--- title: Home | South Dakota Trade description: South Dakota Trade helps lead trade missions, conduct export education, and facilitate international trade for South Dakota companies, including the SD STEP Grant program. --- [Skip to content](https://southdakotatrade.com#main-content) - [Newsletter Sign Up](https://southdakotatrade.com/sign-up-for-our-newsletter) [![South Dakota Trade Logo](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SDTrade_logo_color-1.png?width=150&height=116&name=SDTrade_logo_color-1.png "South Dakota Trade Logo")](https://southdakotatrade.com?hsLang=en) - [More About SD](https://southdakotatrade.com/more-about-south-dakota) - [Trade Statistics](https://southdakotatrade.com/trade-in-sd) - [STEP Program Overview](https://southdakotatrade.com/step-grant-program) - [STEP Application](https://southdakotatrade.com/apply-for-the-step-grant-program) - [STEP Activity Report](https://southdakotatrade.com/step-activity-report) - About Us - [Who We Are](https://southdakotatrade.com/who-we-are) - [Our Team](https://southdakotatrade.com/meet-our-team) - [Sponsorship Request Form](https://southdakotatrade.com/sponsorshiprequest) - Memberships - [Membership Overview](https://southdakotatrade.com/membership-overview) - [Membership Application](https://southdakotatrade.com/apply-for-membership) - [Request Speaker Form](https://southdakotatrade.com/request-a-speaker) - [Resources](https://southdakotatrade.com/resources) - News & Events - [News](https://southdakotatrade.com/news-events) - [Events](https://southdakotatrade.com/midwest-ag-summit-overview) - [Contact Us](https://southdakotatrade.com/contact-south-dakota-trade?hsLang=en) Welcome to Bienvenue à Bienvenido a Willkommen bei Benvenuti al へようこそ ברוך הבא ל # South Dakota Trade [CONTACT US](https://southdakotatrade.com/contact-south-dakota-trade?hsLang=en) [MORE ABOUT SD](https://southdakotatrade.com/more-about-south-dakota?hsLang=en) ![Image](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/Image.png) ![SDTD\_0.0\_HomePage\_Hero\_3\_1440x650](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/SDTD_0.0_HomePage_Hero_3_1440x650.jpg) ![SDTD\_0.0\_HomePage\_Hero\_2\_1440x650](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/SDTD_0.0_HomePage_Hero_2_1440x650.jpg) ## Connecting South Dakota with a World of Opportunity South Dakota Trade helps link South Dakota businesses with global prospects. As a non-profit association, we promote partnerships between foreign buyers or investors and South Dakota companies in [key industries](https://southdakotatrade.com/more-about-south-dakota?hsLang=en) like agriculture, bioscience, manufacturing and more. By fueling economic growth, creating jobs, and promoting South Dakota products and services, we are connecting our state with a world of opportunity. When your business joins South Dakota Trade, you receive access to consulting, export education seminars, strategic support and more. [WHO WE ARE](https://southdakotatrade.com/who-we-are?hsLang=en) --- ## South Dakota Exports at a Glance ![Crops](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-01.png?width=125&height=125&name=G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-01.png "Crops") TOTAL EXPORTS $6.7 Billion ![Stat Chart](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-02.png?width=125&height=125&name=G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-02.png "Stat Chart") 10-YEAR GROWTH IN EXPORTS 13.6% ![Globe](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-03.png?width=125&height=125&name=G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-03.png "Globe") EXPORT SHARE OF GDP 10.9% ![Business Bag](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-04.png?width=125&height=125&name=G0.0_Homepage_Icons_150x150-04.png "Business Bag") JOBS SUPPORTED BY EXPORTS 27,075 [MORE STATISTICS](https://southdakotatrade.com/trade-in-sd?hsLang=en) ## ARE YOU LOOKING TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS TO SOUTH DAKOTA? Click below for more information. [LEARN MORE](mailto:info@southdakotatrade.com) ![SDTD\_Website\_50.50\_1\_1200x880](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SDTD_Website_50.50_1_1200x880.jpg?width=1200&height=880&name=SDTD_Website_50.50_1_1200x880.jpg "SDTD_Website_50.50_1_1200x880") ### Memberships that Matter When your business joins South Dakota Trade, you