Market Access

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has launched a survey to gauge needs as well as interests in the food, beverage and agriculture industry. ODA Market access director, Jess Paulson, said the survey targets anyone engaged in not only in production, buy product distribution as well ...

The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports says farmers and rural businesses need continued investment in the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program. Those programs, the coalition noted, are necessary to make up for the lost export opportunities brought on by COVID-19 and fight foreign competition ...

A volatile dairy market has left Washington producers feeling like they're riding a roller-coaster since the pandemic began back in March. Washington State Dairy Federation Policy Director Jay Gordon said thankfully the international market has remained fairly healthy, even when U ...

In a typical year, farmer have a host of questions about their livelihood. From farm labor, to state and federal legislation and weather can create sleepless nights. And in 2020, that insomnia is made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. “Eyes are on just trying to grow crops, what’s the future holing, where are we going to be, just to get through the pandemic," said Bryan Searle President of

Before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s safe to say many Americans with little or no on-farm experience gave little thought to the farming sector. However because of the spread of COVID-19, supply chain disruptions and food shortages in some communities, more and more Americans want to know from where their food comes. ‘ ...

The farm community across the Northwest, across the country, was brought nearly to a standstill at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic back in March. While supply chains were in many cases shutdown, Derek Sandison Director of the Washington state Department of Agriculture, said the Ag community in the Evergreen state did an excellent job pivoting ...

If you ask U.S Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, he will tell you the importance of Phase One goes beyond increased market access for American farmers and producers.   "The United States and China are two great countries with two great economies, but two very different economic systems. It ...