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The United States is already Korea's top supplier of a broad variety of agricultural exports at $2.85 billion ($3.4 billion including fish and forest products) in 2006, making Korea the sixth largest export market for U.S. farm products.

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Deputy Secretary of State
September 18, 2007

Site Updated: May 16, 2008

Facts Of The Day

May 9, 2008

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $148.5 billion and imports of $206.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $58.2 billion, down from $61.7 billion in February, revised.

Source: Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Trade Fact for May 9, 2008

May 8, 2008

Texas and Florida were the top state exporters to Colombia in 2007. Texas recorded merchandise exports of $2.3 billion to Colombia, while Florida recorded shipments of $2.1 billion.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

Trade Fact for May 8, 2008

May 7, 2008

Twenty-three states exported more than $50 million in goods to Colombia in 2007. Fifteen of these states exported goods worth more than $100 million, and two states exported merchandise worth more than $2 billion.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

Trade Fact for May 7, 2008

May 6, 2008

Colombia is the second-largest market for U.S. agriculture in the Western Hemisphere after the NAFTA market.

Source: International Trade Administration

Trade Fact for May 6, 2008

May 5, 2008

$1,000,000,000. As of today, American exports have faced more than an estimated $1 billion in tariffs upon entry into the Colombian market.

Source: International Trade Administration

Trade Fact for May 5, 2008

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