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Mr. Walker. No, we counsel them in terms of opportunities, 

 sales opportunities abroad, where they manufacture products that 

 have a need and in a certain marketplace. And it can be done, I 

 mean, even in Maryland. We just recently sold 15 container loads 

 of apples. We have Maryland wine in Japan and England. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. You sold that, the apple growers didn't 

 sell it. 



Mr. Walker. We took these leads to Maryland companies. We 

 told them what the opportunities were and what they might have 

 to do to get that market and we introduced them to the buyers. We 

 obviously don't buy and sell, and we can't commit to anything other 

 than using our good offices to bring information to sellers. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. I am not being critical. I think this is 

 a question. Take your apple thing, for example. You suggested that 

 more of the money go to regional or State groups. Is that a little 

 parochial? If there are apples for sale, why should they be Mary- 

 land apples as opposed to somebody else's apples. 



Mr. Walker. Mr. Thomas, we did not use MPP funds for that. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. But you do that. That is still a ques- 

 tion. It is little parochial. You are interested mostly, aren't you, in 

 Maryland products. 



Mr. Walker. Obviously on the first order, I am interested in ex- 

 porting more products — processed food products from Maryland. 

 But beyond that, I do have a broader interest and I am not paro- 

 chial. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. But that comes from Maryland and 

 let's not 



Mr. Walker. Right. But, again, each State conducts its inter- 

 national marketing activities differently. Each State has different 

 resources. We have two staff including the chief of markets who 

 spend a lot of time on trade missions, participating in food shows, 

 coming to Washington and being familiar with every single pro- 

 gram that is available that can help and assist companies export 

 their products. It is very labor intensive. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. I don't want to take too much time. 

 The question is: Should everyone pay to do this? I am not sure. 

 Why don't you raise your own resources in Maryland to promote 

 Maryland resources. 



Mr. Walker. We do have resources in the State. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. But you want more Federal resources 

 as well. 



Mr. Walker. The Governor of the State, the other departments 

 in the State devote enormous resources to promote Maryland. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. I thought you wanted more Federal re- 

 sources. 



Mr. Walker. What I am asking for is the resources that are 

 available, for example, in the MPP, that more of those be available 

 to the State and your State and other States to help those busi- 

 nesses in your communities export their products abroad. 



Mr. Thomas of Wyoming. But we do need to define it. You can 

 always help. We ought to spend $12 billion doing it. That would be 

 good, wouldn't it? 



Mr. Walker. Again, I guess the budget constraints 



