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The heart of agriculture lies in the hard of work of farmers and producers, regardless of their identity. Get to know Tara Gomez, a first-time trade mission participant who is a Native American, LGBTQ woman, and agriculture exporter, representing the diversity of American agriculture.

USDA will conduct its first-ever trade mission focused on Indian Country and Native Hawaiian Community businesses, products and priorities. Under Secretary Alexis Taylor the mission to Vancouver, Canada, June 17-20.

May is World Trade Month and this is World Trade Week – a perfect opportunity to celebrate U.S. agriculture’s trade successes and highlight the importance of trade to the farm sector and to our nation as whole. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, U.S. agricultural exports have grown significantly, posting the three highest years in history in 2021-2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from current and potential U.S. exporters for a trade mission to Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, 2024. Participants will attend events in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and will also have the opportunity to engage with visiting buyers from Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia and Thailand.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor arrived in New Delhi today to launch a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission.

Under Secretary Alexis Taylor will lead an agribusiness trade mission to Bogotá, Colombia, Aug. 13-15, 2024. USDA U.S. exporters who have interest in joining the delegation.

Under Secretary Alexis Taylor will lead a USDA trade mission to New Delhi, India, April 22-25, accompanied by representatives from 47 businesses and organizations and 11 state departments of agriculture.

A recent USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) proved to be a tremendous success for nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses, cooperators, trade associations, and state departments of agriculture looking to grow and diversify U.S. exports to East Asia.

Under Secretary Alexis Taylor arrived in Seoul today with officials from 48 agribusiness and farm organizations and five state departments of agriculture.

American farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness owners continue to have success abroad as USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service works for U.S. agriculture.

Representatives from 49 U.S. companies and organizations will join the USDA trade mission to South Korea later this month.

USDA Deputy Secretary Torres Small visited a USDA-supported school feeding program and garden at the Mungazine Primary School in Mozambique.