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International Trade Associates is a boutique consultancy dedicated to assisting U.S. businesses and trade associations expand internationally and take full advantage of federal resources in helping them do so.

International Trade Associates is your go-to source for pinpointing your export strategy, obtaining grants to make it happen, and plotting future direction through sound program evaluation.

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International Trade Associates assists a host of USDA Foreign Agriculture Service cooperators, including associations representing the forest products, tree nut, fresh fruit and vegetable, and grains.

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Why Were Lumber Prices So High, But Now Declining?

Before the baby food shortages, skyrocketing gas prices, and low inventories of new and used vehicles — the issue of the day was high lumber prices. No doubt, lumber prices have been at record levels the past couple years, but, for lumber buyers, some relief is on the way. Like many commodity industries, lumber markets…

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‘Made in Mississippi’ Has Strong Future in Value-Added AG Exports, Trade Group Says

The appetite for Mississippi’s packaged agricultural products overseas is expected to grow along with packaged produce from other Southern states over the next decade. This presents potentially lucrative opportunities for Mississippi’s small specialty farmers and packagers, says Jerry Hingle, executive director of the Southern United States Trade Association, a non-profit agricultural export trade development organization…

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USDA: Ag Exports to Approach This Year’s Record Volume

There is good news and bad news concerning next year’s projected U.S. agriculture exports. The bad news is the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects a decrease in exports in 2014 compared to 2013. The good news is USDA foresees 2014’s exports just missing this year’s activity, which was an all-time record. Newly released USDA forecasts…

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