De Lune Corp was one of only thirty-nine agribusinesses and trade organizations from across the United States selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agribusiness Trade Mission to Taiwan, held in Taipei from September 29 to October 1, 2025.
Led by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg, the delegation also included representatives from the Idaho, Kansas, and Montana Departments of Agriculture. Over three days, participants engaged in business-to-business meetings, market briefings, and site visits designed to expand American agricultural exports and build long-term commercial partnerships with Taiwanese buyers.
The mission included a series of networking events connecting U.S. producers to Taiwan’s importers, distributors, and retailers, reinforcing the close trade ties between the two nations.
Growing partnerships in Taiwan
Taiwan is the United States’ seventh-largest trading partner and the eighth-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, with agricultural trade growing 16% between 2019 and 2024. The United States remains Taiwan’s top agricultural supplier, accounting for approximately 25% of its import market and achieving a $3.1 billion surplus in 2024. High-value exports such as fresh fruits, pet food, beef, poultry, and dairy products collectively exceeded $2 billion of the $3.8 billion total in U.S. agricultural exports to Taiwan.
As a high-income economy with 4.3% GDP growth in 2024, Taiwan’s consumers are increasingly sophisticated, tech-driven, and eager to explore new food experiences. Expanding retail and food-service sectors, a strong labor market, and rising household income continue to fuel spending on imported agricultural products. American commodities such as soybeans, corn, wheat, seafood, dairy, tree nuts, beef, and pork are especially well-positioned to meet this demand.
Advancing America-First trade values
As part of the USDA delegation, De Lune Corp represented the strength, reliability, and integrity of U.S. agribusiness on the world stage. The company’s participation underscores its commitment to expanding market opportunities for American farmers and suppliers while reinforcing trust in U.S. agricultural standards abroad.
“De Lune Corp has always been, and will always remain, America First,” said Gaddafi Ismail, Founder and President of De Lune Corp. “Every partnership we build abroad begins with the belief that what strengthens U.S. farmers and suppliers strengthens America as a whole. Our role in missions like this is to ensure that American products, American standards, and American reliability continue to set the benchmark around the world.”
The trade mission also coincided with Taiwan’s recent pledge to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural products by 30% over the next four years, further strengthening export potential for American producers and exporters.
Building on a global track record
De Lune Corp’s participation in the Taiwan mission follows its earlier involvement in the USDA Agribusiness Trade Mission to Morocco, reflecting the company’s expanding global presence and continued collaboration with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
These engagements are part of De Lune Corp’s broader strategy to champion America-First agricultural growth, connecting U.S. producers to international markets and opening and expanding markets for U.S. agricultural products worldwide.
