S. agricultural exports totaled $140.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017

ERS recently published estimates of income and price elasticities,

Ag exports from the U.S. are expected to be the third highest on record.

USDA trade mission to Brazil with leaders from U.S. agribusinesses and trade organizations will explore opportunities to expand agricultural exports and business in that market.

Beginning with the 2018 season, Idaho will again be among the U.S. states eligible to ship chipping potatoes to Japan.

Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Belgium recorded their largest catch on record with projected 12-month sales of $895 million and on-sites sales of $136 million.

The government of Vietnam notified the U.S. that it will resume imports of American distillers dried grains (DDGS) which were suspended in December 2016.

U.S. export cooperator groups gather, learn about USDA efforts on trade and share best practices with each other.

A historic trade agreement with China will allow exports of milled rice from the United States, providing a big opportunity for Louisiana rice mills.

Several Mississippi specialty food companies recently exhibited their products at the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show, where one of the companies brought home...

Chinese meat importers are racing to get their hands on the first shipments of beef from the United States in 14 years

Following the late-spring completion of concluding activity surveys for Global Events and year-end 50% CostShare surveys, SUSTA’s team carefully compiles and analyzes ...

For most agriculture commodities it is the processor and manufacturer who bring them to the consumer

In 2017, the USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP), provided approximately $200 million to organizations representing farmers, ranchers, and small businesses engaged in exporting

One  area the U.S. is seeking to “tweak” in the NAFTA agreement is the barriers to U.S. wine, beer and spirited beverages.

NASS collects and reports annual data for honey bee colonies; survey data was recently expanded for more robust reports.

Exporting agricultural products to China is a significant undertaking, yet the market’s many positive demand indicators are enticing.

President-elect Trump will nominate for agriculture secretary former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a longtime rural agribusinessman.

Given the value of farm exports and farm imports, the 2016 agricultural trade surplus is expected to be at least $24 billion.

South Korea is in the throes of a bird flu outbreak and for the first time has asked the United States to ship it shell eggs.

Exporting is a great way to build your business, but getting your product on the shelf of a foreign retailer has unique challenges of its own.

Sweet potato production has increased substantially in recent years, achieving a record-high production in 2015

U.S. officials are seeking an agreement with South Korea to allow American egg imports; the need stems from the Asian country's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.