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FAS programs help U.S. exporters develop and maintain markets overseas for hundreds of food and agricultural products, from bulk commodities to brand-name items.
USDA has traditionally used export programs to foster sales in markets where the competitiveness of U.S. products is impeded by subsidized products from other countries. These programs are designed to expand and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities while helping developing nations make the transition from concessional financing to cash purchases.
FAS provides U.S. agricultural exporters with short- and intermediate-term commercial financing support through Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) export credit guarantee programs. The Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP) guarantees payments on promissory notes from importers for a percentage of the face value up to 180 days. The Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) provides payment guarantees to facilitate the financing of U.S. goods and services exported to improve or establish agriculture-related facilities in emerging markets.
FAS enhances U.S. agriculture's competitiveness by providing linkages to world resources and international organizations and building a spirit of cooperation.
The Foreign Agricultural Service regularly recruits professionals with backgrounds in agriculture, economics, marketing and other related disciplines to fill vacancies as the need arises. Although the vacancies currently listed may not fit your qualifications or interest, we recommend that prospective applicants visit this site at least biweekly for updated listings.
Check out resources, including Federal Register
Notices, that provide deadlines for FAS projects and programs.
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Statutory authority for the Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Farmers program expired on
December 31, 2007.
Title I of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended,
(Public Law 480, 83rd Congress) provides for U.S. government financing of
sales of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and private
entities on concessional credit terms. Sales are made by private business
firms on a bid basis in response to Invitations for Bids (IFBs) issued in
the United States by the participant. Sales are made at competitive U.S.
market prices.
- Title I of Public Law 480 (Food for Peace)
provides for long-term concessional sales of U.S. agricultural
commodities to support economic growth in countries that need
food assistance.
- Food for Progress provides commodities to
countries with commitments to expanding free enterprise in their
agricultural communities.
- Section 416(b) programs provide for
donations of surplus CCC commodities abroad.
Export.gov provides online trade resources and one-on-one assistance for
exporters' international business – whether just starting or expanding
global sales.
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