More than a third of U.S. cotton exports leave from Savannah, with textile manufacturing hubs in South Asia being the top destination for the commodity, the Georgia Ports Authority announced in mid-December.
Category: Agriculture
Posted inItaly
Event Recap: Italian Excellence in Factories, Food and Future Technologies Spotlighted at Landmark Expo
Italy is known globally for quality, taste and excellence, but operating in Georgia, the purveyors of these fine commodities don’t always get their due recognition.
Posted inMexico
Georgia Peaches Back in Mexican Market After 27 Years Thanks to Locally Grown Technology
Mexican Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon likes to illustrate the integrated industrial trade between Mexico and Georgia by saying that it consists of much more than tequila and peaches. […]
Posted inChina
Trade War Presents Latest Hurdle for Georgia Chicken in China
First it was bird flu — now, any chance for Georgia poultry to recover market share in China could be stymied even further by the ongoing trade war.
Posted inLatin America
AGCO Exec With Focus on the Americas Retires
An AGCO Corp. executive who has focused heavily on South America during his 19-year tenure at the Fortune 500 tractor company is set to retire at year’s end.
Posted inBrazil
AGCO Foundation Donating $100,000 to Support Brazil Flood Relief
Duluth-based AGCO Corp. is donating $100,000 to support relief efforts in flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul, the southern state of Brazil that the tractor and equipment maker calls its “home” […]
Posted inBrazil
Brazil, a Protein Powerhouse, Helps Agribusiness Firms Look at Georgia, U.S.
Brazil’s top organizations for the export of meat and machinery flocked to Georgia this week for the annual “poultry show,” making a case for deeper collaboration with its largest competitor […]
Posted inFrance
French Delegation Among Many International Groups Returning for Poultry Show
A beefed-up French delegation hosted at the Metro Atlanta Chamber Tuesday was among the many international groups that have returned in full force to what many call the “poultry show” […]
Posted inJapan
Trade Leads: Agribusiness Inquiries From Brazil, Chile, China and Japan
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s December trade leads, circulated in the monthly newsletter of its International Trade Division, revealed a hunger around the world for food items sourced from […]
Posted inGermany
Young Georgia Farmers, Food Leaders Sought for Fully Funded Germany Exchange Program
Georgia farmers will soon get a chance to talk food security and trade policy in Germany as the war in Ukraine drives up global food prices and introduces doubts about […]