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Summer 2025
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We welcome Heather Ranck back as Director of the Rural Export Center (REC). With extensive experience in international trade and previous REC leadership, Heather brings valuable expertise to the role. Her return reinforces the REC's commitment to helping rural businesses expand into global markets. We look forward to her contributions as the team works to support export strategies and promote rural development. |
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GP Tools, a Idaho manufacturer of pneumatic tools, expanded into central Mexico with assistance from the U.S. Commercial Service (CS), the CS REC, and the Idaho Department of Commerce. Leveraging a customized REC Potential Partner List, GP Tools connected with qualified distributors ahead of Expo Manufactura, resulting in two new partnerships.
Ready to explore new markets? Reach out to your local trade specialist to request a tailored Potential Partner List from the REC.
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Encoder Products Company (EPC) of Idaho used the REC’s customizable Potential Partner list to discover a “treasure trove” of high-quality leads in Mexico. With a focus on distributors and end-users in the automation and packaging sectors, this list helped prepare EPC for strategic growth ahead of attending Expo Manufactura. |
Marketing Manager Mike Erikson shared: “The leads they provided were like they read our minds! It was a treasure trove of high-quality leads that included not only potential end users but also promising candidates for new distributor partnerships.”
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Apis Tactical, a North Dakota-based beekeeping equipment manufacturer, is making strategic international moves. By leveraging the REC's detailed market research, the company identified Germany, the UK, and France as key opportunities in the European beekeeping sector. With added expert guidance from the U.S. Commercial Service, Apis Tactical is poised for accelerated global growth and a stronger international presence. |
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A promising new contact abroad just reached out—but how do you know if they’re the real deal? When you're entering unfamiliar markets or vetting unknown partners, the REC Check from the U.S. Commercial Service’s Rural Export Center helps you make confident, informed decisions. Our team quickly screens potential partners for red flags—like financial instability, legal issues, or poor reputation—so you can avoid costly mistakes and focus on real opportunities. |
Request your REC Check today and make confident, informed export decisions.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) launched a dashboard that shows the economic impact of resolved trade barriers at the state level from 2018 to 2023.
By helping remove unfair foreign restrictions on U.S. exports, ITA has resolved 243 trade barriers, supporting American businesses nationwide.
Explore how these efforts are positively impacting your state’s economy:
IP Experts Panel Discussion
August 19, 2025 | 10 am ET | Virtual
Protect Your Ideas. Strengthen Your Business.
Whether you're an innovator, entrepreneur, or start-up founder, protecting your intellectual property (IP) is essential to staying competitive. Join the U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the U.S. Copyright Office for an IP Experts Panel Discussion.
The session is free and open to the public. Registration is required, and space is limited!
 Expo AgroFuturo
September 10-12, 2025 | Colombia
Under the Trade Event Partnership Program, the U.S. Commercial Service has identified Expo AgroFuturo as an excellent opportunity for U.S. agribusiness companies to expand their business in the industry by exhibiting at the show and participating in Latin America’s leading agribusiness sector event!
The three-day trade show is one of the most important for the agribusiness sector in Latin America, where industry leaders find strategic partners, distributors and representatives for their products. Expo AgroFuturo is a specialized agribusiness fair that promotes innovations, education, and exports to Colombia and Latin America.
 Advanced Manufacturing Business Development Trade Mission
September 21-26, 2025 | Türkiye and Poland
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is organizing an Advanced Manufacturing Business Development Mission to Türkiye and Poland from September 21 through September 26, 2025. The purpose of this business development mission is to expand opportunities for U.S. companies in advanced manufacturing markets in Türkiye and Poland, with a focus on digital technologies and services, industrial automation, and precision machinery.
The mission’s primary goal will be to increase U.S. exports to each market by raising brand awareness of U.S. technology solutions in advanced manufacturing and identifying opportunities for commercial collaboration. The mission will help participating firms and trade associations gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects and initiatives in the target markets.
 Southern Cone Energy Technologies Trade Mission
December 1-5, 2025 | Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay
Join the Energy Technologies Trade Mission to the Southern Cone and tap into some of Latin America’s most dynamic energy markets.
Governments in the region are investing heavily in advanced energy technologies to drive economic growth. Participating U.S. companies will gain critical market insights, visit project sites, and connect directly with pre-screened buyers, agents, distributors, project developers, and government officials.
Engage in targeted meetings and networking events focused on procurement opportunities, key projects, policies, and incentives.
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Website Globalization Review
Export Management Directory
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