TRADE EVENTS
Food Taipei 2008
June 18-21, 2008
Taipei, Taiwan
Korea Reverse Trade Mission 2008
June 23-30, 2008
Atlanta, GA - Annapolis, MD - New York, NY
Agritourism: It's More Than a Farm Tour - Act II
June 25, 2008 - 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Blue Ridge Vineyard
1027 Shiloh Drive, Eagle Rock, VA 24085
This free workshop in Botetourt County is open to anyone interested in agritourism. A tour of the vineyard and lunch are included. You must register by June 20, 2008. For registration information, click here.
54th Summer Fancy Food Show
June 29-July 1, 2008
New York, NY
Jacob K. Javits Center
China Trade Mission 2008
July 9-17, 2008
Shanghai, Chengdu, & Guangzhou, China
SUSTA will organize a mission for six U.S. exporters to travel to Shanghai, Chengdu, and Guangzhou for one-on-one meetings, a showcase event, and retail tours in each city. SUSTA will pay for ground transportation and airfare between cities in China, as well as shipping of product samples.
Seventh International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture
July 25-27, 2008
Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia.
This program will provide the world's premier forum for sharing ideas,
opportunities, and technologies in recirculating aquaculture and is designed
for individuals in industry, government, or academia who are involved in
recirculating aquaculture.
Contact: Mrs. Terry Rakestraw at aqua@vt.edu or 540.231.9293.
2008
Mid-Atlantic
Meat Goat Symposium
Saturday,
August 2, 2008
9:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Randolph Farms
Extension Pavalion
4415 River Road, Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
The Mid-Atlantic Meat Goat Symposium is designed to provide researched-based production and marketing information for meat goat producers and those planning to begin raising meat goats.
Contact: Rex Ford Cotten 757.514.4330 or 757.514.4331
Virginia Ag Expo August 14, 2008
The Largest Agricultural Field Day in the State of Virginia
Exhibitors will be showcasing the latest in equipment, agricultural technology, crop inputs and goods and services.
Field plots will include corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, tobacco,
summer annual forages and pumpkins.
Billy Bain Farms
Dinwiddie, Virginia
For information contact John Smith, vaagexpo@aol.com
HACE EGYPT 2008, Cairo
November 10-13, 2008
Egypt has a population of nearly 75 million with an annual growth of two percent. Changing demographics have created a switch in buying patterns in the main cities from small, local markets to supermarkets and hypermarkets, which provides opportunities for imported food products in retail outlets, fast food chains, hotels and restaurants. In 2005, total U.S. exports of consumer products to Egypt were $85.2 million, a 75 percent increase from the previous year.
- Participation fee: none
- Companies that cannot attend may send product samples for display at the show with free shipping of up to 25 pounds.
- Featured products: fruits and vegetables, snack foods, nuts, seafood, juices, condiments, meats and confections
- An on-site chef will prepared product samples at the show.
- Registration deadline: July 15, 2008; deadline for product shipment: October 1, 2008
Interfood and Drink Bulgaria, Sofia
November 19-22, 2008
In Eastern Europe, Bulgaria and Romania are the top importers of U.S. agricultural products. In 2005, U.S. agricultural exports to the region valued $231.3 million. Consumers are increasingly demanding foods that are convenient and easily prepared, with frozen foods, dried products, soups and other prepared food growing in popularity.
- Participation fee: $75, which includes half of a 12 square-meter booth space with interview table, exhibition table, listing in catalog, signage and electricity
- Travel and accommodations: responsibility of company, but MAP Branded participants are eligible for up to 50 percent reimbursement
- Up to 100 pounds of product samples shipped to the show if attending
- Fee for product display if not attending show: $100 per company
- Featured products: frozen foods, confections, canned fruits and vegetables, meats, nuts, fruit/tea drinks, snack foods, soups
- Participants must ship products to a U.S. consolidation point
Food and Hotel China trade show 2008
December 4-6, 2008
Shanghai New International Expo Center