Vilsack – exports “more important than ever”

US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has allocated more than 234 Million dollars for US trade organizations to promote American food and ag exports. Vilsack says with the “current global financial crisis,” increasing production and aggressive use of export promotion tools in key competitor countries’, U.S. market development programs are “more important than ever.” Through the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD), USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service will make the funding available to 70 non-profit U.S. trade groups.