UAE signs $1.96bn missile order with Lockheed Martin - Technology - ArabianBusiness.com

Lockheed Martin Corp has received a $1.96bn contract from the Pentagon to supply the UAE with a missile defence system.
The order is for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defence or Thaad systems that include interceptors, launchers and radar, the Pentagon said in an announcement.
The interceptors are a centrepiece of the regional defence that President Barack Obama’s administration plans to deploy in the Middle East against Iran’s medium-and long-range ballistic missiles.
Batteries of land-based interceptors would be linked with the US Navy’s detection and control systems on Aegis-class destroyers and cruisers.


UAE signs $1.96bn missile order with Lockheed Martin - Technology - ArabianBusiness.com

Watch retailer eyes Saudi, UAE expansion to 2013 - Retail - ArabianBusiness.com

Citizen is planning a major expansion across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Luxury watch maker Citizen plans to open at least 70 new outlets in the Gulf by 2013, its regional manager said on Saturday.
Noboru Yamaguchi, general manager of the Middle East office of Citizen Watches Gulf Co, said: "The company plans to open several more points of sale in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Watch retailer eyes Saudi, UAE expansion to 2013 - Retail - ArabianBusiness.com

US consultants win deal for Jeddah construction projects - Construction - ArabianBusiness.com

US-based consultancy Parsons has won a contract from Jeddah Municipality to manage the construction of major infrastructure projects in the key Saudi city.
It said it has received a letter of award for construction management consultancy services from Jeddah Municipality.
The company added that the projects would involve new construction and renovations, including bridges, tunnels, roads, transportation systems, buildings, sewerage treatment plants, irrigation systems, pumping stations, stormwater drainage systems, parks, open spaces, and other city infrastructure works.
Under the three-year contract, Parsons will coordinate and manage construction projects and will provide other related services, it said in a statement.

US consultants win deal for Jeddah construction projects - Construction - ArabianBusiness.com

US companies are exporting their specialized services to the growing market of Middle East and the above is just one example of such successes.

Is global the new local? - Cattle News - Editorial, Grain & Cattle Markets, Current Stories

At the recent seminar Why to Export, held by the Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Dr. Hult advised audience members to find a market segment that is the same internationally or modify product offered. “Cultural knowledge, product uniqueness, assembling a global team and understanding your global industry are important to establishing a successful international market. The Michigan State University Broad School of Business website offers many resources for the prospective or established international trader,” according to Dr. Hult. Market, industry and demographic data may be accessed, along with a variety of tools, such as export readiness self-assessment, course content and resource websites.

Is global the new local? - Cattle News - Editorial, Grain & Cattle Markets, Current Stories

Exports Up at Los Angeles Port | NBC Los Angeles

The number of goods coming into Southland ports was flat this year, but the Port of Los Angeles posted its second year of record-high export figures despite shrinking imports.


Exports Up at Los Angeles Port NBC Los Angeles

Gas, other fuels are top U.S. export – USATODAY.com

For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world's biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel.


Gas, other fuels are top U.S. export – USATODAY.com

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Positive thoughts about the economy? Really? – USATODAY.com

On the production front, exports in 2011 will almost certainly break the 2008 high of $1.842 trillion. The competitively valued dollar will continue to support growth, say economists


Positive thoughts about the economy? Really? – USATODAY.com

Where's the Beef: U.S. beef consumption in decline | Reuters

USDA estimates 2011 U.S. per capita beef consumption at 57.4 lbs, down 13 percent from 10 years ago and down about 25 percent from 1980. In 2012, USDA predicts, Americans will eat 54.1 lbs of beef on average.
The beef industry is coping with these changes by developing new cuts that will satisfy appetites for steaks but at a lower cost. Also, it has benefited from a huge recovery in beef exports particularly to Asia and Russia, where consumers are upgrading their diets and concerns about mad cow disease fade.


