The California bay area is one of
the nation’s top exporting regions, ranking second only to the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area in the value
of its exports, with overseas sales exceeding all U.S. states except Texas. As a global commercial center,
The Bay Area’s economic future is closely linked to international markets.
The Almond Board of California continues to report record
exports, with this past February showing export shipments of 56.72 million.
Cooperatives working together
CWT NEWS RELEASE
In other news, CWT announced
today that it accepted an export assistance bid last week for the sale of whole milk powder.
The bid was from Humboldt
Creamery of Fortuna, CA, for the export of 20 metric tons (44,000 pounds) of whole milk powder to Honduras.
CWT will pay an export bonus
to the bidder, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With this accepted bid, CWT’s
total 2008 export obligations are: whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.), and butter, 291.2 metric tons (641,805
pounds).
The CWT Export Assistance
program, on a competitive bid basis, assists CWT members in selling U.S.
dairy products in world markets. CWT’s export assistance program has helped sell cheese, butter, anhydrous milkfat and
whole milk powder to 51 countries on four continents.
Cooperatives Working Together is
being funded by dairy cooperatives and individual dairy farmers, who are contributing 10 cents per hundredweight assessment
on their milk production through December 2008. The money raised by CWT’s investment is being apportioned between two
supply management programs that strengthen and stabilize the national all milk price. For more on CWT’s activities,
visit www.cwt.coop
Wheat
As of this writing the USA is importing wheat for consumer use. Please take a moment and go to
this website to see exactly what is going on.
http://work. mullen.com/ clients/grain- foods/video7. php
LOS ANGELES – 03/10/08 – The Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (COMCE) have signed a memorandum of
understanding to promote business collaboration, international trade and investment between Los Angeles
and Mexico.
Under the terms of the pact, the Chamber
of Commerce and COMCE “will encourage, promote and organize trade missions, matchmaking and networking opportunities
for Los Angeles and Mexican businesses.”
The two organizations have
also agreed to share foreign trade, direct investment, and economic information to help improve trade between the City of
Los Angeles and Mexico.
"Trade
with Mexico is critical to the Los Angeles
economy," said Gary Toebben, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. "We are proud to partner with
COMCE to strengthen trade relations between our two countries and bring new business opportunities and foreign investment
to Los Angeles."
Trade between the greater Los Angeles
region and Mexico is valued at $3.2 billion, according to
the most recent figures released by the US Department of Commerce.
From 2005 to 2006, the growth in bilateral trade
between Los Angeles and Mexico
surged by 20%, making Mexico L.A.'s 16th largest trading partner. The region's largest exports include computers, aircraft
and telephones, while oil, steel and iron are among the largest imports.
The Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade,
Investment and Technology (COMCE) is a leading Mexican private-sector organization whose mission is to promote international
business between Mexican and foreign companies throughout the world.
COMCE links Mexican entrepreneurs and companies
with their counterparts in other countries and is comprised of more than 70 Bilateral Business Committees, grouped in six
International Sections representing North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim, Central America and the Caribbean, South
America, Africa and the Middle East.
