Nutra Source Trading Co., LLC, located in Columbus, Ohio in the 15th Congressional District, was brand new to exporting in November 2008. Melissa Fata, Owner, used Food Export-Midwest’s Food Export Helpline^TM to get started. “The Food Export Helpline^TM ensured I was prepared to meet with buyers by helping me locate harmonized codes for our products, providing market research on the top 25 markets for our products and helping me understand the various INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms) and how important it is to use the correct terms for any international sales contracts. I was also given contact information for the overseas USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service offices.” As a result of the assistance, the company was able to connect with a buyer in the Philippines through their USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service office and make a first-time export sale valued at $11,500. They are hopeful this will become a monthly shipment.

In June 2009, the company attended an Export Seminar in Ohio sponsored by Food Export-Midwest which helped them prepare for meeting with buyers at the Midwest Buyers Mission taking place in July. “We learned the importance of product pricing, providing samples, what information should be included in your website, and the importance of following up with new buyer contacts after a Buyers Mission.” At the mission, Nutra Source made new buyer contacts in the Philippines, Israel, Dubai, Canada, Korea, and India and are sending product samples to Israel, India, and Dubai, UAE.

Nutra Source Trading Co., LLC is a leading export provider of natural, organic foods and nutraceuticals from the U.S.

Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast are private, non-profit associations of Midwestern and Northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies that use federal, state, and industry resources to promote the export of Midwestern and Northeastern food and agricultural products. Food Export–Midwest and Food Export–Northeast administer many services through Market Access Program (MAP) funding from the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service.