USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) offers a range of services to assist international buyers in locating American suppliers and sourcing products. Why buy American?

This on-line database includes a list suppliers of U.S. agricultural products. Looking for wheat from Kansas? This is the first stop to find the right match to meet your needs!

The Export Directory of U.S. Food Distribution Companies provides a list of U.S. suppliers of mixed containers of grocery products and food service products to potential foreign buyers.

Many FAS participants and cooperators offer on-line directories. The Department of Commerce also offers matchmaking services (for agricultural products and non-agricultural products) at www.BuyUSA.com.

The FAS Buyer Alerts Electronic Newsletter provides information on qualified U.S. suppliers of food, farm, seafood and forest products. Interested in subscribing? Visit http://www.usdabuyeralerts.com.

Join the FAS "Foreign Buyers List"! By registering as an importer, you can receive many of our services and be included in special promotion events.

The FAS Trade Lead Program is an efficient way for buyers of foods and agricultural products to contact the U.S. supplier that best meets their needs. Trade Leads are e-mailed directly to U.S. suppliers who will contact you directly!

Looking for a trade event in your country that features U.S. products? The calendar contains a variety of international promotional activities, from major trade shows to smaller events such as store, hotel and catalog promotionss organized by FAS offices overseas.

If you're attending a trade show in the United States, annual calendars are available which list food, farm, seafood and forest product trade shows in the U.S.

Taste of America is an on-line quarterly FAS publication that provides international buyers with news and information about U.S. food and agricultural products, companies and associations.

In many countries, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Export Guarantee Programs can help make commercial financing available for imports of U.S. food and agricultural products on deferred payment terms.

FAS operates offices in over 75 countries across the world and provides services for 130 countries. List of office web pages. What if there is not an FAS office in my country?

For additional information, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

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Contact the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Phone: (202) 690-3576 | Fax: (202) 205-2964