A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20, 1997
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - Agriculture Secretary
Samuel E. Hayes Jr. concluded a
visit to the Republic of Korea as
part of Gov. Tom Ridge's trade
mission to Asia. Hayes met with
distributors of Pennsylvania
products and visited a
Pennsylvania food manufactur
ing facility.
"The Ridge Administration's
trade mission to the Republic of
Korea is for the purpose of fos
tering relationships," Hayes
said. "Our friends throughout
Asia are as concerned about
trade relationships as they are
about trade deals. The Republic
of Korea with the 11th largest
economy in the world has
been and continues to be, our
friend."
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Hayes Promotes Agriculture In Republic Of Korea
In addition to meeting with
the U.S. Agricultural Trade
Office in Korea, Hayes held
talks with agricultural trade
representatives.
"Pennsylvania can be proud
to have its agriculture in Asia
represented by large corpora
tions as well as smaller, family
owned businesses," Hayes said.
He visited the Korean food pro
cessing facility of Heinz-Korea,
accompanied by president John
Johnson.
Hayes was accompanied on
the trip by representatives from
Brookville Wood Products,
Brookville, Jefferson County, a
leading producer of hardwood
dimension products and lumber.
They currently are not exporting
to Asia and met with importers
of hardwood lumber in an effort
to open new trade opportunities.
The Republic of Korea is an
expanding market because of
the size and incomes of the
growing middle-class.
The Korean visit was the last
stop of the Ridge
Administration's Asia trade mis
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) -
The Wayne County Cooperative
Extension will be sponsoring a
bus trip to the Pennsylvania
Farm Show on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
There will be two pickup loca
tions, one in Honesdale and one
in Hamlin. The bus will leave
Honesdale at 7 a.m. from the
Wayne County Courthouse. The
sion, which included visits to
Singapore and Japan.
"I believe we have supported
Gov. Ridge's goal of strengthen
ing trade relationships through
out Asia," Hayes said. "In this
first public/private mission, we
have successfully laid the
groundwork for increased trad-
Farm Show Bus Trip
bus will then stop to load at
approximately 7:15 a.m. at the
McDonald’s Restaurant in
Hamlin. The bus will leave the
Farm Show Complex at 4:30
p.m. and return to Honesdale at
approximately 7:30 p.m.
Your seat for the Farm Show
bus can be reserved for $l5.
Stop in at the Wayne County
ing opportunities for our agricul
tural products."
Pennsylvania's agricultural
exports were $976.8 million in
1996, with food products leading
the way. Lumber and wood prod
ucts ranked second in total
export sales.
Extension Office located at the
Wayne County Courthouse
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
to pay for your seat.
Reservations cannot be accepted
without payment.
For more information, con
tact the extension office at
717)253-5970, ext. 239.