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Buyers Missions

Seafood Buyers Mission At Seafood Expo North America

Early Bird Registration Request Information
Event Date
March 14, 2026
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Early Registration Deadline
Dec 19, 2025
Early Registration Price
$175

Food Export Buyers Missions are Unique, Curated Experiences that Maximize Your Time and Investment

Food Export will be conducting a Seafood Buyers Mission at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America!

Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is the one stop shop for everything seafood in this integral market. Serving as North America’s largest seafood trade exposition, thousands of seafood professionals attend year over year to discover suppliers, products and trends, while creating lucrative business connections that last far beyond the event.

With March 2026 bringing its 44th edition, there is no bigger, better or more established platform for you to get face-to-face with North America’s seafood buyers and trends.

This mission is a great low-cost opportunity to meet one-on-one with pre-qualified buyers from around the globe!

Register early as meeting slots are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seafood Exporting Overview: Opportunities & Insights for U.S. Exporters

Buyer Profiles

  • Brazil
  • Cayman Islands (the)
  • China
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Guatemala
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Korea (the Republic of)
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands (the)
  • Philippines (the)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
  • Taiwan (2)
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates (the)
  • Vietnam

Download Buyer Profiles

Mission Itinerary

Day 1 (March 14): Full Day of One-on-One Meetings

Schedule is subject to change.

Products of Interest

This is your opportunity to develop and expand your business with international buyers who have expressed interest in a variety of live, processed, & frozen seafood products from the United States.

Top products in demand:

  • Monkfish
  • Oysters
  • Boston Squid
  • Illex Squid
  • Lobster (live, processed, frozen)
  • Scallops (processed, frozen)

View all Products of Interest

Health and Safety Information

For information about health and safety at this event, please refer to our Health and Safety FAQ page.

Preparation Assistance

Export Essentials Online

Whether you’re new to exporting or need to
refresh your skills, this free online training course provides a comprehensive, flexible approach to learning the fundamentals and logistics of exporting.

Learn More

Complimentary Webinars

Our educational webinars provide up-to-date
exporter intelligence regarding specific markets, logistics, trade financing, documentation, how to meet and follow-up with international buyers, and much more.

View Available Webinars

Success Stories

Every year, hundreds of U.S. suppliers
participate in Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast Buyers Missions to generate new export sales and establish new distributorships.

Read about their latest successes

Export Success

Participants in 2023 Buyers Missions Reported:

783

1st Time Export Sales

1,440

New Distributorships Established

5,164

New Foreign Buyer Introductions

$112 Million

Projected Sales

$164 Million

Actual Sales

BRANDED PROGRAM

Double Your International Marketing Budget

With the Branded Program, you may be eligible for up to 50% reimbursement on:

  • Promotions and product demonstrations
  • Advertising
  • Foreign market compliant packaging/labeling
  • Marketing and point-of-sale materials
  • And much more!
Learn More about the Branded Program

 

 

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