ANTAD 2005: Guadalajara, Mexico

AgExporter, Dec, 2004

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

Who Should
Attend:      U.S. exporters of food, including catering products
             beverages, wines and spirits for the supermarkets and
             retail sector

Why:         ANTAD 2005 is Latin America's biggest food and supermarket
             show, with over 900 exhibitors in 35,000 square meters of
             exhibition space. At ANTAD 2004, more than 15,000 buyers
             and importers for supermarkets and other retail outlets
             visited the show.

When:        March 10-12, 2005

The Market:  The retail, hotel, restaurant and food processing sectors
             in Mexico all present good opportunities for U.S.
             agricultural exports. All product categories showed modest
             to good growth rates in 2004, and strong growth in sales
             of red meats, processed fruits and vegetables
             dairy products, wines and beer.

Best
Prospects:   Products with the fastest sales growth in recent years and
             promising continued growth are fish and seafood products,
             processed fruits and vegetables, dairy products, snack
             foods, fresh and prepared red meats, poultry meat eggs and
             products, soybean meal and oil and wheat flour.

Contacts:    FAS Agricultural Trade Office
             Mexico City
             Mexico
             Tel.: (011-52-55) 5280-5291
             Fax: (011-52-55) 5281-6093
             Carlos.Zertuche@usda.gov

             Tobitha Jones
             FAS Trade Show Office
             Washington, DC
             Tel.: (202) 690-1182
             Fax: (202) 690-4374
             Tobitha.Jones@usda.gov