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by Phil Karsting, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service USDA is committed to addressing the challenges of international trade, and providing solutions. As we look forward to USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, Feb. 19-20, 2015, in...

Thai lumber company executives (including Opas Panitchewakul, Pracha Thawornjira, Jaroonsak Cheewatammanon, Khomwit Boonthamrongkit and Wasant Sonchaiwanich) tour the Mauvila Timber distribution warehouse in Loxly, Ala., with Lane Merchant (left)...

U.S.-China Joint Fact Sheet on 25th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (USTR)

Contact: Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720–9439 WASHINGTON, Dec.23, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a public comment period on proposed changes to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program. Import licensing is...

U.S. and Chinese Delegations Conclude 25th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (USTR)

BBC News recently highlighted how the Food for Progress program is helping boost productivity and prosperity for farmers in Ethiopia. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30144473 Source - BBC News / bbc.co.uk - © 2013 BBC

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded funding to more than 60 U.S...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2014 – Today, at the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council’s annual workshop, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Michael T. Scuse gave the keynote address and announced an upcoming trade mission to Malaysia and...

Contact: Amy Slusher, 202.720.0775 Amy.Slusher@fas.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the final rule for the Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-102) Program. The final rule represents a rewrite of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today allocated fiscal year 2015 funds for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). For additional information, please contact the FAS Credit Programs Division at gsm...

Photo: Officials inaugurate the first renovated road funded by USDA in Laty, Senegal. By Joani Dong, Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Attache, Senegal We don’t spend much time thinking about roads in the United States. We worry about the...

Contact: Abby Yigzaw, APHIS, (301) 851-4096 or Suzanne Bond, APHIS, (301) 851-4070 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that China is lifting its suspension of red and golden delicious apple imports from...