USDA Trade Mission to South Korea Showing Results

"Based on what we've seen in the last few days here, we have a very bright future, going forward."

That's Ken Isley, head of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.  He is also the head of a trade mission to South Korea, a mission with about 50 U-S business and commodity representatives, and others.  And from Seoul, he told reporters that contingent has held over 700 business-to-business meetings, with good results.

"Approximately $3 million for short-term sales to be delivered in the next one to two months, and estimated at least $30 million in sales longer term over a 12-month period," Insley added.

He also noted more long-term business will come out of this four-day mission.  The U.S. is already South Korea's biggest supplier of food and Ag products, but it is still denying access to its market for U.S. apples, pears and stone fruits.  The trade mission included meetings with Korean government officials about those and other issues.

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