Our Goal

The International Trade Director within ISDA is focused on helping companies explore opportunities for exporting their products around the world. In turn, this increases business revenue and produces more Indiana jobs. There are a variety of resources located on this site to help begin the first steps of exporting and to get involved with organizations we work closely with.

International Trade and Marketing

Expanding Indiana companies’ access to international markets is an important component of ISDA’s economic development strategy and one that pays great returns to the Indiana economy. According to the Indiana Business Research Center, agricultural exporting in Indiana supports 34,800 jobs. Along with this, the United States Department of Agriculture reported that in 2023 Indiana ranked 7th in agricultural export sales, exporting $6.358 billion. Indiana agricultural exports have been growing rapidly, thanks to strong economic growth and increasing demand for high-value products. ISDA focuses on trade servicing and trade capacity building by helping to create, expand and maintain long-term export markets for Indiana’s agricultural products.

ISDA is committed to helping Indiana producers, processors, and packagers to leverage resources and grow their businesses through exports, working alongside both current and potential exporters to access educational and marketing services, financial assistance programs and opportunities to meet foreign buyers.

Indiana’s top 2023 commodity exports:

1. Soybeans: $2.187 billion
2. Corn: $946 million
3. Feeds and other feed grains: $713 million
4. Soybean meal: $579 million
5. Pork: $446 million
6. Grain products: $266 million
7. Other poultry products: $236 million
8. Other plant products: $225 million
9. Vegetable oils: $211 million
10. Dairy products: $166 million

Source:  USDA Economic Research Service

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Our team continues to add value to Indiana agriculture by working with agribusinesses and our partners like you.

Resources:

Memorandum of Understanding ISDA and Ports of Indiana, May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025