FAS Marketing Operations Staff
Emerging Markets Program
Working to "develop, maintain, or expand markets for United States agricultural exports" in emerging markets, to improve the effectiveness of food and rural business systems in emerging markets, and to increase prospects for U.S. trade and investments in these countries.
Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD):
A cost-share program open to nonprofit trade organizations intended to strengthen the global competitiveness of U.S. agricultural commodities. Cooperator agreements involve the promotion of U.S. agricultural commodities on a generic basis. Approved activities generally address long-term foreign import constraints and contribute to the maintenance or growth of demand for U.S. agricultural commodities.

Market Access Program (MAP) :
A cost-share program designed to assist U.S. producers, exporters, and trade organizations in developing, maintaining, and expanding export activities in global markets. Activities include consumer promotions, trade seminars and market research. Emphasis on participation by small-sized companies and agricultural cooperatives.

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Quality Samples Program (QSP):
The QSP is a pilot program to assist U.S. entities in providing samples to potential foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. agricultural commodities.
Section 108:
The Section 108 Program provides assistance in the form of foreign currencies to the private sector for the development, maintenance, and expansion of long-term export markets for U.S. agricultural products and agricultural technical assistance in participating countries. The program uses foreign currencies acquired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food aid programs (Title I, P. L. 480) in Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia.
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC):
TASC is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. 

Unified Export Strategy (UES):
A unified application process which offers the opportunity to incorporate multiple requests for assistance under FAS administered marketing programs into a single consolidated and strategically coordinated proposal.
U.S. Export Sales Reports
Weekly export sales reports serve as a timely early warning system on the possible impact of agricultural obligations on U.S. supplies and prices. The data can be used, for example, to assess the level of export demand, to determine where markets exist, and to assess the relative position of different commodities in those markets.  Reports are released every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. (E.S.T.)
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Marketing Operations Staff (MOS):
The Marketing Operations Staff (MOS) provides a full range of managerial and administrative services in support of the fiscal and operational aspects of the foreign market development programs administered by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.

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Last modified: Tuesday, November 04, 2003