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By Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services It is my pleasure to be in China, leading USDA’s largest-ever agricultural trade mission in the cities of Chengdu and Shanghai from March 23-28. I am joined by 39 U.S...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 — Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March 23-28. U.S. agricultural exports to...

After more than two decades of exporting U.S. agricultural products, Good Life Foods is thriving internationally with support from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Before starting the company, Good Life Foods’ president Emil Font served as...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 106,680 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 165,000...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 285,000 metric tons of soybeans to China. Of the total 175,000 tons is for delivery during the 2011/2012 marketing...

The USDA Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Seoul recently launched a Web page to showcase potential opportunities to be created by the soon-to-be-implemented U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement (KORUS). KORUS will take effect on March 15, 2012. The Foreign...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 110,744...

By Michael Scuse, USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Last week was a momentous one for U.S.-China agricultural relations. In addition to the productive meetings that took place in Washington and Des Moines, I was honored...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 175,000 metric tons of soybeans to China during the 2012/2013 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1. USDA issues both...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 250,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2012/2013 marketing year; and Export sales of 110...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 2012 — FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-016-12, issued at 9 a.m. today, which announced export sales of 2,803,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 2,750,000 tons is for delivery during the 2012/2013...