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Secretary
Veneman Comments on Agricultural Trade During Press
Conference
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Speaking
to farm broadcasters and regional agriculture reporters on
Jan. 31, she discussed the European Union moratorium on
biotech products, WTO negotiations, and implementation of
trade legislation. (02/04) |
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U.S.
Announces November Dates for FTAA Miami Ministerial
Meeting |
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The
U.S. announced that the Free Trade Area of the
Americas (FTAA) Ministerial Meeting will take place on
November 20-21, 2003, in Miami, Florida. The negotiations
among the 34 FTAA nations throughout the Western Hemisphere
are scheduled to be completed by January 2005. (02/03) |
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FDA
Proposes Regulations to Require Registration of Food
Facilities and Assure Safety of Imported Food Shipments
Against Bioterrorism |
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The
Food and Drug Administration proposed regulations on two
sections of Title
III of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism
Act) on Jan. 29:
-- Registration
of Food Facilities (Docket
No. 02N-0276) and
-- Prior
Notice of Imported Food Shipments (Docket
No. 02N-0278). (02/03) |
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President
Bush Notifies Congress of Intention to Enter into a Free Trade
Agreement with Chile |
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The
President today gave Congress official notification of his
plans to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Chile, as
required by the Trade Act of 2002. (01/30)
- FAS
U.S. and Chile Free Trade Agreement Page |
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President
Bush Notifies Congress of Intention to Enter into a Free Trade
Agreement with Singapore |
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The
President today gave Congress official notification of his
plans to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, as
required by the Trade Act of 2002. (01/30) |
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FAS
Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary |
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Throughout
2003, the Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA will celebrate
50 years of service to the United States and the world.
(01/23) |
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U.S.
Works to Secure Poultry Exports to Mexico |
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The
United States has successfully worked to ensure that U.S.
poultry exports will continue to be exported to Mexico with
preferential access, forestalling possible Mexican action that
could have resulted in significant trade disruption. (01/23) |
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U.S.
and Central American Leaders Announce the Central American
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) |
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U.S.
Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and ministers from
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
today announced the launch of negotiations on an agreement to
eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade in goods,
agriculture, services, and investment between the United
States and Central America. (01/08) |
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USDA
Continues to Investigate Starlink Situation |
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USDA’s
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
is continuing to work with Japan’s Ministry of Health,
Labor, and Welfare to investigate the recent report that
StarLink corn was detected in a portion of a U.S. export
shipment. (01/06)
- GIPSA's
Starlink Testing Program |
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Featured
Reports |
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01/31 Global
Crop Watch
01/29 South
Florida Escapes the Freeze! Frigid Arctic Air Spared Peninsular
Florida
01/24 Brazil:
Future Agricultural Expansion Potential Underrated
01/24 Global
Crop Watch
01/23 Dominican
Republic: HRI Food Service Sector Report
01/23
Jamaica
& Dependants: HRI Food Service Sector Report
01/23 New
Aquatic Product Regulations for The People’s Republic of China
(UPDATED)
01/23 Portugal:
Fishery Products Trade Opportunities in 2003
01/23
Sales
Opportunities for Wild and Natural Seafood are Improving in Japan
01/23 U.S.
Seafood Exports Slightly Down in January - November 2002
01/22 Iraq:
Crop Update
01/17 Global
Crop Watch
01/15 Almonds
Top U.S. Exports of
Horticultural Products
01/15 EU
Enlargement: Polish Farm Consolidation Quickens as EU Accession
Approaches
01/15 Mexico:
Dry Beans Under Pressure
01/14 United
States to
Implement New Entry Requirements for Pallets and Crating
01/13 EU
Enlargement: Eastern
Germany Crop Yield Increases Herald Changes in Central Europe
01/13 FSU Takes Larger Bite of
Wheat Export Pie
01/13 South
Africa: Poor Planting Conditions in South Africa
01/13 South
African Wood Door Exports and Veneer Imports Rise in 2nd and 3rd
Quarters of 2002
01/13 Soybean
Oil and Palm Oil Account for an Increasing Share of World
Vegetable Oil
Consumption
01/13 U.S. Cotton
Exports Continue on Trend
01/10 Global
Crop Watch
01/10 World
Agricultural Production: South Africa: 2002/03 Corn Production Down Due to Poor Planting Conditions
01/03 Northwest
Africa: Abundant Autumn Rains Help Grain Crop
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World
Production, Market and Trade Reports |
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01/31
Tobacco:
World Markets and Trade
01/27 U.S.
Planting Seed Trade
01/24
Dairy Monthly Imports
01/23 Fishery Products
Monthly Circular
01/15 Quarterly
Reference Guide to World Horticulture: Production,
Supply, and Distribution
Edition
01/13 Cotton:
World Markets and Trade
01/13 Grains: World Markets and
Trade
01/13 Oilseeds:
World Markets and Trade
01/10 World
Agricultural Production -- PDF
Data
01/10 Early release
-- Cotton Data PDF
Excel |
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USDA
Schedules
2003 Release Dates
for World Market and Trade Reports
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Federal
Register Notices |
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01/29
Advisory Committee on
Emerging Markets: Nominations
01/17 Announcement
of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program
01/17 Section
108 Foreign Currency Program
01/17 Announcement of
the 2003/2004 Market Access Program
01/17 Announcement of
the Quality Samples Program
01/17 Announcement of
the Emerging Markets Program
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