USDA Trade Mission to Morocco and West Africa in December

Representatives from 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, on December 2nd-5th.

“This mission offers a crucial opportunity for U.S. agribusinesses to enter into Morocco’s dynamic market and leverage its strategic position for wider American access,” said Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley, who will lead the trade mission. “We are dedicated to facilitating these vital connections and expanding America’s agricultural exports.”

Morocco is the second-largest export market for U.S. agriculture in Africa.  U.S. sales of farm and food products to the country topped $619 million last year, representing 16% of the continent’s market share.  American agricultural exports to Morocco have doubled since the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 2006.

Whitley added U.S. exporters have a number of opportunities in numerous sectors, including beef, dairy, feed grains, live animals, rice, seafood, seed potatoes, soybeans, and more.

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