USA - USDA accepting applications for fiscal year 2010 export assistance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for 2010 funding for five export market development programs administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service: the Market Access Program (MAP), the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD), the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program, the Quality Samples Program (QSP), and the Emerging Markets Program (EMP). All the programs are designed to help expand commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products.