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CHAPTER XII. MARKET RESEARCH AND TRADE EVENTS
Appendix F. MARKET RESEARCH
CS Germany plans to report on the following non-agricultural industry sub-sectors:
SECTOR ISA TITLE FRA Educational Products and Services POL Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal Equipment MTL Precision Machine Tools CSF Internet Software SPT Sporting Goods and Recreational Equipment ELC Power Semiconductors TES Value-added Telecommunication Services AUT Sport Utility Vehicles TRV Travel and Tourism TXF Textiles BTC Green Biotechnology FOT Footwear PCI Process Control Instrumentation MED Home Health Care Products and Services CPT Personal Computers MUS Musical Instruments ELP The German Energy Market IMI reporting on all industry sectors will continue during the year. Annual agricultural economic and administrative reporting: Date Report October 1 Seafood Annual October 20 Dairy Annual December 10 Wine Marketing Annual December 15 Citrus Annual December 15 Forest Products Annual January 1 Fresh Deciduous Fruit Semi-Annual February 1 Livestock Semi-Annual March 1 Grain & Feed Annual June 1 Oilseeds and Products Annual June 1 Tobacco Annual June 1 Cotton Annual June 15 Asparagus Annual August 1 Livestock Annual August 15 Poultry Annual August 25 Honey Annual September 10 Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual September 30 Annual Agricultural Situation Report As Needed Grain Voluntary Updates As Needed Oilseeds Voluntary Updates Monthly ATO Agricultural Export Opportunities Marketing Briefs __ German Food & Veterinary Agencies Apr 99 __ German Customs Offices, Tariff Classification Apr 99 __ Wine Market Mar 99 __ Beef Market Sep 98 __ Snapshot of the Walnut Market Sep 98 __ Fruit Juice Market Sep 98 __ Snapshot of the Retail Food Market Aug 98 __ Snapshot of the Almond Market Aug 98 __ Beer Market Apr 98 __ Food, Beverage and Agricultural Trade Fairs Apr 98 __ Floriculture Products Apr 98 __ Food and Beverage Trade Publications Apr 98 __ Organic Market Apr 98 __ Food Law, Labeling, Packaging & Certification Dec 97 __ Trade Publications Dec 97 Voluntary Reports -- Canned Sweet Corn Report Oct 98 -- Market Information Report for Germany Aug 98 -- Prior, monthly copies of this report (Agricultural Export Opportunities Report) may be obtained from the FAS homepage (see last section) __ Food and Agricultural Import Regulations Jul 98 __ Almond Market May 98 - Pet Supplies Market Feb 98 - Retail Food Market Apr 98American Food Directory The U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Hamburg (ATO) produced a food directory entitled "American Foods in Europe 1998/99, Guide to European Importers of U.S. Food and Beverage Products." The directory contains listings of about 300 European companies, from 15 European countries, handling about 600 branded and a wide assortment of generic U.S. food and beverage products available in Europe. The directory is a useful resource for retailers, hotels, caterers, restaurants and others seeking a European source for a specific U.S. food or beverage product. In addition to a hardcopy, an Internet version of the 1998/99 Directory is available at www.american-foods.org
For Further Information: FAS Homepage and the FAS AgExport Services Division The FAS homepage may be visited on line at: http://www.fas.usda.gov. The AgExport Services Division of the Foreign Agricultural Service in Washington, DC serves as a first-stop for basic export information and assistance on exporting U.S. agricultural products: Tel: (202) 690-1182 Fax: (202) 690-4374
Appendix G. TRADE EVENT SCHEDULE
CITY POST SUPPORT 1999 EVENT CITY POST SUPPORT 10/03-10/05 Golf Europe '99 Munich Munich PLC 10/05-10/07 Biotechnica Hannover Hamburg PLC 10/07-10/09 IKK '99 Essen Munich CTF/BIO 10/13-10/18 Frankfurt Book Fair Frankfurt Hamburg BIO 10/18-10/23 Sytems '99 Munich Munich BIO 10/18/10/23 Interkama Dusseldorf Dusseldorf PLC 10/26-10/28 European Banking Trade Fair Frankfurt Frankfurt PLC 11/09-11/12 Productronica '99 Munich Munich PLC 11/17-11/20 Medica Dusseldorf Dusseldorf CEO 2000 01/12-01/15 Heimtextil Frankfurt Frankfurt BIO/TFW 01/17-01/23 Int'l Furniture Fair Cologne Dusseldorf BIO 01/20-02/02 Premiere 2000 Frankfurt Dusseldorf BIO 02/04-02/06 Men's Apparel Show Cologne Dusseldorf BIO/TFW 02/18-02/22 Ambiente 2000 Frankfurt Frankfurt BIO 03/01-03/31 CEBIT 2000 Hannover B/Ffm/Mun PLC/BIO/CTF/CEO 03/11-03/15 Int'l Tourism Exchange Berlin Frankfurt CTF 03/12-03/15 Int'l Houseware Show Cologne Dusseldorf BIO 03/15-03/19 Musikmesse/ProLight & Sound Frankfurt Frankfurt PLC 03/20-03/25 Hannover Fair Hannover Berlin CEO/PLC/CTF 05/01-05/31 Interzoo Nuremberg Munich PLC 05/29-06/04 ILA 2000 Int'l Aerospace Berlin Berlin PLC 06/26-06/29 Entsorga (Recycling & Waste) Cologne Hamburg PLC 08/18-08/20 Kind & Jugend Cologne Dusseldorf PLC 08/25-08/29 Tendence 2000 Frankfurt Dusseldorf PLC 09/01-09/30 GAFA-Lawn & Garden Equipment Cologne Dusseldorf BIO 09/06-09/10 Automechanika Frankfurt Frankfurt CTF 09/23-09/30 IAA Truck Show Frankfurt Frankfurt PLCKEY: BIO-Business Information Office; CEO-Corporate Executive; CTF-Certified Trade Fair; PLC-Product Literature Center; TFW-Trade Fair (Washington Organized)
For further information, please consult the National Trade Data Bank or contact the Commercial Section (for contact information, please see chapter XI).
Agricultural Trade Shows in Germany The following are some of the major trade shows being held in Germany that are dedicated to agricultural sectors and products (an * indicates that there is a USA Pavilion organized at the event).
EVENT CITY 1999 10/9-14 ANUGA (Food and Beverages) * Cologne 2000 01/13-15 Fruit Logistica (Produce, Dried Fruit & Nuts)* Berlin 01/30-02/03 ISM (Snacks and Confectionery)* Cologne 02/04-06 IPM (Plants)* Essen 02/17-20 Bio Fach (Organic Products)* Nuremberg 03/17-22 Internorga (Food Service, Baking, Confection) Hamburg 03/19-21 ProWein (Wine & Alcoholic Beverages)* Dusseldorf 03/24-27 Fisch Int'l & Seafood Europe (Fish & Seafood) Bremen 04/04-07 Interzoo (Petfood)* Nuremberg 09/21-24 InterCool (Frozen Food) Dusseldorf 09/29-10/05 IBA (Baked Products and Confections) MunichFurther information on these shows is available from the ATO-Hamburg or on the ATO-Hamburg homepage www.usembassy.de/atohamburg
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