Making Media Work for your Food Business

Have you wondered whether your food business would benefit from Facebook or Twitter? How useful is television and radio advertising in promoting businesses? How did that company get that article written about it in the newspaper?

If you have asked yourself any of these questions when it comes to your food business, then you want to be sure to attend “Making Media Work for your Food Business.”

The program is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, in Raleigh. Program cost is $35, including materials and breakfast and lunch. Save $5 and register by July 1.

For more information, read the Commissioner’s comments in his press release:

Get the registration form here

Go South! Vegetable Grower Directory

What is North Carolina’s largest produce export market? If you are in the produce industry, you probably already know that it is Canada.

But did you know that there is a PR firm in Canada whose job it is to promote Southern US produce? In fact, they regularly get requests for your North Carolina products!

However, if the PR firm does not know who you are and what you produce, they can not refer your products to Canadian Buyers.

That problem is easily solved. Just register with the Go South! Program with their grower profile. It takes just few minutes and the service is free, thanks to USDA funding.

Any questions, contact Faye Clack in Canada directly at Phone: 905-206-0577 or by e-mail at astuart@fayeclack.com. NCDA&CS international marketing is always ready to help as well at export@ncmail.net or at 919-733-7912.

See you in Canada and remember to keep your stick on the ice!

Click here for the Go South! Grower Profile

Soybean Export Opportunities at the Qingdao Qianwan Bonded Port

Qingdao Qianwan Bonded Port has just been approved for construction and operation by China central government. The Bonded port allow oversea suppliers to enjoy more favorable policies to sell their products directly to china end market under consignment basis.

With the approval of bonded port, the Qingdao port group company is expanding storage and consignment service covering more varieties of commodities. Local CIQ ( China Exit&Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau) and local Customs Bureau have already endorsed for policies break through on the sector of agricultural products.

For the import of US yellow soybean, it traditionally requires the following documentation from china importers:
Importer Registration Form
Quarantine Permit
Agricultural Transgene Organism Identification Permit
Agricultural Transgene Organism Safety Permit
US yellow soybeans usually can’t be imported to china until SPECIFIC china importer obtained all the permit required.

Now, with the policies break through, soybeans will be imported to our bonded facility WITHOUT specific china importer. Our bonded facility will be responsible to receive cargo at port of Qingdao . At the time of cargo is sold to specific buyer, all the permits from specific china buyer are still required if cargo sold to china buyer.

Contact:
Tang Qinggang / Song Guoliang
Qingdao Port Group Company-International Bonded Logistics Center
Email: shiptang@yahoo.com