IOWA SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MIKE NAIG IS BACK IN IOWA AFTER A NINE-DAY TRADE MISSION TO VIETNAM AND INDONESIA. HE SAYS THERE ARE EXCITING PROSPECTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
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A DOZEN REPRESENTATIVES OF IOWA COMMODITY GROUPS WERE PART OF THE DELEGATION AND NAIG SAYS THERE’S A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO BOOST PORK EXPORTS TO VIETNAM.
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VIETNAM IS AMONG THE WORLD’S TOP 10 IMPORTERS OF U-S AGRICULTURAL GOODS.
NAIG LED A PREVIOUS TRADE MISSION TO VIETNAM IN 2023 AND A LARGE DELEGATION OF VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS WERE IN IOWA THIS PAST JUNE.
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NAIG SAYS THE LAST IOWA-LED TRADE MISSION TO INDONESIA WAS QUITE SOME TIME AGO.
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BRAZIL, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA ARE CURRENTLY INDONESIA’S LEADING SUPPLIERS OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS, WITH THE U.S. ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF INDONESIA’S AG IMPORTS LAST YEAR.
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