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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2016 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 252,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1. USDA...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow access for U.S. beef and beef...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 391,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began...

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 129,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 66,000 metric ton is for delivery during the 2015/2016...

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 129,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total 66,000 metric ton is for delivery during the 2015...

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 131,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total 65,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2015...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement on S.1252, the Global Food Security Act of 2016, signed by President Obama today: "Agriculture's...

By Jonathan Cordone, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Within a two-month span in the spring of 2012, the United States entered into two free trade agreements (FTAs) of great importance to American agriculture – one...

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2016–Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 320,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began...

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Reopening of Korea Market to U.S. Poultry “Following extensive engagement with USDA’s technical experts, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has announced that U.S. poultry producers can...

Contact: FAS Food Assistance Division (202) 720-4221 WASHINGTON, July 14, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for projects to be funded in fiscal year 2016 under the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement (LRP)...

Ten newest agricultural officers sworn into the Foreign Service, from left to right: Sean Cox, Mark Wallace, Abraham Inouye, Gene Kim, Kirsten Luxbacher, Neil Mikulski, Mary Rose Parrish, Amanda Hinkle, and Ben Rau Contact: FAS Public Affairs (202)...