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By Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Like everyone involved in the trade mission to China, I’m excited for the opportunity to be a part of the USDA delegation and join Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services...

By Steve Shnitzler, Director, USDA Agricultural Trade Office, Tokyo Helping U.S. exporters tap into Japan’s $670 billion food market is a top priority for the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Japan. One way we do this...

By Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services It is my pleasure to be in China, leading USDA’s largest-ever agricultural trade mission in the cities of Chengdu and Shanghai from March 23-28. I am joined by 39 U.S...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 — Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March 23-28. U.S. agricultural exports to...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 240,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept...

After more than two decades of exporting U.S. agricultural products, Good Life Foods is thriving internationally with support from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Before starting the company, Good Life Foods’ president Emil Font served as...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 106,680 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 165,000...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 — As the American brand of agriculture continues to surge in popularity worldwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced today that it is proposing to add pork and...

Sabado Josè Maria, a former crop farmer in Mozambique, has more than doubled his income thanks to support and training he received in a USDA-funded Land O’Lakes dairy project. A partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Land O...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 285,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 120,000 tons is for delivery during the 2011/2012 marketing...