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)
• Kentucky-Canada agricultural trade (April 1, 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
• Unlocking New Export Opportunities on Philippines Trade Mission
• FAS Administrator Whitley to Lead Philippines Trade Mission
• 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
• Report: American bourbon, whiskey exports starting to rebound
• Kentucky Riverports, Highway & Rail Freight study
• Despite COVID-19, Ky. agricultural receipts hold steady to 2019 levels
• 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)
• Ag Commissioner Quarles talks trade deals, COVID-19 to Henderson Rotary
• 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)
• KyCorn Partnership with US Grains Council Grows Exports (January 23, 2018 - Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)
• Kentucky Farm Leaders Get Firsthand Look at U.S. Beef and Pork's Largest Market (September 20, 2017 - Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)
• Why Trade Matters to Kentucky's Ag Economy (July 12, 2017 - Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)
• Following USGC Engagement, South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open To U.S. Corn (February 14, 2017 - Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association)
• Commentary: Tell Everyone Trade Is Vital To US Ag Economy (February 10, 2017 - 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)
• Commissioner Quarles issues statement on tariffs lifted from Kentucky bourbon (March 25, 2022)
• Commissioner Quarles participates in trade missions benefiting Kentucky, American agriculture (March 14, 2022)
• Opinion Editorial: With crisis looming, Kentucky is situated to being home to resolving supply chain issues (Nov. 23, 2021)
• Quarles to host national agricultural conference (Aug. 31, 2021)
• KDA, KAM announce fifth year of LAND forums (May 26, 2021)
• North American ag officials affirm role of states and provinces in implementation of USMCA (October 22, 2020)
• North American ag officials affirm role of states and provinces in implementation of USMCA
• Quarles hopes USMCA brings economic benefit to Kentucky agriculture (July 1, 2020)
• Commissioner Quarles Hails Announcement That China Is Lifting Ban on U.S. Poultry (November 14, 2019)
• Quarles Statement on Former USDA Secretaries Urging Passage of USMCA (September 20, 2019)
• Opinion: This New Year, Pass USMCA (January 14, 2019)
• Deadline to Apply for Trade Mitigation Payments Extended (January 8, 2019)
• Quarles Led World Trade Center Kentucky Trade Mission to Canada (June 26, 2018)
• Quarles to Host USDA Under Secretary for Trade Ted McKinney for Roundtable (May 30, 2018)
• Commissioner Ryan Quarles Praises Resumption of Live Equine Exports to China (November 6, 2017)
• Commissioner Quarles to Advocate for Kentucky Agriculture in Japan as Part of New Trade Initiative (August 21, 2017)
• Commissioner Quarles praises end of Chinese beef import embargo (May 12, 2017)
• Quarles: KDA helps Ky. farmers, ag businesses sell their products in international markets (September 13, 2016)