Asi uers Mission - Missouri

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Experience Missouri Agriculture The Missouri Department of Agriculture is hosting an Asia Buyers’ Mission to Missouri May 15 -19, 2017, providing companies an opportunity to meet directly with producers and manufacturers of Missouri agriculture products, as well as tour manufacturing facilities, retail shops, mills, factories, farms and other locations relevant to the delegation. Missouri’s rich farmland and long growing season support production of a diverse range of agricultural crops and livestock. Home to nearly 100,000 farms located on more than 28 million acres, Missouri boasts an abundance of products including pork, soybeans, forest products, food and feed ingredients, beef, poultry, wine and food products. Access to major water systems, rail systems, highway systems, airports and three Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) make Missouri a great place to do business. The Missouri Department of Agriculture staff will work with Missouri’s Taiwan office director Hank Ma, commodity groups, industry experts and ag-related companies to coordinate meetings, tours, logistics and networking activities for buyers’ mission participants. Buyers’ Mission Includes: Asia Buyers’ Mission Contact: Hank Ma Director, Missouri Trade & Investment Office - Taiwan (886) 2-2725-1672 [email protected] Top Missouri Agriculture Commodities *Costs for airfare, incidentals and meals will be the responsibility of the participant. *Costs for ground transportation, lodging, meeting rooms and interpreter services in Missouri will be paid by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. In 2015, Missouri exported $501,734,000 in agriculture and ag-related products to Asian countries. The top 10 exports to Asian countries were: Visit us online Agriculture.Mo.Gov/exports 1. Pork & Pork Products 2. Forest Products 3. Distillers Grains 4. Hides & Skins 5. Soybeans 6. Dog & Cat Food 7. Non-Alcoholic Beverages 8. Poultry Meat & Products 9. Wheat 10. Prepared Foods Networking Opportunities B2B Meetings Company Tours Market Research Missouri Company Profiles Transportation Assistance Mission Briefing Interpretation Services Delegation Directory Logistics Assistance Lodging Reservation Flight Reservation Assistance MISSOURI AGRICULTURE May 15-19, 2017 Asia Buyers’ Mission

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Experience Missouri AgricultureThe Missouri Department of Agriculture is hosting an Asia

Buyers’ Mission to Missouri May 15 -19, 2017, providing companies an opportunity to meet directly with producers and manufacturers of Missouri agriculture products, as well as tour manufacturing facilities, retail shops, mills, factories, farms and

other locations relevant to the delegation.

Missouri’s rich farmland and long growing season support production of a diverse range of agricultural crops and livestock. Home to nearly 100,000 farms located on more than 28 million

acres, Missouri boasts an abundance of products including pork, soybeans, forest products, food and feed ingredients, beef, poultry, wine and food products. Access to major water systems, rail systems, highway systems, airports and three Foreign Trade

Zones (FTZs) make Missouri a great place to do business.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture staff will work with Missouri’s Taiwan office director Hank Ma, commodity groups,

industry experts and ag-related companies to coordinate meetings, tours, logistics and networking activities for buyers’

mission participants.

Buyers’ Mission Includes:

Asia Buyers’ Mission Contact:Hank Ma Director, Missouri Trade & Investment Office - Taiwan (886) 2-2725-1672 [email protected]

Top Missouri Agriculture Commodities

*Costs for airfare, incidentals and meals will be the responsibility of the participant.

*Costs for ground transportation, lodging, meeting rooms and interpreter services in Missouri will be paid by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

In 2015, Missouri exported $501,734,000 in agriculture and ag-related products to Asian countries. The top 10 exports to Asian countries were:

Visit us onlineAgriculture.Mo.Gov/exports

1. Pork & Pork Products2. Forest Products3. Distillers Grains4. Hides & Skins5. Soybeans

6. Dog & Cat Food7. Non-Alcoholic Beverages8. Poultry Meat & Products9. Wheat10. Prepared Foods

Networking Opportunities B2B Meetings

Company Tours Market Research Missouri

Company Profiles Transportation Assistance

Mission Briefing Interpretation Services Delegation Directory Logistics Assistance Lodging Reservation

Flight Reservation Assistance

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Missouri Rankings in the United States

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MISSOURI AGRICULTUREMay 15-19, 2017

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MISSOURI’S TOP PRODUCTS, BASED ON PRODUCTION DATA (2015)SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CORN - 10TH437 million bushels

SOYBEANS - 9TH181 million bushels

BEEF COWS - 3RD1.9 million head

HOGS - 7TH3 million head

BROILERS - 9TH294 million head

TURKEYS - 5THS19 million head

RICE - 4TH12 million cwt

COTTON - 8TH400,000 bales

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