Alexis Taylor

The USDA announced last week it has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports (ASCE) Initiative.  USDA launched the initiative in January 2024 as part of the agency’s commitment to create more and better markets for U.S. producers an...

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service recently announced its latest investments in the McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and Food for Progress.   “All told, it will be over $466 million, but govern Dole is $248,000,000 to nine countries, while Food for Progress is $218,000,000 of that to seven countries,” said Under Secretary for Trade and foreign Agricultur

It was an effort to export more of what’s grown in the Northwest and sell it to customers in SE Asia.  Washington leads the northwest with millions of dollars of food and agriculture exports to Vietnam such as apples, dairy, wheat along with fish and seafood.  However, foll...

USDA just wrapped its second to Agribusiness trade mission to Vietnam and the 6th of seven the department has scheduled for 2024.   “Vietnam is the 10th largest food and agricultural export market for the United States," noted Under Secretary for Trade and foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.  "The United S...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor, will lead a USDA trade mission to Vietnam from September 9th through the 13th.  She’ll be joined at stops in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi by representatives from 58 agribusinesses and organizations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture....

Last week’s USDA trade mission to Colombia may benefit the Northwest ag industry in the future.  The goal of the trade mission was to boost American agricultural exports and build upon the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.  Overall Colom...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis Taylor, arrived in Bogota, Colombia, earlier this week.  The former head of the Oregon Department of Ag is leading a trade mission with representatives from 36 agribusinesses and organizations to enhance American ag exports and continue building on trade gains made since the U.S.-Colomb...

Last week, a delegation of nearly 30 U.S. Ag businesses, farm groups, and others were in Panama to explore export opportunities to the region.  USDA Under Secretary for trade Alexis Taylor led the mission, which wasn’t directed exclusively at Panama, but six other countries from the region as well.  As the trip w...

The USDA’s first trade mission of the year gets underway this weekend, and it will have a uniquely Northwest feel.  Members of the delegation will be in Panama Sunday the 19th though Thursday the 23rd.   “Trade missions are just one of the effective tools we have in our market development toolbox," said Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.  Taylor, the for

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and former Oregon Department of Agriculture head Alexis Taylor will lead a delegation of 26 agribusinesses and farm organizations to Panama City, Panama, March 19-23.  The mission highlights opportunities in Panama and throughout the Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement region.  Exports...