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  Release No. 0445.06
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  USDA ANNOUNCES $39 MILLION TO PROMOTE U.S. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OVERSEAS
 

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2006-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service today announced fiscal year 2006 allocations of $39 million to 56 U.S. trade organizations to promote U.S. agricultural products overseas.

"Developing overseas markets is critical to American agriculture," said Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. "These programs support U.S. producer associations so they can tap into market opportunities. Agricultural exports support not only the food and agriculture sectors, but the economy as a whole."

The allocations will be administered under three FAS programs-the Foreign Market Development (FMD) cooperator program, the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program, and the Quality Samples Program (QSP).

Under the FMD Cooperator program, USDA establishes a trade promotion partnership with nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations. Program activities focus on reducing market impediments, improving the processing capabilities of importers, modifying restrictive regulatory codes and standards in foreign markets and identifying new markets or uses for U.S. products. The 50-year-old program has supported market development activities in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Under the TASC program, USDA provides funds to eligible organizations to address barriers to exports of U.S. specialty crops. These include all cultivated plants and their products produced in the United States except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar and tobacco.

The QSP funds activities that benefit agricultural industries rather than individual exporters. Recipients are reimbursed for certain costs of purchasing and transporting commodity samples to provide foreign importers with information about the attributes, characteristics and use of U.S. commodities.

For more information on these programs, call the FAS Marketing Operations Staff at (202) 720-4327 or visit the FAS Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/marketdev.asp.

Listings for fiscal year 2006 allocations are attached.

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2006 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program

Cooperator FY 2006 Allocations
   
American Forest & Paper Association $3,484,081
American Peanut Council $654,030
American Seed Trade Association $134,395
American Sheep Industry Association $162,810
American Soybean Association $7,090,643
Cotton Council International $3,778,136
Leather Industries of America $158,418
Mohair Council of America $19,393
National Dry Bean Council $123,953
National Hay Association $36,424
National Renderers Association $944,218
National Sunflower Association $227,049
North American Millers Association $49,624
U.S. Dairy Export Council $750,918
U.S. Grains Council $5,235,760
U.S. Hide, Skin and Leather Association $119,614
U.S. Livestock Genetics $696,948
U.S. Meat Export Federation $1,962,744
U.S. Wheat Associates $5,659,220
USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council $165,346
USA Poultry and Egg Export Council $1,583,360
USA Rice Federation $1,462,916
   
TOTAL ALLOCATION $34,500,000

2006 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crop

Organization FY 2006 Allocations
   
Agricultural Research Service $13,414
California Agricultural Export Council $97,200
California Association of Nurseries and Garden $88,200
California Cherry Advisory Board $42,980
California Citrus Quality Council $164,710
California Dept of Food and Agriculture $48,260
California Minor Crops Council $30,000
California Table Grape Commission $25,000
California Tree Fruit Agreement $81,678
Cranberry Marketing Committee $30,000
Florida Citrus Packers $498,500
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin $76,500
Horticulture Research Institute/Am. Nursery $289,753
Idaho Department of Agriculture $89,786
Indian River Citrus League $500,000
National Potato Council $24,199
North Carolina State University $65,854
Northwest Horticultural Council $80,894
Northwest Horticultural Council $20,500
Northwest Fruit $15,000
Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission $15,320
Regents of the Univ. of California, Riverside $67,000
U.S. Apple Export Council $45,000
U.S. Potato Board $30,000
U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee $97,500
Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association $50,000
   
TOTAL $2,587,248

2006 Quality Samples Program

Applicant FY 2006 Allocations
   
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute $43,000
American Sheep Industry Association $305,000
American Soybean Association $50,000
California Agriculture Export Council $30,000
California Tomato Export Group $100,000
Cherry Marketing Institute $63,000
Cranberry Marketing Committee $24,000
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin $60,000
Mohair Council of America $231,000
National Confectioners Association $10,000
National Hay Association $75,000
National Potato Promotion Board $478,000
Pear Bureau Northwest $2,000
Raisin Administrative Committee $30,000
U.S. Dairy Export Council $50,600
U.S. Grains Council $161,000
U.S. Wheat Associates $90,600
   
TOTAL $1,803,200