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Deadline For Ag Trade Mission To South Korea May 31st
Deadline For Ag Trade Mission To South Korea May 31st
Deadline For Ag Trade Mission To South Korea May 31st
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is encouraging businesses connected to farm and food products to register for a trade mission to South Korea coming up in November.  The mission, scheduled for November 9th-13th, will include a visit to Seoul, the largest city in South Korea, for business-to-business meetings with potential importers, processors, and distributors.  In addi...
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
NW Cherries Continue To Do Well Overseas
Overseas markets are a big component of the Northwest cherry industry.  And according to Keith Hu, Director of International Sales for Northwest Cherry Growers, local fruit continues to do well overseas.  He said the markets that take most of his attention include Canada, the top destination for U.S. cherries, as wel...
Lower Beef Exports Reported In February
Lower Beef Exports Reported In February
Lower Beef Exports Reported In February
According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports in February were down from 2024’s numbers.  Dan Halstrom, USMEF President and CEO, said a little over 98,000 tons were exported globally in February, a roughly 5% year-over-year drop.  Despite that ...
Focus On Fruit: 08/15/24
Focus On Fruit: 08/15/24
Focus On Fruit: 08/15/24
What are the trade wishes of Pear Bureau Northwest?  We sat down with PBNW's Jeff Correa to find out.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 
Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
Bass: Trade Picture Looks Good For Beef
The name of the game for most U.S. commodities is international trade, finding new markets and expanding existing ones.  And the U.S. beef sector is no different.  The University of Idaho’s Dr. Phil Bass said the beef industry is starting to get some help when it comes to trade agreements, adding that the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Merger Leadership Changes Announced At Simplot
Merger Leadership Changes Announced At Simplot
Merger Leadership Changes Announced At Simplot
Changes are coming to the JR Simplot Company.  The Boise-based company announced Monday it will merge a pair of divisions into one, along with making leadership changes as well.  Company officials announced it would merge Simplot Australia with the Simplot Food Group forming a new group: Simplot Global Foods.  The business will...
Organic Trade Reaches $3.4 Billion in 2021
Organic Trade Reaches $3.4 Billion in 2021
Organic Trade Reaches $3.4 Billion in 2021
Earlier this week, Economic Research Service reported organic trade reached $3.4 billion in 2021.  Since 2011, there has been an uptick in the total value of imported organic products, partially because more products are being tracked and partially because more high-value organic products, such as blueberries and squash, are being imported into the United States.  The Uni...
Borror: South Korea’s Duty-Free Quota Good News For U.S. Beef
Borror: South Korea’s Duty-Free Quota Good News For U.S. Beef
Borror: South Korea’s Duty-Free Quota Good News For U.S. Beef
South Korea is the largest value market for U.S. beef exports, and it's on pace to possibly reach $3 billion this year.  In an effort to combat rising prices, Korea  created a duty-free quota for American beef.  Erin Borror, Vice President for Economic Analysis at the U.S. Meat Export Fede...
OSU Plans To Use Wasp To Fight Spotted Winged Drosophila
OSU Plans To Use Wasp To Fight Spotted Winged Drosophila
OSU Plans To Use Wasp To Fight Spotted Winged Drosophila
Oregon State University researchers are set to release a wasp discovered in South Korea, in an effort to combat an invasive fruit fly that causes $500 million in damage to the state’s fruit crops every year.  Professor Vaughn Walton led the team who found the parasitic wasp, and he says it should significantly reduce the need for expensive chemical pesticides. “The t...

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