Agricultural and Fisheries Trade Shows Agricultural Trade Shows Seafood Trade Shows Agricultural Trade Shows

Date	Event & Location	Description	For more information:
Year: 2003
September 4-7	Natural Products Expo East Washington DC	This show will include about 1,700 exhibitors of natural and organic food products, herbal products, dietary supplements, health ingredients, functional foods and personal care products, and attracts as many as 19,000 visitors each year from around the world. This mission will be of interest to companies who are actively pursuing US markets for natural, organic and/or functional food products, or who are in the process of developing products for this market.	More information on the show and associated educational sessions can be found at www.expoeast.com/, contact Brian Goldsworthy, AAFC, (902) 426-2610 or Ann Worth, ACFEP, (902) 894-5015
September 17-19	Building Export Success in the US and Beyond: Diversification and Other Strategies Atlantic Canada Food Export Partnership Charlottetown PEI		For more information contact Ann Worth, ACFEP (902) 894-5015, www.atlcanadaexport.ca
October 11-15	ANUGA Cologne, Germany	Product Development and ideas mission to one of the world's premier food and beverage shows	For more information contact Gary Scott, (902) 424-0344, scottg@gov.ns.ca or visit Anuga site
November 9-11	Organic and Natural Foods Educational Mission to Boston Agriculture and Agri Food Canada		For more information contact Chris Pharo (902) 566-7310, pharoc@agr.gc.ca
December 3-4	Americas Food and Beverage Show and Conference South Miami, Florida	The Atlantic Canada food processing companies will exhibit within the Atlantic/Canada Pavilion. Southern Florida and Caribbean buyers are prominent. This is a smaller more "regional" show, which allows us to more easily target key buyers. The show is located in Miami, which serves as the sales and distribution hub for food and beverage products transiting to the Americas markets. Over 2,000 distributors use its ports and 33% of all international trade in the Western hemisphere is controlled from Miami.	For more information contact Estelle Bryant (902) 424-0331, bryante@gov.ns.ca
Year: 2004
March 26-27	ACORN 4th Annual Conference and Trade Show (Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network) Charlottetown, PEI		For more information visit www.acornorganic.org

Seafood Related Trade Shows

Date	Event & Location	Description	For more information:
Year: 2004
March 14-16	International Boston Seafood Show Boston, MA	Over 1,200 booths of seafood products and services in our largest market. If any Nova Scotia companies are interested in attending the show as a visitor, contact Ms. Shaw.	Estelle Bryant (902) 424-0331 bryante@gov.ns.ca
April	ApEx Halifax, Nova Scotia	Trade Show for restaurants, retailers, foodservices, and wholesale markets.	Claire Hanlon Smith (902) 893-4491 hanlonca@gov.ns.ca
May 4-6	European Seafood Show Brussels, Belgium	Largest seafood show in the world, an event promoting seafood products, services and equipment.	Estelle Bryant (902) 424-0331 bryante@gov.ns.ca

Information on other trade shows and conferences coming up.

Other links of interest:

Trade Team Nova Scotia