FAS Administrator Isley Leading South Korea Trade Mission

Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations are with the Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Ken Isley on a trade mission to South Korea this week. Participants will meet one-on-one with potential customers and learn firsthand about local market conditions through a series of briefings and site visits, ultimately positioning themselves for successful business dealings in South Korea. Isley says in a statement that “Korea is consistently among the largest and most reliable export markets for U.S. agriculture.” He says KORUS, the U.S-Korea Free Trade Agreement, has opened “even greater opportunity.” This is the first trade mission led by Isley as Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator. Along with agribusiness leaders, Isley is also joined by Nebraska Director of Agriculture Steve Wellman, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring, and officials from the Georgia and Missouri departments of agriculture.