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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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Secretary Gutierrez Travels to China and Korea for High-Level Meetings to Discuss Bilateral Trade

Miami (May 9)—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez will travel to Beijing, China and Seoul, South Korea, May 14-16, to discuss bilateral trade and promote U.S. exports. “American businesses, workers, farmers and ranchers are exporting around the world at record rates,” Gutierrez said. “While U.S. exports of goods to China, now our third-largest export partner, grew by more than 18 percent in 2007, significant trade barriers to the Chinese market remain.” (More)