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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today allocated additional fiscal year 2014 funds for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). For additional information, please contact the FAS Credit Programs Division...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service today announced funding for seven international projects through the 2014 Food for Progress Program...

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan

Through the Doing Business in Africa campaign, the U.S. government is strengthening its commercial relationship with the continent of Africa.

As part of expanded U.S. sanctions on Russia announced July 29, 2014 by President Obama, the United States has suspended all export credit programs for Russia, including the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102).

Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202)720-4623 WASHINGTON, July 3, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden will travel to Beijing and Guangzhou, China, July 7-12. While in China, the...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014 – Organic processed products certified in the United States or Korea can now be labeled as organic in either country. This will allow American organic farmers, processors, and...

Contact: USDA - Sally Klusaritz, Sally.Klusaritz@fas.usda.gov USTR - Andrew Bates, ABates@ustr.eop.gov WASHINGTON, June 26, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today announced the appointment of 19...

Contact: Office of Communications, (202)720-4623 WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for expanded exports of U.S...

Contact: Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, June 13 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Europe next week to meet with agricultural and trade officials and stakeholders to discuss the expansion of agricultural trade...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 Canonsburg, PA, June 4, 2014 — The White House Rural Council today held the first "Made in Rural America" regional export forum with business owners and local leaders in Canonsburg. The one day...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014—The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report. USDA projects that Fiscal Year 2014 agricultural exports will reach $149.5...