U.S. and Taiwan (2009)

Statement by Ambassador Suzanne Hale
Acting Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
Washington, DC
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Market Access Program

In FY 2008, FAS approved $200 million in Market Access Program (MAP) funds to promote U.S. agricultural commodities in almost every region of the world.

For example, MAP funds have been matched with funds from commodity groups to market soybeans in Romania, beef in Taiwan, grapes in Australia, and pomegranates in Korea.

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