Cargill PH hosts USDA agribusiness trade mission delegates

CARGILL in the Philippines recently hosted delegates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agribusiness Trade Mission as they went on a tour of the company's flagship poultry plant, C-Joy Poultry Meats Production Inc., located in Santo Tomas, Batangas. This was the first in-person trade mission to be hosted by the global leader in food, agriculture and nutrition in the Philippines since the pandemic began.

The delegation — consisting of representatives from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), 10 state agricultural departments, and 9 farm organizations and trade associations — was part of a trade mission to the Philippines with the goal of introducing a diverse group of companies and organizations to new export and investment opportunities in the country. Parallel with this visit, 16 agribusinesses would conduct 200 meetings with Philippine companies, and FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley would liaise with government leaders. The Philippines has been considered the eighth-largest market for US agricultural exports, averaging $3.1 billion annually during the last five years.