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What's New — July 2010

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for American Lobsters from New Hampshire (07/30/10)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Lobsters from Massachusetts (07/30/10)

USDA Establishes Fiscal Year 2011 Tariff-rate Quotas for Raw, Refined, and Specialty Sugar (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Caribbean Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Central America Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Eurasia Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the United Mexican States (Mexico) (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Middle East and North Africa Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the South America Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the South Asia Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Southeast Asia Region (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Sub-Saharan Africa (07/30/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Republic of Turkey (07/30/10)

USDA Employee Dan Kugler Deploys to Help Afghanistan's Agricultural Sector (07/29/10)

Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection (07/23/10 - html, .pdf)

Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (07/23/10 - .html, .pdf)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Lamb from Idaho, Utah and Wyoming (07/14/10)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Wool from Idaho, Utah and Wyoming (07/14/10)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for American Lobsters from Maine (07/14/10)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Wool from Montana (07/14/10)

USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Coffee from Puerto Rico (07/14/10)

After Years of Stagnation U.S. Exports to the EU Strong in 2010 (07/13/10)

Recap of USDA latest crop reports (USDA Radio; 07/09/10 - wma, real, mp3)
 

USDA FAS Administrator explains how Honduras showcased a commitment to agriculture biotechnology (USDA Radio; 07/02/10 - wma , real , mp3)

USDA FAS Administrator John Brewer discusses how Honduras's diverse agricultural sector could be the future of biotech crops.  (USDA Radio; 07/02/10 - wma , real , mp3)

USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota  (07/06/2010 - Html , .pdf)
The Secretary of Agriculture today announced a reassignment of surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 300,000 short tons raw value (STRV) to imports, and increased the fiscal year (FY) 2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by the same amount.

Announces Increase in Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) (07/06/10)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a reassignment of surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 300,000 short tons raw value (STRV) to imports, and an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2010 raw sugar TRQ by the same amount. This action was taken after a determination that additional supplies of raw cane sugar are required in the U.S. market. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will shortly announce country allocations of this TRQ increase.

USDA FAS The First Phase of Agriculture Trade Mission to Iraq Bearing Fruit. (USDA Radio; 07/02/10 - wma, real, mp3)

Patriot Renewable

A Trade Success Story in Rural America (06/29/10)
There probably aren’t too many people outside of western Illinois who have even heard of the village of Annawan. But there is something very exciting happening in this community of 868 people.



 

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends availability of the following credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2010. (06/28/10)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Republic of Turkey
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Southeast Asia Region
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the South America Region
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the United Mexican States (Mexico)
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the China-Hong Kong Region
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Central American Region
USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Caribbean Region

USDA Official Visits Honduras to Recognize Regional Food Security and BiotechnologyAdministrator John Brewer in Honduras Successes (06/28/10)
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Administrator John Brewer will be in Honduras June 28-30 to recognize Honduras’ leadership role in implementing biotechnology and addressing food security in Central America.

USDA Blog: Food for Progress Initiatives Produce Real Results - and Strawberries (07/01/10)
USDA Blog: Honduras' Biotechnology Leadership Will Advance Food and Energy Security in the Region (06/29/10)

 

Featured Reports
07/09/10  Exporter Wheat Ending Stocks Shrink (.pdf)
07/09/10 
China’s Soybean Meal and Oil Prices Tumble on Ample Supplies (.pdf)
07/09/10 
Franc-Zone Africa Exportable Supplies Stabilize (.pdf)
07/09/10 
Russia Volga District: Withering Drought Reduces Yield Prospects for Wheat (.pdf)


World Production, Market and Trade Reports

07/21/10  Dairy: World Markets and Trade
07/21/10  Citrus: World Markets and Trade
07/15/10  Sugar: World Markets and Trade
07/09/10  World Agricultural Production
07/09/10  Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
07/09/10  Cotton: World Markets and Trade
07/09/10
  Grain: World Markets and Trade
07/19/10  Dairy: World Markets and Trade



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Export Regulations
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Federal Register Notices

05/24/10  Accepting Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Petitions
 
Export Sales

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The Export Sales Reporting Program: The Early Alert System for U.S. Exporters (brochure)

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