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WASHINGTON, Jul. 24, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 135,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1...

Contact: USDA Press (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the...

WASHINGTON, Jul. 14, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,300,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1...

FAS Acting Administrator Holly Higgins with the nine newest agricultural officers sworn into the Foreign Service, from left to right: Lisa Ahramjian, Dan Archibald, Chris Bielecki, Alex Blamberg, Kyle Bonsu, Acting Administrator Higgins, Megan...

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 143,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total 11,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2016/2017 marketing year and 132...

Embargoed Until 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time WASHINGTON, Jul. 3, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 114,300 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total 22,860 metric...

Contact: Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720-2916 WASHINGTON, June 30, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the fiscal year 2018 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw cane and refined sugars. USDA is establishing the FY 2018 TRQ for...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (center) ceremonially cuts into a Nebraska prime rib in Beijing, marking the return of U.S. beef to the Chinese market. Perdue is joined by Craig Uden (left), president of the National Cattlemen's Beef...

WASHINGTON, Jun. 26, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Bangladesh during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced the addition of Sudan and South Sudan as eligible countries under the Africa Middle East Region for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). For additional...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced that approved Turkish banks under the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) are now approved to transact business in the African continent. For additional...

WASHINGTON, Jun. 16, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...