USDA Accepting Applications For Fiscal Year 2010 Export Assistance (04/28/08)

Updated Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Regarding USDA Efforts Regarding H1N1 Flu Outbreak (04/28/09)
— USTR and USDA Caution Trading Partners to Base Food Safety Measures on Science During Human Swine Influenza Outbreak (04/28/09)
— U.S. Trying To Undo Pork Bans By Some Nations with Flu Facts (USDA Radio News; 04/28/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Bans On U.S. Pork Prompt Vilsack Response  (USDA Radio News; 04/27/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Swine Flu Information

— Mexico Imposes Tariffs On U.S. Imports (USDA Radio News; 04/23/09 - wma, real, mp3)

 

— USDA Employee Mary Kerstetter Volunteers To Help Rebuild Iraq’s Agricultural Sector (04/22/08)
— USDA Employee John Ellerman Volunteers To Help Rebuild Iraq’s Agricultural Sector (04/22/08)
— More Information on Rebuilding Iraq's Agriculture

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces Delay of Trade Action in Beef Hormones Dispute (04/22/09)
— Red Meat Export Sagging (USDA Radio News; 04/22/09 - wma, real, mp3)

STATEMENT:  Vilsack Returns from Successful G8 Agriculture Ministerial (April 20, 2009)
— TRANSCRIPT: Excerpts of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's Remarks to G8 Agricultural Ministerial (April 18, 2009)
— Components of Food Security (USDA Radio News; 04/21/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— G8 Agricultural Ministerial Crafts Food Security Goals (USDA Radio News; 04/20/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Departs For G8 Agricultural Ministerial (04/16/08)
— G8 Ag Summit Addresses Food Security (USDA Radio News; 04/16/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Developing Nations Among G8 Ag Summit Participants (USDA Radio News; 04/16/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— More about the G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
— Official Web site of the G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting

China 2009/10 Winter Wheat Situation (04/15/09)

Video:  International Food and Drink Exhibition in London, March 2009 (04/15/09)
 

USDA Launches New Country Web Pages (04/13/08)

FAS Commodity Reports
— World Meat Import Demand to Fall (04/16/09;.pdf)
— Cotton:  World Consumption Continues to Weaken as Economic Situation Shows Few Signs of Improvement (04/09/09; .pdf)
— India’s Rapeseed Production Boosted (04/09/09; .pdf)
— More Wheat and Coarse Grain Stocks Will Add to Global Supplies in 2009 (04/09/09; .pdf)
— Soybean Consumption Decline Reflects Tighter Supplies (04/09/09; .pdf)
— Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (04/09/09)
— International Baseline Data (04/14/09)

World Wine Production And Trade Expected To Contract Slightly In 2009 (04/06/09)
— World Wine Production and Trade To Contract In 2009 (USDA Radio News; 04/22/09 - wma, real, mp3)

 

China's Ongoing Agricultural Modernization: Challenges Remain After 30 Years of Reform (04/07/09)
 

United States Imposes Tariffs On Softwood Lumber From Four Canadian Provinces Due To Canada’s Failure To Comply With The Softwood Lumber Agreement (04/07/09)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional $80 Million in Food Assistance under McGovern-Dole Program: USDA Releases Final Rule on Food Assistance Program Regulations (04/07/09)
— Transcript of Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack before the 11th Annual USDA/USAID International Food Aid Conference (04/09/09)
— More Monies for McGovern-Dole International Food Aid Program (USDA Radio News; 04/07/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— More about the USDA & USAID International Food Aid Conference 
 

 

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack To Lead U.S. Delegation To Italy For G8 Agricultural Ministerial (04/06/09)
— Vilsack Leads U.S. Delegation at Upcoming G8 Agricultural Ministerial (USDA Radio News; 04/07/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— More about the G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
— Official Web site of the G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting

 

USDA Personnel at Work Rebuilding Agriculture in Afghanistan
— USDA Employee Thomas Billak Returns From Rebuilding Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (04/06/09)
— Checking Animal Health in Ke Salah Village (04/03/09)
— Fact Sheet:  USDA at Work for Agriculture in Afghanistan (April 2009)
— Fact Sheet:  USDA at Work for Agriculture in Iraq (April 2009)

USDA Accepting Additional Applications For The Technical Assistance For Specialty Crops (TASC) Program (04/02/09)