TRADE HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is proud of the successes that Kentucky businesses have had in their international trade endeavors as well as various policy developments to expand global markets for Kentucky agricultural products. Please see the links below for some of the press releases, news stories, and other reports highlighting these accomplishments. Help us stay updated on new developments by sharing future achievements with our staff.

KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE STORIES

• KFB exclusive with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley (June 26, 2023)
• Agricultural exports important to American farm families and their customers around the world (May 9, 2023)
• Japan is biggest international buyer of Kentucky Thoroughbred horses (November 10, 2022)
• Taiwan agrees to purchase Kentucky corn, soybeans over the next 2 years (October 4, 2022)
• Taiwan and Kentucky Renew Agricultural Partnership (October 3, 2022)
• KY soybeans and corn quality helps secure international trade deal (September 23, 2022)

• Kentucky Agriculture Receipts Set a New Record In 2021
• U.S. Ag Exports/Trade Policy Update as of June 2022
• Red Meat Exports Deliver Value Back to Corn and Soybean Producers, Says Study
• Council Advocacy Overturns Egyptian Tax Which Threatened $2 Billion in U.S. Agricultural Exports
• KyCorn Part of Strategic Planning to Expand Exports
• Chinese Agriculture Officials Visit with Kentucky Grain Producers and End Users
• Kentucky Riverports, Highway & Rail Freight study
• Agribusiness firms receive World Trade Center’s 2019 Martha Layne Collins Awards for Excellence in International Trade
• Hopkinsville plays host to foreign ag tour (September 19, 2019 – Kentucky New Era)
• Foreign ag delegates visit Owensboro Grain (September 20, 2019 – The Owensboro Times)
• Foreign Ag Attaches’ Seeing Kentucky Agriculture (September 19, 2019 – WKDZ)
• Agribusiness firms receive World Trade Center’s 2018 Martha Layne Collins Awards for Excellence in International Trade
• Heartland Mission Strengthens Red Meat Trade Relationship in Japan (September 10, 2019 – Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)
• Mexican Buying Team Visits Kentucky White Corn Farms (October 22, 2018 - Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PRESS RELEASES

• Kentucky Ag Commissioner participates in Japan trade mission (June 13, 2023)
• Commissioner Quarles issues statement on impact of barge travel along Mississippi River (October 27, 2022)

• Taiwan officials visit Kentucky in anticipation of future corn, soybean purchases (September 19, 2022)