Where's the Beef: U.S. beef consumption in decline Reuters

Shannon K. O'Neil: Latin America's Moment » Economic Ties Between the United States and Mexico

In terms of trade, for nearly half of U.S. states, Mexico is the number one or number two export destination. For border states such as Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, up to a third of all exports head to our southern neighbor. But it isn’t just a border issue – export industries in states as far flung as New Hampshire, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri all depend on Mexican industries and consumers. And these are some of the most dynamic trading relations we have. Twenty U.S. states increased exports to Mexico by more than 10 percent each year over the last fifteen years. Investment also flourished. Mexican FDI in the United States, though starting at a low base, increased tenfold over the past two decades.

Shannon K. O'Neil: Latin America's Moment » Economic Ties Between the United States and Mexico

World Poultry - Background: US broiler industry ­endures a dismal year

Exports represent the only redeeming factor for the industry although increases in volume from 2011 to 2012 are at best moderate.


World Poultry - Background: US broiler industry ­endures a dismal year

A Primer on the U.S. Export Control Laws - Article from Supply Chain Management Review

The current export control system is administered by two different departments, three different primary licensing agencies with differing policies, all operating under two different control lists, with fundamentally different approaches to defining controlled products.


A Primer on the U.S. Export Control Laws - Article from Supply Chain Management Review

Wisconsin shoemaker has plans afoot for China | StarTribune.com

Allen Edmonds will double in size as it exports its U.S.-made, handcrafted shoes to China

Wisconsin shoemaker has plans afoot for China StarTribune.com

U.S. exports record amount of gasoline – Patriot Update

The United States is awash in gasoline. So much so, in fact, that the country is exporting a record amount of it.


U.S. exports record amount of gasoline – Patriot Update

Toyota To Export Camrys To South Korea - From U.S. - Automotive News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls

Toyota will soon begin exporting U.S.-built Camry sedans to South Korea

Toyota To Export Camrys To South Korea - From U.S. - Automotive News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls

Emerging markets to keep agricultural prices, profitability strong | Markets content from Western Farm Press

U.S. agriculture will remain strong over the next decade due to growth fueled by emerging market economies.
With expansion of the middle class likely to double over the next decade, rising demand will result in strong exports and prices for U.S. agricultural products.

Emerging markets to keep agricultural prices, profitability strong Markets content from Western Farm Press

Trade deficit shrinks again as oil price drops – USATODAY.com

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil.


Trade deficit shrinks again as oil price drops – USATODAY.com

Small Manufacturers Bet on Exports - Businessweek

U.S. companies pushing into foreign markets are leveraging perceptions of American workmanship and a relatively weak dollar


Small Manufacturers Bet on Exports - Businessweek

U.S. rice exports to increase in 2012-13 | Rice content from Delta Farm Press

U.S. exports are projected to reach the lowest level since the mid-1990s during this marketing season. Most of the decline is for long-grain milled rice.
Long grain U.S. exports for 2011-12 are projected 23 percent lower, while medium grain is just fractionally down.
Projected rice exports are expected a big boost in 2012-13


U.S. rice exports to increase in 2012-13 Rice content from Delta Farm Press

Hardwood lumber exports from USA up 10% by end of September | EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Hardwood lumber exports from USA up 10% by end of September EUWID Wood Products and Panels

The volume of hardwood lumber exports from the USA until the end of September 2011 was 10% higher than in the same period of last year at a total of 2.108m m³

USA Exports Cars - Toyota and Nissan

After years of seeing U.S. manufacturing jobs shifted to China and other countries where products could be made less expensively, the tide is starting to turn, at least for the auto industry.

America has become a good place to build cars for the rest of the world, some automakers have determined. Labor costs are reasonable; there is a great workforce available; and the currency exchange rates are quite favorable.Read more:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Outsourcing-auto-work-to-U-S-2250964.php#ixzz1crU4IDTr

USA Dairy Exports

Top executives of six of the country's biggest dairy exporters strongly object to the Dairy Security Act of 2011. In a letter sent today to members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, they outlined the negative effects the act would have on domestic and global dairy markets and said it has no place in deficit-reduction talks.

Read more:

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/03/4028927/executives-of-major-exporting.html#ixzz1crVDn8OQ

US exporting steel to Mexico, South America and India

It is reported that with US domestic market still struggling to recover from the recession, Alabama's steel producers are looking abroad.

