Resource-Efficient Agriculture Export Delegation

Join our export delegation to North Carolina, USA, to explore new business opportunities, meet local companies and visit major farms

The Trade Council of Denmark in North America and the Danish Agriculture and Food Council hereby invite you to participate in an export delegation to the Denmark-friendly state of North Carolina. Our destination is Raleigh/Durham and the surrounding area in North Carolina, where we will meet on Monday afternoon and end on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Please see our detailed program in the text below.

The delegation has 2 sector tracks that run in both parallel and sometimes combined:

1. Pig production in the whole value chain from genetics to manure handling/ biogas
2. BioSolutions in agriculture and food production

Meeting your customers and partners face-to-face in North Carolina makes a difference by showing dedication and building relationships. This is the response we get from previous participants in our delegations, as well as from the American side.

Focus

Denmark and North Carolina share a long-standing history of collaboration and strong competencies within food and agricultural production, as well as new technologies like BioSolutions. The delegation aims to create concrete business opportunities by connecting Danish companies with key stakeholders across the value chain in North Carolina. Together with our close partners in the state, we have identified key stakeholders and a well-established network offering strong commercial potential for Danish solutions.

The program will connect you with key local industry stakeholders and potential off-takers, while giving you the opportunity to present your solution within resource-efficient primary production, AgTech or biosolutions. 

NB!   Virtual info meeting on 15 June, 15:00-16:00 (Danish time)

You are hereby invited to our virtual meeting, where you can hear more about the business opportunities, sector focus, and the program for the trip before signing up. Also, you will hear the experience from participants in previous editions.

The meeting will be in English and is free of charge. Please register for the TEAMS meeting here no later than 14 June at midnight.

The partners

The Trade Council of Denmark in North America, in cooperation with their local partner organizations within our focus areas, will attract relevant stakeholders from the North Carolinian agricultural sector to meet with the Danish delegation, where you can give your sales leads, update your market knowledge and contacts, get the feel of the market opportunities in North Carolina and network with other Danish exporters while benefitting from their experience and network.

You are more than welcome to provide us with specific guest wishes and target groups.

Draft Program

26 October

Travel from Denmark to North Carolina (RDU).
Welcome and introduction by The Trade Council.
Informal networking dinner for the Danish delegation and selected stakeholders in Raleigh.

27 October

a) Pig sector: Pig production seminar and b2b meeting for large-scale farmers, potential distributors

b) BioSolutions: Business Day at NC State University: seminar, market insights, sector workshops, B2B meetings, networking reception

28 October

Individual sector tracks: visiting major farms, food producers, and seed companies in the area around Raleigh

29 October

Individual sector tracks: visiting major farms, food producers, and seed companies in the area around Raleigh

30 October

Potential B2B meetings
Return travel to Denmark

The market situation

The food and agriculture sector accounts for approximately 20% of the state’s economy representing USD 92,7 billion. North Carolina is the second-largest pork producer in the U.S., one of the top poultry-producing states, as well as a major specialty and row crop producer with significant processing infrastructure for all three of them.

Informally known as “the Silicon Valley of AgriTech", the Research Triangle region around Raleigh and Durham serves as the epicenter for U.S. food and agricultural innovation with some of the leading capabilities within biotechnology and biosolutions in the country.

Danish companies already hold sizeable investments in the state. Furthermore, previous successful engagements, including a MoU between NC and Denmark, has built a solid network of both commercial, regulatory and academic stakeholders in the region.

North Carolina consistently ranks as one of the best states in the US to conduct business, with the lowest corporate income tax in the US, strong talent pool, sizeable investments in infrastructure and attractive tax incentives.

Following Hurricane Helene’s severe impact on the food and agricultural sector in 2024, state authorities have intensified efforts to rebuild resilient, resource efficient food systems creating strong entry points for Danish solutions within circularity, biogas, and novel food.

By participating, you will not only have the chance to showcase your products and services but also to forge strategic partnerships and gain valuable insights into the future plans of offtakers across the value chain.

We strongly encourage you to seize this opportunity to position your brand at the forefront of the North Carolinian food and agricultural sector. Your participation will not only contribute to your company’s success but also strengthen Denmark's reputation as a leader in food and agricultural innovation.

Price

The price for participation is 18,750 DKK excl. flights, hotels, and VAT per company for 1 participant after deduction of 50% subsidy from Trade Council and with 8 companies participating. Price for each extra participant is DKK 1,450, max 3 representatives in total.

NOTE: The Danish company is free to have its local representatives represent your company in full during the event. On the registration form you can, if relevant, therefore add the contact information of the local participating person/company. However, only Danish companies in Denmark with a Danish CVR number can register for participation, and the invoicing will always be issued in DKK to the Danish company address.

We reserve the right to offer you participation at a different price, if any of the above criteria change. Should this result in a higher price than quoted, you have the right to cancel your participation. Other expenses not mentioned above are at your own expense including visa, flights, dining & drink and hotel.

NOTE: The price is based on 8 participating companies, who are all eligible for subsidy, and 50 percent subsidy (applied for but not yet granted) from the Trade Council of Denmark.If your company is not eligible for subsidy due to de-minimis issues (having received more than 300,000 Euro in de-minimis subsidy within the past 3 years, including the present), you are obliged to pay the full price without the subsidy. The same conditions apply if you do not wish to receive subsidy.

How to register

Please register at the top of this site at the latest on 17 June 2026.

Contact

For further details, please contact:

Danish Agriculture & Food Council
Michael Stahlschmidt
mis@lf.dk
Mobile: +45 2124 1711 

The Trade Council of Denmark, New York
Jeppe Juul Petersen
jeppet@um.dk
Mobile: +1 (929) 823-0285

Please be aware photography and video recording will take place during the event. The Embassy of Denmark and DAFC may use these on various media channels. Please let us know if you do not want to be included.