As 2020 comes to a close we wanted to share our work on behalf of the Northeast US seafood industry and its impact on the sector.
Food Export–Northeast has secured a stand at the Taiwan International Fisheries & Seafood Show being held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in December 2020. The stand will be staffed by Food Export–Northeast’s In-Market Representative for the Taiwan market who will be promoting Northeast US seafood products.
Food Export – Northeast hosted its first Virtual Seafood Buyers Mission through meetings on Zoom in late September. The mission including 120 zoom meetings between 17 Northeast US seafood suppliers and 19 buyers participating from all around the world.
Food Export–Northeast is once again organizing and hosting a seafood pavilion for Northeast U.S. seafood suppliers at the upcoming Seafood Expo Global show in Barcelona Spain. Learn more about the upcoming event in this article.
This blog is an interview with Kate Snipes, Agricultural Counselor for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office in France. We discussed her unique role in promoting Northeast US seafood products in France, how she advises us on seafood trade relations and market trends, and how the French market has been affected by the pandemic.
Food Export–Northeast recently engaged our Chinese market In-Market Representative to develop and host a chef seminar series. The first of this 6 part chef seminar series took place in Shenzen.
Learn more about how Food Export-Northeast participated in the newly established Seafood Trade Task Force: a federal interagency body created by Presidential Executive Order to develop a strategy that provides the U.S. seafood industry with fair and reciprocal trade opportunities in foreign markets
Food Export–Northeast held webinars and live Q&A sessions for our In-Market Representatives to help educate them about processed lobster and Jonah Crab.
Find out all about the annual Seafood Buyer’s Mission that Food Export-Northeast will be hosting as a virtual event between September 21 and 24, 2020.