All along the banks of the Mobile River, warehouses are stuffed full of steel waiting to be loaded onto ships to be carried to Mexico, South America, even Egypt and India.The surge in export business is driven by several factors. First, ThyssenKrupp AG is sending quantities of steel overseas as it gears up production. Second, the weak dollar and greater economic strength abroad make American steel more attractive, although on balance the US still imports more of the industrial building block than it sends out.

US exports of copyright industries

A recent study said U.S. copyright industries accounted for $134 billion in foreign sales and exports, far more than other top export sectors such as aircraft, autos and agriculture.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/02/usa-copyright-idUSN1E7A111820111102

Travel and Tourism account for more than 25% of US service exports

International visitors have spent an estimated US$99.6 billion on US travel and tourism-related goods and services year to date (January through August), an increase of 13 percent when compared to the same period last year.

Americans have spent more than US$72.8 billion abroad year to date (up 8 percent) - resulting in a US$26.7 billion trade surplus for travel and tourism through the first eight months of 2011.

Source: trade.gov

USA exports 37% more meat to Middle East

August was another outstanding month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports set an all-time monthly value record at $514.2 million on a strong volume of 116,405 metric tons. Pork exports reached their highest monthly volume of the year at 186,068 metric tons, and the second-highest value total of all time at $531.2 million. Both pork and beef exports are on pace to set new value records in 2011 and to eclipse the $5 billion mark for the first time ever.

The Middle East continued to shine as a region of tremendous growth for U.S. beef, with totals through August running 37 higher than last year in volume (113,229 metric tons) and 46 percent higher in value ($220.7 million). Egypt was the mainstay market in the region but growth was also strong in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar – markets aggressively targeted this year by USMEF.

Source: Meat Trade News Daily

US Consul General lauds Dubai’s quick adoption of district cooling (DC - .

The US Consul General Justin H. Siberell has lauded the quick adoption of district cooling (DC) technologies in Dubai, during a visit to the office of Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Corporation (Empower), the largest district cooling service provider in the region.


US Consul General lauds Dubai’s quick adoption of district cooling (DC - .

Georgia poultry exports something to cluck about | savannahnow.com

U.S. poultry exports for the first seven months of 2011 set a new record in terms of export value — good news for Georgia and the Port of Savannah, the No. 1 poultry exporter in the country.
From January through July of this year, U.S. poultry exports reached 2.1 million metric tons, valued at $2.6 billion — up 5.7 percent and 14.1 percent respectively over the same period in 2010.



Georgia poultry exports something to cluck about savannahnow.com

Apple reports 59% sales outside USA in quarter ended March 26, 2011

Here is another testimony to potential of consumers outside USA.

Apple just reported its second fiscal quarter results for the quarter ended March 26, 2011.

Only 41% of their top line (revenue) came from USA. 59% of their total revenue (sales) or top line came from outside USA.

Another interesting fact to note. The sales grew 83% whereas the net profit grew 95%.

It is critical that US manufacturers take their products to overseas markets and do it fast - we must establish our presence in the global markets immediately - now.

EXPORT - not to grow but to survive in your home market

Whatever you make in your business, if you make them enough you become better at it. The quality of your product improves as you make more and more of them. Eventually, you start benefiting from economies of scale, thus reducing your cost of production and improving your profits. However, that can be done only if you have an opportunity to make your product a lot of times. This means that you should have access to, and be able to sell to, a large market.

Thus, an opportunity to make and sell your products in large volume has many benefits including lower quality control costs due to improved processes and improved profitability due to economies of scale. Besides, your product becomes a difficult competitor in the market for anyone to beat. Your product cannot be beaten out of the market easily.

On the other hand, if you don’t build up your expertise in your product and if they continue to struggle with quality issues, then you are always at risk in the market. If your competitor sells a lot of units and is able to develop the expertise better than you, then you are consistently at risk of being thrown out of the market.

