Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Potential record year filled with export opportunities for USA Pears

A total of 168,000 metric tons of pears have been sold to export markets under the USA Pears banner during the 2011-12 season. “Mexico is still the dominant market,” Mr. Correa said. “Mexican imports increased substantially. We’re on pace for record value for that market.” He said the removal of the 20-percent tariff helped tremendously.

Potential record year filled with export opportunities for USA Pears

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Ex-Im Bank Approves Record $1.5 Billion in Financing of U.S. Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa in First Three Quarters of FY 2012 - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee

In the first three quarters of FY 2012, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved a historic $1.5 billion in financing to support U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa, surpassing the previous record of $1.4 billion for the entire year in FY 2011.
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Ex-Im Bank Approves Record $1.5 Billion in Financing of U.S. Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa in First Three Quarters of FY 2012 - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee

Monday, August 6, 2012

Exports to China jump--even from districts of China bashers | WashingtonExaminer.com

U.S. exports to China have jumped over 500 percent in 10 years, notably from the districts of some of Beijing's harshest critics in Congress, a sharp contrast that some China watchers hope will cool Capitol Hill's mounting anti-China rhetoric.

The U.S.-China Business Council on Tuesday is releasing a tally of exports from all 435 congressional districts that finds exports from 420 of them had higher growth in exports to China in 2011 than they did to other markets around the globe.


Exports to China jump--even from districts of China bashers | WashingtonExaminer.com