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| Main Services | |
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| 1. Information and assistance to agents, importers, designers and users of U.S. softwood products in other countries 2. Market information and trade leads to U.S. softwood product producers 3. Market research on emerging softwood products markets 4. Trade missions and other forums for international market education 5. Coordinate Foreign Market Development and Market Access Promotion strategic plans and funding requests with the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service 6. Coordinate overseas market development activities for the U.S. western softwood industry | |
| Description | |
| The SEC is a trade council of U.S. softwood grading agencies, industry trade associations, state export promotional development agencies, and others interested in promotion U.S. softwood internationally. The SEC coordinates overseas market development activities for the U.S. softwood industry with the Foreign Agricultural Service, and aids American exports of softwood products by providing information and assistance to agents, importers, designers, and users of these products in other countries. Through trade association and grading agency members, SEC represents softwood exporters of lumber, veneer, mouldings and millwork and component products. | |