Archive for January 9th, 2015

U.S. agriculture groups form Cuban coalition

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — More than 25 U.S. food and agriculture companies and associations have formed a coalition that seeks to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba and advance trade relations between the nations.

The U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) was publicly launched on Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C., U.S. This comes on the heels of President Barack Obama announcing on Dec. 17 that the U.S. would begin discussions to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba.

The coalition will be led by ...

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USW hires new technical representatives

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announced on Jan. 8 the addition of two new technical service representatives. Shin Hak (David) Oh joins as Food/Bakery Technologist in the USW office in Seoul, Korea, and Tarik Gahi joins as Milling and Baking Technologist serving markets in the Middle East and North Africa from the USW office in Casablanca, Morocco.

“I am delighted to welcome Shin Hak Oh to our team in Korea,” said Chang Yoon Kang, USW country director. “He ...

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