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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 240,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Egypt during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export Sales of 120,000...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 20,000 metric tons of soybean oil to Morocco during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for soybean oil began Oct. 1. USDA issues...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. 15, 2012-The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as...

In 2009 when Tim Montz first traveled to Shanghai representing the Texan pecan industry, he had to explain what pecans were. Two years later, promoting their pecans to China and other countries has become “business as usual” for father-and-son team...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 107,340 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 120...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 133,200 metric tons of wheat for delivery to unknown destinations, during the 2011/2012 marketing year. Of the total...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 152,900 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

If you can name it, there’s probably a competitive event for it. For instance, coffee has its own competition called the Cup of Excellence. In the coffee world, no honor is more sought after. It is given each year to only top coffees from...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2012 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Egypt during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that on Dec. 1, the Government of Japan approved Rainbow papaya for commercial shipment to Japan. The Rainbow papaya is genetically engineered to be resistant to the papaya ringspot virus. This announcement marks the beginning of a new chapter for Hawaiian papaya growers.