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International Agricultural Trade Commodity Experts: Contact Information
 

Find contacts for
 
Biofuels Meat, Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
Coffee Oilseeds
Cotton Organic Foods
Dairy Sugar
Fish and Seafood Tree Nuts
Fruits and Vegetables Tropical Products
Global Crop Production Estimates Wine
Grains Wood Products

 

Commodity/Contact Area of Expertise Phone E-mail
Biofuels
Barbara Wojcik- Betancourt Europe 202-720-7571 Barbara.Wojcik-Betancourt@fas.usda.gov
Ernie Carter Europe 202-720-2922 Ernest.Carter@usda.gov
Hooshang Fazel Africa & Middle East

202-720-9493

Hooshang.Fazel@fas.usda.gov
Mark Thompson Asia

202-720-7741

Mark.Thompson@fas.usda.gov
Brian Dorn Asia

202-720-0819

Brian.Dorn@fas.usda.gov
Hui Jiang Asia

202-720-2231

Hui.Jiang@fas.usda.gov
Yoonhee Macke Western Hemisphere

202-690-2581

Yoonhee.Macke@fas.usda.gov
Daniel Whitley Western Hemisphere

202-720-0823

Daniel.Whitley@fas.usda.gov
Karen Laughlin AAAS/Sr. Sc. Advisor(s)

202-720-0522

Karen.Laughlin@fas.usda.gov
Coffee

Tony Halstead

 

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@usda.gov
Cotton

James Johnson

China 202-690-1546 James.Johnson@usda.gov

Keith Scearce

  202-720-0139 Keith.Scearce@usda.gov
Dairy

Paul Kiendl

 

202-720-8870

Paul.Kiendl@usda.gov

Fish and Seafood

Reed Blauer

 

202-720-0898

Reed.Blauer@usda.gov
Fruits and Vegetables

Shari Kosco            

Vegetable analysis, apples & juice, grapes & juice, pears, organics

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@usda.gov

Lashonda McLeod

Stone fruit analysis (peaches & plums), tropical fruit analysis

202-720-6086

Lashonda.McLeod@usda.gov

Tony Halstead

Dried fruit

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@usda.gov

Reed Blauer

Citrus fruit analysis, berries analysis, citrus fruits

202-720-0898

Reed.Blauer@usda.gov
Global Crop Production Estimates
Jim Crutchfield Australia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal Afghanistan and Indonesia 202-690-0135 James.Crutchfield@usda.gov
Mark Lindeman FSU-12, Argentina 202-690-0143 Mark.Lindeman@usda.gov
Bryan Purcell Western & Central Europe 202-690-0138 Bryan.Purcell@usda.gov
Curt Reynolds Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Brazil 202-690-0134 Curt.Reynolds@usda.gov
Paulette Sandene China, Koreas, Japan, and Southeast Asia 202-690-0133 Paulette.Sandene@usda.gov
Arnella Trent Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean 202-720-0881 Arnella.Trent@usda.gov
Michael Shean Eastern United States 202-720-7366 Michael.Shean@usda.gov
Brad Doorn Remote sensing specialist 202-690-0131 Brad.Doorn@usda.gov
William Baker Western United States 202-720-7339 William.Baker@fas.usda.gov
Vacant USDA remote sensing advisor    
Grains

Marcela Rondón

Coarse grains (corn)

202-720-0929

Marcela.Rondon@usda.gov
Richard O’Meara Coarse grains (corn)

202-720-4933

Richard.Omeara@usda.gov
Ryan Scott Rice/pulses

202-720-2781

Ryan.Scott@fas.usda.gov
Debra Rubas Rice/pulses

202-720-0472

Debbie.Rubas@usda.gov
Teresa McKeivier Wheat

202-720-1072

Teresa.McKeivier@fas.usda.gov
Mike Jewison Wheat

202-720-1071

Mike.Jewison@fas.usda.gov
Thom Wright Grains

202-720-1073

Thom.Wright@fas.usda.gov
Meat, Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs
Michelle DeGraaf Poultry

202-720-7285

Michelle.DeGraaf@usda.gov
Claire Mezoughem Cattle & beef, other animals & meat, hides & skins, animal by-products (global), swine & pork

202-720-7715

Claire.Mezoughem@usda.gov
Oilseeds
Bill George Oilseeds

202-720-6234

Bill.George@usda.gov
Michael J. Ward Oilseeds

202-720-4903

Michael.Ward@usda.gov
Michael James Oilseeds

202-690-4199

Michael.M.James@usda.gov
Organic Foods

Shari Kosco

Organics

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@usda.gov
Sugar
Robert Knapp   Sugar (foreign), canned fruit

202-720-4620

Robert.Knapp@usda.gov
Tree Nuts

Lashonda McLeod

Tree nuts

202-720-6086

Lashonda.McLeod@usda.gov

Tropical Products

Tony Halstead

Coffee

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@usda.gov

Lashonda McLeod

Tropical fruits (avocados, papayas, mangoes), stone fruit

202-720-6086

Lashonda.McLeod@usda.gov
Wine

Shari Kosco           

Wine

202-720-2083

Shari.Kosco@usda.gov
Wood Products

Tony Halstead

Wood products

202-690-2313

Tony.Halstead@usda.gov

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