USDA recently announced it will make funds available through the Commodity Credit Corporation for a Regional Agricultural Promotion Program aimed at expanding opportunities for U.S. agricultural products in international markets. 
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom welcomed the news and said the investment is very timely, as the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) is reaching its end.

Halstrom adds that additional resources are especially beneficial in
emerging markets, allowing U.S. agriculture to diversify its export
destinations. For example, he notes that ATP funding allowed USMEF to
promote U.S. red meat more aggressively in markets such as Colombia and
the Philippines. 

The U.S. Meat Export Federation is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry. It is funded by USDA - the beef, pork, lamb, corn and soybean checkoff programs - as well as its members representing nine industry sectors including beef/veal producing and feeding and pork producing and feeding. 

Visit www.USMEF.org for more information.