 On
June 23-25, 175 ministers from over 100 countries
attended the Ministerial Conference
on Science and Technology in Sacramento, CA. Some
conference events were broadcast online.
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USDA
Signs
Environmental Memorandum Of Understanding
With Mexico
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Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman today signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Mexico’s Secretariat of the Environment
and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) to create permanent bilateral
working groups for cooperation in biotechnology, water
resources, forest resources, sustainable rural development and
environmental services. Signing for Mexico was SEMARNAT
Secretary Victor Lichtinger. (07/30/03) En
Español
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USDA
Secretary Veneman Speaks Out on Japan's Announced Beef Import
Tax
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Cites
Japan's intention to
increase its import tax on U.S. beef on Aug. 1 as "both
unnecessary and unwarranted." Plans to formally request
that Japan waive the safeguard, bringing the tariff back to
its previous level of 38.5 percent. (07/29/03)
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U.S.
House of Representatives Approves Chile and Singapore Free
Trade Agreements
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U.S.
Trade Representative Zoellick comments (07/23/03)
More information on the U.S.-Chile
Free Trade Agreement
More information on the U.S.-Singapore
Free Trade Agreement
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USDA
Secretary
Veneman Comments on Canada's Decision to
Remove Specified Risk Material From Food Products
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Commends
Canadian government for thorough investigation of BSE
detection and willingness to have progress reviewed by an
international team of experts. Anticipates continued
coordination among the United States, Canada and our other
trading partners to address issues regarding the single BSE
case. (07/18/03)
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Agriculture
Secretary Ann Veneman Congratulates World Food Prize Winner |
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Nations Under Secretary Catherine Bertini has been awarded the 2003
World Food Prize. She is the former executive director of the World
Food Programme and a former assistant secretary of agriculture in
the United States. (07/17/03) |
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U.S.
Wins WTO Case Against Japan's Restrictions on Apples
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U.S.
Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick announced that a World
Trade Organization (WTO) panel has agreed with the United
States that Japan’s import restrictions on U.S. apples are
not justified and are in breach of Japan’s WTO obligations.
(07/15/03)
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USDA
Awards $10 Million Under 2003 Emerging Markets Program
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75
agricultural trade-building projects will receive a total of
$10 million in funding from the 2003 Emerging Markets Program.
(07/15/03)
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Moldovan
Children Express Gratitude for U.S. Food Aid
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Through their drawings, children in Moldova thank
Americans for school meals provided under USDA's Global
Food for Education Initiative. (07/11/03)
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U.S., Australian Agriculture Officials Discuss Rebuilding
Efforts in Iraq
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U.S.
Senior Ministry Advisor for Agriculture Dan Amstutz and Trevor
Flugge, his Australian counterpart, discussed the rebuilding of Iraqi agriculture during a media
availability on July 9. USDA Under Secretary for
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J. B. Penn also
participated. (Audio;
transcript) (07/09/03)
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USTR Zoellick and Secretary Veneman
Comment on EU CAP Reform
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Applaud
decision by the European Union to reform Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) while urging significant agricultural trade
reform prior to negotiations in September at the WTO
Ministerial Meeting in Cancun. (06/26/03)
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Rebuilding
Agriculture and Food Security in Iraq
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FAS
is working in close partnership with other agencies in the
U.S. government to assure the food security of the people of
Iraq right now and for the future.
-- Overview
of Commercial Law in Iraq (draft in .pdf; 06/12/03)
-- U.S. Lifts Sanctions Against Iraq
(05/27/03)
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UN
Security Council Resolution 1483 Lifts Sanctions on Iraq
(05/22/03)
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Bush
Administration Announces Iraq Reconstruction Task Force (05/16/03)
-- Business
Guide for Iraq (via Export.gov)
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Featured
Reports |
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07/31 Furniture
Manufacturers May Seek Protection form Chinese Imports
07/31 Japanese
Beef Safeguard
07/31 Secretary's
Statement for the President's Initiative on Illegal Logging
07/30 NAFTA
Panel Rules on Canadian Softwood Lumber Antidumping Case
07/25 Global
Crop Watch
07/23 Exports
of Milk Powders To Grow in 2003 While Cheese and Butter Are Flat
(.pdf)
07/23 Importance
of Exports for Selected Horticultural Products
07/18 Global
Crop Watch
07/16 United
Nations Adds Timber to Sanctions Against Liberia
07/16 U.S.
Seafood Exports Slightly Up During January - May 2003
07/15 Argentina:
Peanut Production Increases
07/15 Russia:
Wheat Output to Drop 33 Percent
07/14 Australia:
2003/04 Cotton Production Forecast Below Average
07/14 Mexico:
2003 Monsoon Not Yet Panacea for Trend to Dryness
07/14 Cotton:
U.S. Exports and World Consumption
Up in MY 2003/04
07/14
Global
Soybean Export Growth Rate Slows in 03/04
07/14 Rice:
Global Exports
Won't Reach New Heights
07/14
Canada:
Crop Condition Update
07/14 EU-15:
2003 Oilseed and Rice Forecast by Country
07/11
United
States, Malaysia, and Brazil Lead 2003/04 Oil and Oilseed Crop
Production
07/11 2003/04 World
Cotton Production Rises As Prices Continue To Increase
07/09 When
the Price is Right, U.S. Wheat Materializes in Brazil (.pdf)
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World
Production, Market and Trade Reports |
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07/31 Tobacco:
World Markets and Trade
07/25 Quarterly
Reference Guide to World Horticulture: Charts Edition
07/24 U.S.
Planting Seed Trade
07/23 Dairy: World Markets and Trade
07/23 Quarterly
Reference Guide to World Horticulture:
Trade Data Edition
07/21 Dairy
Monthly Imports (Dairy Import Licensing Program)
07/18 Dairy: World Markets and Trade
-- to be released July 23, 2003
07/16 Fishery
Products Monthly Circular
07/14 Cotton:
World Markets and Trade
07/14 Grain:
World Markets and Trade
07/14 Oilseeds:
World Markets and Trade
07/11 Early release
-- Cotton Data
PDF Excel
07/11
World
Agricultural Production -- PDF
Data
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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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07/18
Announcement of the
2003/2004 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops
07/18 Technical
Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
07/18 Announcement
of the Quality Samples Program
07/02 Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
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Export
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