HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A trade delegation from
Denmark visited Pennsylvania late
last week as part of a visit to the
United States to discuss trade
issues with USDA and other offi
cials in Washington D.C., and
attend the Food Marketing Insti
tute Show in Chicago.
According to state Department
of Agriculture officials, the trade
delegation included H.E.K. Erik
Tygesen, Denmark’s abmassador
to the United States; and Henrik
Dam Kristensen, minister of agri
culture for Denmark.
While in Pennsylvania, the dele
gation toured facilities with Hat
field Quality Foods Inc., Moyer
Packing Inc., and Rodale Institute.
They also toured the Capitol, and
later in the day were the featured
guests of a reception at a Harris
burg hotel attended by 130 rep
resentatives of Pennsylvania food
processing companies and com
modity producers.
Hie visit to Pennsylvania was
arranged througth the USDA,
according to Russell C. Redding,
state deputy secretary of agricul
ture for marketing, promotion and
program services.
Redding said that, under Gov.
Tom Ridge and Agriculture Sec
retary Samuel E. Hayes Jr., efforts
to expand trade for Pennsylvania
agriculture have included commu
nicating and developing a relation
ship with USDA officials, so that.
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Danish Trade
when trade delegations visit the
United States, a visit to Pennsylva
nia is considered as part of the
itinerary
While visitors to the United
States can be impressed with the
immensity of production facilities
in the Middle Western states and
other agricultural production oper
ations throughout the United
States, Pennsylvania offers high
quality and strong quantity and
proximity to coastal ports, espe
cially the Port of Philadelphia.
Deputy Secretary Redding said
that the reception was held to pro
vide Pennsylvania processors and
producers with an opportunity to
meet with the delegation to discuss
business and provide and oppro
tunity to develop relationships.
Redding explained that the
USDA is one of the sponsors of the
Food Marketing Institute Show, in
Chicago, the largest domestic food
show in the country.
As a result of coming to the
United States to see the show, they
also wanted to visit with USDA
officials in Washington about
trade issues.
Through relationships deve
loped with the USDA, arrange
ments were made to have the dele
gation visit Pennsylvania while
they were staying in Washington.
The real benefit to us,” Red
ding explained, “is ... the relation
ship building that provides an
opportunity to strengthen our rela-
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A trade delegation from Denmark visits with agricultural company representatives
and state Department of Agriculture officials. From the left are Jerry Hostetter, presi
dent of the Pennsylvania-based livestock management company, Hostetter Manage
ment Company; H.E.K. Erik Tygesen, Denmark’s ambassador to the United States;
Henrik Dam Kristensen, minister of agriculture for Denmark; Pa. Secretary of Agricul
ture Samuel E. Hayes Jr.; and Richard N. Swett, United States’ ambassador to
Denmark.
tionship with them. When it comes
to dealing with business or trade
issues, it is good to have estab
lished a relationship.”
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learned through some of the suc
cesses resulting from the Pennsyl
vania International Trade Show,
now held in conjunction with the
state Farm Show.
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