Partner Resources
Foreign Agricultural Service
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service provides numerous resources for US exporters. FAS improves foreign market access for U.S. products by removing barriers to trade, enforcing U.S. rights under standing trade agreements, and providing assistance to U.S. suppliers.
1. Exporting - FAS provides a variety of resources including Market Intelligence, Export Financing, Regulations & Requirements, Trade Missions, and Trade Shows.
2. Overseas Offices (Posts) - This directory lists contact information for the100 FAS Agricultural Trade Office that cover approximately 180 countries across the world. These Agricultural Trade Offices write GAIN reports (see below), submit trade leads to the State Regional Trade Groups, and provide support to U.S. companies to help them successfully enter foreign markets.
3. Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) - GAIN reports provide intelligence on the agricultural economy in nearly 200 countries. These reports cover topics from market conditions to the agro-political dynamics in the country.
4. Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS) - Current and historical data on international trade in agricultural, fish, forest and textile products.
5. USDA Export Credit Guarantee Program - The GSM-102 program provides credit guarantees to encourage commercial financing of exports of U.S. agricultural products. Under this program, FAS guarantees payments due from foreign banks under letters of credit.
6. USDA Facility Guarantee Program - The Facility Guarantee Program provides guarantees to finance commercial exports of manufactured goods and U.S. services that will be used to establish or improve agriculture-related facilities in emerging countries.
7. The Expanding Agricultural Export Act of 2023 - Is a bicameral, bipartisan bill that would increase MAP mandatory funding and would increase Foreign Market Development Program funding.
Governmental Agencies
WUSATA collaborates with numerous government agencies that also support U.S. suppliers with exporting their food and agricultural products. Learn more about these resources below!
1. Export-Import Bank of the United States - Official export credit agency of the United States that assists in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.
2. National Association of State Departments of Agriculture - Promotes American agriculture and represents the State Departments of Agriculture.
3. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues.
4. U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration - Strengthens the competitiveness of the U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements. Check out their research center to learn about country specific regulations, identify top markets for your products, and more!
5. U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade - Serves as a source for U.S. export and import statistics and provides regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States. Here is a useful tool to help identify your products' HS Codes.
6. U.S. Small Business Administration - Provides aid, counsel, assistance, and export business guidance for small businesses.
7. Table of Size Standards - Use this table to determine if your company meets the size standard for FundMatch.
8. U.S. Export Assistance Centers - Help companies explore the process of exporting at centers across the country. Each one is staffed by professionals from public and private organizations with experience in export assistance for small and medium-sized businesses.
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