Oregon trade tour in S. Korea and Japan aims to boost demand for agriculture goods

Final month, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown spent practically two weeks main a commerce mission to South Korea and Japan selling Oregon’s agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and different industries. In accordance with the Oregon Division of Agriculture, Japan and South Korea are the state’s second and third largest export markets for the state’s agriculture and meals merchandise, and generated $600 million in gross sales final yr. Oregon can be the one state within the U.S. allowed to promote recent blueberries in South Korea. Becoming a member of us are two members of the agriculture commerce delegation that not too long ago returned from Asia. Theresa Yoshioka is the worldwide commerce supervisor for the Oregon Division of Agriculture. Ellie Norris is the vice-chair of the Oregon Blueberry Fee and the proprietor of Norris Farms, a 650-acre blueberry farm in Umpqua.

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