$3.9 Million For Poultry , Egg Promotions — STONE MOUNTAIN. Ga. the regulations of the program” Service (FAS) of the U.S. Depart- food°F<£cts in^lV^ountriS Approximately $3,943 million in said James H. Sumner, president ment of Agriculture, which admi- * f d available for snecific , BRANDED matching funds for the branded ofUSAPEEC. rasters the program. ™ ™ COUNTRy/fUNDING CEILING promotion of U.S. poultry and egg “Foreign-based companies may Funding is available in mere- i eve j s ' g g Japan $1,000,000 food products in foreign markets also participate in the program as ments of $7,500. Although there is Hong Kong $900,000 are being offered to any qualifying long as the product or products no limit to the amount of funds a in fiscal year 1993, USAPEEC Mexico $900,000 company by the USA Poultry & being promoted are of 100 percent company can request, allocations will receive $7.1 million in MPP Singapore $400,000 Egg Export Council (USAPEEC). U.S. origin,” Sumner said. ire based “on a reasonable ratio of funds to invest in expanding U.S. gaudi Arabia $150,000 The promotional funding is part Approved promotions must be funds requested per pound of pro- poultry and egg food markets. United Kingdom $150,000 of the Market Promotion Program conducted between April 1, 1993 duct exported,” Sumner said. Approximately $3.16 million of South Africa $lOO,OOO (MPP), which was established by and March 31, 1994. Foreign-based participants will be those funds will be used to con- Bahrain $50,000 Congress as part of the 1990 Farm The deadline to make applies- required to submit copies of duct generic promotional activi- Greece $50,000 Bill. This program was previously tion to the Export Council is at the export certificates verifying that ties in the above-listed countries United Arab Emirates $50,000 known as the Targeted Export end of the business day on Febru- the products promoted are of U;S. and regions. The purpose of these Korea $50,000 Assistance (TEA) Program as ary 19, 1993. Companies are origin. generic activities is to serve as a Indonesia $30,000 originally created in the 1985 encouraged to submit applications Funding is available for the catalyst for future branded promo- Kuwait $30,000 Farm Bill. as soon as possible to minimize promotion of any U.S. poultry or tions of U.S. poultry and egg pro- Germany $23,000 ‘This program allows any U.S. delays in approval. egg products, including chicken, ducts in these foreign markets. Colombia $15,000 company to use branded advertis- Funding for the program is con- turkey, duck, comish game hens. In fiscal year 1992, $3,725 mil- Malaysia $15,000 ing to promote the sale of U.S. tingent upon approval of a specific quail, and all further processed lion in matching promotion funds New Zealand $15,000 poultry or egg food products in an marketing plan by both the Coun- poultry and egg products. under the MPP were made avail- Taiwan $15,000 approved foreign country under cil and the Foreign Agricultural For the FY ‘93 program, the able to 20 U.S. companies to Xotal $3,943,000 ROHRER’S QUALITY SEEDS FOR FARM The exta cut variety flßgresißf wHiminm wgro tshwcultlnfl, which is exactly what alfalfa growers pushing their varieties to the limit require for more yield and quality. A research study started in 1989 measured variety persistence under aggressive cutting schedules. Each variety was cut five times per year in this North Central study. 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