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What's New - August 2008


Success Stories
McGovern-Dole Food for Education   (2008)


 


Food for Progress (2008)



 

U.S. Agricultural Exports Expected To Reach  A Record $114 Billion In Fiscal Year 2008
— Analysis
— Complete Report (08/28/08; .pdf)

Helping Iraqi Poultry Producers (USDA Video; 08/25/08)

Costa Rica, Belize, Qatar And Ghana Join Nations For Full Market Access Of U.S. Beef (08/20/08)
— More Countries Accept U.S. Beef Under World Science Standards (USDA Radio News; 08/21/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Russia:  Grain Production Prospects and Siberia Trip Report (08/20/08)

U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade to Meet Sept. 15, 2008 (08/15/08; .pdf)

Export Stories from USDA Radio
— Dairy Export Prospects Better, But Sales Still Due To Decline (USDA Radio News; 08/15/08 - real, mp3, wave) 
— Hawaii Rainbow Papaya Could Be A GMO Accepted By Japan (USDA Radio News; 08/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. Racing Horses A Growing Export To Russia (USDA Radio News; 08/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Egypt An Important Partner To The U.S. (USDA Radio News; 08/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (08/12/08)

Afghanistan: Severe Drought Causes Major Decline in 2008/09 Wheat Production (08/12/08)

Chinese Demand for Vegetable Oil Fueling Imports as Domestic Sources Stagnate (08/12/08;.pdf)

Japan A Success Story In Trade Development (USDA Radio News; 08/11/08 - real, mp3, wave) 

U.S. Beef Trade With Russia Seeing Significant Growth (USDA Radio News; 08/11/08 - real, mp3, wave) 

U.S. Exports To Egypt Combat Food Shortages (USDA Radio News; 08/08/08 - real, mp3, wave) 

Measuring Food Security in the Dominican Republic (Economic Research Service: 08/08/08)

USDA Announces Increase in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Refined Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) (08/06/08)
— Keenum: Increase In Sugar Rate Tariff Quota Brings Assurance (USDA Radio News; 08/06/08 - real, mp3, wave) 

Success Stories
Trade Capacity Building in Central America (2008)


 


Promoting Agricultural Trade and Investment (2008)
 


 

Cochran Fellowship Program - Training Agricultural Leaders (2008)

 

 

 

 

Schafer: Doha Round Is At An Impasse Not A Collapse (USDA Radio News; 07/29/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Statement from Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative on the Suspension of WTO Doha Round Trade Negotiations (07/29/08; .pdf)
— Find out more about the WTO Mini-Ministerial in Geneva
— Find out more about the World Trade Organization

USDA Takes Action on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (07/29/08; .pdf)
— Read the Interim Final Rule (07/28/08; .pdf)
 

USDA and Agricultural Trade Negotiations
 — Revised Texts On Doha Round As Talks Progress (USDA Radio News; 07/28/08 - real, mp3, wave)
 — Latest Doha Round Talks Reach Critical Point (USDA Radio News; 07/23/08 - real, mp3, wave)
 — WTO Breaks Into Smaller Groups To Advance Doha Round  (USDA Radio News; 07/23/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. Makes Offer During Latest Doha Round Talks (USDA Radio News; 07/22/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Latest U.S. Doha Round Offer And Farm Bill (USDA Radio News; 07/22/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— High Food Prices and the Doha Development Agenda (USDA Radio News; 07/21/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. Doha Delegation Making Rounds With WTO Member Nations (USDA Radio News; 07/21/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Schafer On Progress in The Doha Round (USDA Radio News; 07/18/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Find out more about the WTO Mini-Ministerial in Geneva
— Find out more about the World Trade Organization

Featured Reports
08/20  Russia:  Grain Production Prospects and Siberia Trip Report
08/12  Afghanistan: Severe Drought Causes Major Decline in 2008/09 Wheat Production
08/12  Rice Prices Drop as Supply Perception Changes (.pdf)
08/12  Argentina: Dry Weather Hampers Sowing Campaign for Wheat (.pdf)
08/12  Cotton:  Lower World Stocks Increase U.S. Exports, Despite Smaller Crop (.pdf)
08/12  Chinese Demand for Vegetable Oil Fueling Imports as Domestic Sources Stagnate (.pdf)
07/30  The U.S. and World Situation: Citrus (.pdf)
07/24  Reduced Lemon Output Brings Down Total Citrus Production (.pdf)

World Production, Market and Trade Reports
08/29  U.S. Planting Seed Trade
08/18  Dairy Monthly Import Circular
08/12  Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report
08/12  Grain: World Markets and Trade
08/12  World Agricultural Production
08/12  Cotton: World Markets and Trade
08/12  Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
07/31  U.S. Planting Seed Trade
2008 Release Dates

Export Regulations
 In Detail

Federal Register Notices
07/17/08  Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Board of Evaluators: Nomination
07/16/08  Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
07/16/08  Inviting Applications for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
07/16/08  Inviting Applications for the Market Access Program
07/16/08  Inviting Applications for the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program
07/16/08  Inviting Applications for the Quality Samples Program
05/07/08  Notice of a New System of Records: Dairy Accelerated Importer Retrieval and Information Exchange System (DAIRIES) to administer the Dairy Import Licensing Program
04/02/08  Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture
04/01/08  Notice of Request for New Information Collection on Genetic Resources for U.S. Food and Agriculture
01/24/08  Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
Export Sales

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