In the global context, this is now an important fact that the US manufacturers have to accept and acknowledge soon. The markets outside USA are growing in terms of the purchasing power of the governments, businesses and individual consumers. A large amount of money is being spent by international development agencies and governments towards building the capacities of the nations that have been struggling for quite some time. This is resulting in great business activities in those countries. GDPs are growing at a great rate and personal incomes are rising thus increasing the purchasing power in general.

In terms of numbers of people, 95.5% of the world’s population lives outside USA. If a manufacturer from Europe or China or other parts of the world sells a certain product to a large market that lies outside USA then they are bound to become good at what they are making. If they make a lot of those products, their cost of production will go down and their quality of products will improve. Eventually, if these companies will continue to sell such large numbers outside USA for a long time, they would reach a point where they would become a competitive threat to US manufacturers on their own turfs.

We have had such experience in many industries in the past where foreign manufacturers became good at what they were making and took away a good share of the market inside USA. This was not because our products were not good in the first place. It was most likely because we remained focused on our national markets and never got enough experience and learning to improve our product quality and improve our costs. Eventually, the foreign manufacturers build up their expertise in the huge foreign markets and then were able to compete against our own manufacturers within the US markets.

The manufacturers in USA would benefit much by acknowledging this idea that for their future survival within US markets, and to avoid being chased out of business by foreign competitors, they must export and they must export in a big way.

Download the White Paper on US Manufacturing at www.USExports.us

Data Shows U.S. Farm Equipment Exports On the Rise | Farm Journal Magazine

Compared with the previous year, U.S. exports of agricultural-related machinery increased more than 12% compared to the previous year and totaled more than $8.95 billion according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Data Shows U.S. Farm Equipment Exports On the Rise | Farm Journal Magazine

NCBA: Opportunities For US Beef Exports

The three main opportunities for US beef exports at the moment include Russia, China and Japan

NCBA: Opportunities For US Beef Exports

US is exporting oil

Behold the growth in Total Oil Product exports since the start of 2008. These have nearly doubled from near 1.2 million barrels per day at the start of 2008, to just above 2.2 million barrels per day as of mid-January 2011.

Punk US Oil Demand and Export Confusion Gregor.us

NCBA: Opportunities For US Beef Exports - The Meat Site

"The three main opportunities I see for US beef exports at the moment include Russia, China and Japan," said Mr Miller

NCBA: Opportunities For US Beef Exports - The Meat Site

Roads, hospitals and education to get a bulk of $78 billion in Oman over next 5 years

Oman, a beautiful country and a next door neighbor to UAE. A short drive from Dubai for those companies that are based at Dubai Airport Freezone and run their regional operations from there.

Oman has announced its next 5 year plan wherein they are planning to spend close to $70 billion on roads, hospitals and education.

This offers an opportunity for US manufacturers in the related sectors to explore possibilities of doing business with Oman.

Take a look at the following article with some details

Oman to spend $78 billion in the next 5 year plan

Health care industry in the Middle East offers opportunities

There has been a serious underinvestment in the health care industry in the Middle East over the last 2 decades. This trend is now reversing.

The health care export opportunities exist for US companies that are interested in increasing their market share in the Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia.

Take a look at the following link for an article on the issues related to Diabetes in Middle East and the investments required to manage these and other health issues there

51.7 million Diabetes patients in Middle East by 2030

Growth in Middle East and Asia seen by CEO

A recent survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers reveals that about 90% of the CEOs of the world see major growth in Asia and over 70% of them see growth in Middle East.

There is tremendous growth happening in Asia and Middle East markets and they offer great opportunities for USA SME sector - small and medium size manufacturers and distributors to expand their market share in the world outside USA starting with Asia and Middle East.

Check out the following link to see the details of the above mentioned survey

DAFZ-USA

I hope you see an opportunity for your business in the Middle East and Asia

USA exports to Arab world could exceed $1 Trillion by 2013

The economies of the Arab world are growing. The governments there are spending on building bridges, metros, highways and roads. The consumer buying power is increasing. Already, the trade has reached a record $68 billion. The growth is projected to be exponential.

Take a look at the following news item giving the full details at the knowledge base at the below link:

DAFZ-USA - Knowledge Base

This offers a tremendous opportunity for US manufacturers to expand their market share into the region.