get access to free consulting, export education seminars, strategic support and more. We also organize trade missions to help you develop relationships with new markets and foreign buyers. Learn more about membership options for your company. [LEARN MORE](https://southdakotatrade.com/membership-overview?hsLang=en) ### Apply for a STEP Grant Through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), South Dakota businesses can apply for funds to help cover expenses related to growing overseas. South Dakota Trade helps manage and administer these grants so your business can benefit. See if you qualify and apply today. [LEARN MORE](https://southdakotatrade.com/apply-for-the-step-grant-program?hsLang=en) ![SDTD\_Website\_50.50\_2\_1200x880](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SDTD_Website_50.50_2_1200x880.jpg?width=1200&height=880&name=SDTD_Website_50.50_2_1200x880.jpg "SDTD_Website_50.50_2_1200x880") ## Gain Global Insights See how South Dakota Trade is helping fuel global trade and read our strategies for the future. [2023 ANNUAL REPORT](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/SD%20Trade%202023-24%20Report.pdf?hsLang=en) [2024 ANNUAL REPORT](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/SD%20Trade%202024-25%20Report.pdf?hsLang=en) [2025 ANNUAL REPORT](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/SD%20Trade%20Annual%20Report%202025_V3.pdf?hsLang=en) ## real members. real results South Dakota Trade’s mission to Mexico helped us secure new sales in a key market. We are expanding our infrastructure to meet the demand we generated from the trip.  Cesar Garcia Export Sales Manager, Advanced Sunflower We are a powerhouse in exporting agriculture. But we also export machinery, biotechnology, arms, munitions, and much more. South Dakota is poised to grow and diversify our economy.  Larry Rhoden Governor, South Dakota Houdek ships two-thirds of our products to international countries. Working with South Dakota Trade is helping us access new markets that will build resiliency into our business.  Dennis Harstad Vice President & General Manager (Retired), Houdek International trade is a large part of our success. We export all over the world. Israel, Germany, Australia, England, Japan…you name it, if we’re allowed to export there, we export there! Tim Houghton COO, H-S Precision You think you have to do it all on your own. That’s how I started out. With South Dakota Trade, I now have the resources I need to be successful in exporting our kennels.  Alisa Turner CEO, Ruffland Performance Kennels South Dakota Trade made international trade feel possible. Their support and two trade missions have already paid off, and now we’re pursuing global opportunities that will make a big difference for Cole-TAC. Dustin Coleman Founder & President, Cole-TAC ### Key Export Industries [LEARN MORE](https://southdakotatrade.com/more-about-south-dakota?hsLang=en) ### South Dakota’s Global Trade Experts [MEET OUR TEAM](https://southdakotatrade.com/meet-our-team?hsLang=en) ## LOOKING FOR MORE DATA? [INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION](https://www.trade.gov/south-dakota-sioux-falls) [INTERNATIONAL TRADE DATA](https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/data/index.html) [UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE (USTR)](https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/sd) [![South Dakota Trade Footer Logo](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/logo-sdtrade-footer.svg)](https://southdakotatrade.com/?hsLang=en) ![SBA-Logo-Stacked1-768x835-1](https://southdakotatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SBA-Logo-Stacked1-768x835-1.png?width=98&height=77&name=SBA-Logo-Stacked1-768x835-1.png) [![facebook](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/facebook.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/people/South-Dakota-Trade/61558409871174/?_rdr) [![linkedin](https://southdakotatrade.com/hubfs/linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sdtrade/posts/?feedView=all) - [Contact Us](https://southdakotatrade.com/contact-south-dakota-trade) - [Privacy Policy](https://southdakotatrade.com/privacy-policy) South Dakota Trade is a 501c(6) nonprofit association that navigates international trade for South Dakota. 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