At Food Export–Northeast our goal is to provide many of the building blocks that help suppliers successfully export seafood products overseas. Learn more about those services in this article.

The new year has arrived and Food Export–Northeast has a number of programs, in-market promotional activities, events, and tradeshow opportunities to help seafood companies grow connections to international buyers. As you plan for the year ahead, consider these five opportunities.

Check out some of our newest resources to help U.S. seafood suppliers capitalize on the opportunity to grow internationally.

Food Export-Northeast has conducted extensive in-depth market research to support U.S. oyster market diversification. To date, we have developed reports for Northern Europe, China, and Hong Kong.

To help connect the U.S. oyster industry to international buyers, Food Export–Northeast recently held its first U.S. oyster mission and invited nine (9) international buyers from Canada, China, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates to participate.

Food Export - Northeast hosted a reception at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Madrid to promote Northeast U.S. seafood.

The Food Export–Northeast seafood team planned and held its first in-market trade mission in Dubai. Dubai and the GCC counties hold a lot of potential for U.S. lobster and oyster suppliers.

One way for fishing communities to survive and even thrive, as species abundance and markets shift, is through diversification. Learn more about how Jonah Crab is on the rise as an emerging way for fishermen to diversify their efforts.

Help us celebrate National Seafood Month during the month of October and learn more about our Food Export - Northeast Seafood Program!