Export Plan
The Department of Agriculture recently announced the following three-point plan to support U.S. agricultural producers and exporters.
- launching the America First Trade Promotion Program in fiscal year 2026 and funding it with $285 million
- creating a new model of trade mission (as a supplement to the current model) targeting reciprocal trade deal countries and new market access opportunities; the focus of each mission will be determined by country to maximize high-return, low-risk agricultural export prospects
- reinvigorating the GSM-102 credit guarantee program to ensure it is best aligned to facilitate U.S. exports to new markets
Poultry
Effective Sept. 15 the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service imposed the following restrictions on imports of avian commodities from zones PCZ-275 in Alberta and PCZ-276 in Quebec, Canada, due to concerns about highly-pathogenic avian influenza.
- Importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products is prohibited.
- Importation of processed avian products and byproducts, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the goods were treated in accordance with APHIS requirements.
- Importation of fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and egg products, void of the shell (e.g., liquid eggs and dried egg whites), imported as cargo, is prohibited unless they are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is not required in such cases.
- Fully finished, non-shelf stable and/or non-commercially packaged and labeled food products containing pasteurized egg/egg product ingredients, originating from or transiting all of Canada, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit.
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