USDA TO DISCONTINUE THE TRADE LEADS
AND BUYER ALERTS
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is discontinuing the
Trade Leads and Buyer Alerts services effective January 1, 2006.
U.S. suppliers who want to inform
foreign buyers about their products will be directed to the State
Regional Trade Groups (SRTGs) for assistance. The SRTGs, which are
FAS program participants, offer customized export assistance on a
wide variety of export-related topics from "connection to
collection." The SRTGs list can be obtained by accessing the FAS Web
page at
