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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk today announced the appointment of sixteen additional members to six agricultural trade advisory committees. “USDA and USTR rely on the advice and...

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 410,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total 60,000 tons is for delivery during the 2011/2012...

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 — As part of a continuing effort to build a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that meets the evolving needs of a 21st-century agricultural economy, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced changes to the...

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Iraq during the 2012/2013 marketing year. The marketing year for wheat began June...

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced today that it continues to accept fiscal year 2012 applications for two export market development programs: the Technical Assistance...

CONTACT: USDA Office of Communications (202)720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about the U.S-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, or Colombia TPA, which enters into force today. "Beginning...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2012/2013 marketing year; and Export sales of 110,000...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will expand its partnership with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to improve cocoa production in developing countries worldwide, stimulating economic growth...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that the 14th annual International Food Aid and Development Conference will be held in Kansas City, Mo...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for 2013 funding for five export market development programs administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). "USDA's...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a 51,000 short tons raw value (STRV) increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2012 Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), a reassignment of projected surplus beet sugar...

Contact: FAS Food Assistance Division, (202) 720-4221 WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide...