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What's New - December 2008

USDA To Donate Wheat to Pakistan (12/19/08)

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson (left) and Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Division Secretary Farrakh Qayyum signing the agreement on 12/17/08

— USDA Offers GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Pakistan (12/29/08)

USDA Announces $100 Million In International Assistance Under The McGovern-Dole International Food For Education Program (12/29/08)

— USDA Announces Agreement with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Assess School Feeding Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (12/19/08)

— AFGHANISTAN: 2009/10 Wheat Production Outlook Uncertain (12/11/08)
— MIDDLE EAST: Deficient Rainfall Threatens 2009/10 Wheat Production Prospects (12/15/08)
— World Wheat Production Expected To Increase Next Year (USDA Radio News; 12/15/08 - wma, real, mp3)

Photo of women in Niger

Food For Progress Success Story: Catholic Relief Services Improves the Lives of 5,000 Households in Niger Through a Sesame Production and Marketing Project (12/17/08)
— USDA Announces $212 Million In International Assistance Under the Food for Progress Program (12/17/08)
— U.S. To Provide More Commodities In Food For Progress Program (USDA Radio News; 12/18/08 - wma, real, mp3)

Time Running Out For 2008 World Trade Agreement (USDA Radio News; 12/08/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— United States Wins WTO Dispute Against EU’s Discriminatory Bananas Preference Program (.pdf; 11/26/08)
— Decision Still Pending On Big WTO Trade Agreement Meeting (USDA Radio News; 12/11/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— WTO Head Says No Ministerial Meeting By End Of 2008 (USDA Radio News; 12/12/08 - wma, real, mp3)

USDA Export Programs Get More Attention in Slow Economy (USDA Radio News; 12/05/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— More about the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102)

Iraqi crops benefit from USDA's irrigation assistance.
Efforts Continue To Boost Iraq's Agriculture (USDA Radio News; 12/04/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— U.S. Ag Exports to Iraq Have Grown Rapidly (USDA Radio News; 12/04/08 - wma, real, mp3)
U.S.–Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Project (Fact Sheet; December 2008)
— More about rebuilding agriculture and food security in Iraq

VOA Web Site of the Week: Voice of America Features FAS Web Site (11/21/08)

USTR Statement on Signing of Protocol to the 2005 U.S.-Russia Agreement on Trade in Certain Types of Poultry, Beef, and Pork (12/29/08)

Statement by USTR Schwab Regarding Entry into Force of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (12/29/08)

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

U.S., China Agree On Need To Curb Trade Protectionism (USDA Radio News; 12/08/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— China Is In A Big Push To Increase Farm Production (USDA Radio News; 12/08/08 - wma, real, mp3)

2009 Release Dates for USDA Commodity Trade Reports And Data (12/05/08)

USDA's "Stocks for Food" Program Turns Raw Commodities Into Food (12/04/08)

Comments Requested on Proposed Rule Changes to Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (12/03/08)

Promoting Increased Biofuel Production Globally (USDA Radio News; 12/02/08 - wma, real, mp3)

Weaker Global Economy and Increased Competition in Grain Markets Lower U.S. AgExports in FY 2009 (12/01/08)
— USDA Slashes Export Forecast (USDA Radio News; 12/02/08 - wma, real, mp3)
— Analysis
— Complete Report (.pdf; 12/01/08)

Path to WTO December Ministerial Could Be Known By Week’s End (USDA Radio News; 12/02/08 - wma, real, mp3)

Record Year for American Agricultural Trade (USDA Radio News; 11/25/08 - real, mp3)
— Ag Trade Has Far And Away A Record Year In FY 2008 (USDA Radio News; 11/14/08 - real, mp3)
— Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (11/13/08)

Featured Reports
12/15 MIDDLE EAST: Deficient Rainfall Threatens 2009/10 Wheat Production Prospects
12/11 Dry November Lessens 2008 Argentine Sunflower Production (.pdf)
12/11 Cotton: Worst Global Consumption Contraction in 65 Years (.pdf)
12/11 AFGHANISTAN: 2009/10 Wheat Production Outlook Uncertain (12/11/08)
12/11 Russia and Ukraine Exportable Wheat Supplies Exacerbate Price Decline (.pdf)
12/05 Revised World Coffee Production Forecast Remains on Track for Record
11/25 Australia Crop Travel Report
11/25 Ethiopia 2008 Crop Assessment Travel Report
11/21 Ukraine: Early Prospects for 2009/10 Winter Grains

World Production, Market and Trade Reports
12/29 U.S. Planting Seed Trade
12/23 Dairy: World Markets and Trade
12/15 Dairy Monthly Import Circular
12/12 Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report
12/11 World Agricultural Production
12/11 Grains: World Markets and Trade
12/11 Cotton: World Markets and Trade
12/11 Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
12/05 Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade
12/03 Potatoes and Potato Products: World Markets & Trade (.pdf)
12/02 U.S. Planting Seed Trade
11/18 Sugar: World Markets and Trade (PDF)

2008 Release Dates

Export Regulations
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Federal Register Notices
12/18/08 Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
12/17/08 Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM 102): Proposed Rule
12/03/08 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops - Proposed Rule
11/06/08 Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for Supplier Credit Guarantee Program
11/06/08 Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for GSM-102 Program
10/24/08 McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program and Food for Progress Program - Proposed Rule
09/16/08 The Dairy Import Licensing Program - Final Rule
09/03/08 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets
09/03/08 Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year

Export Sales

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