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.