http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/newsevents.aspRSS feed of the ten most recent USDA Foreign Agricultural Service News Releases.en-ushttp://www.fas.usda.gov/info/newsevents.asphttp://www.fas.usda.gov/images/fasrss.gif10070Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 253,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2008/2009 marketing year.http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0087-08 info@fas.usda.govFri, 16 May 2008 08:56:24 GMTPrivate exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 60,000 tons is for delivery during the 2007/2008 marketing year and 66,000 tons is for delivery during the 2008/2009 marketing year.http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0086-08 info@fas.usda.govThu, 15 May 2008 08:56:24 GMTThe U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends the 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 2008:http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0084-08 info@fas.usda.govThu, 8 May 2008 14:57:07 GMTThe U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends the 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 2008. This amendment is a modification of the April 30, 2008, amendment for Russia non-poultry. http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0085-08 info@fas.usda.govThu, 8 May 2008 14:56:54 GMTPrivate exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 300,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Iraq during the 2008/2009 marketing year.http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0083-08 info@fas.usda.govWed, 7 May 2008 08:57:00 GMTPrivate exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: --Export sales of 162,560 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan. Of the total, 105,664 tons is for delivery during the 2007/2008 marketing year and 56,896 tons is for delivery during the 2008/2009 marketing year; and --Export sales of 116,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2007/2008 marketing year.http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0082-08 info@fas.usda.govMon, 5 May 2008 08:56:55 GMTAgriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today recognized the efforts of nearly 60 USDA employees who volunteered to serve as agriculture advisors in Afghanistan and Iraq.http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0081-08 info@fas.usda.govFri, 2 May 2008 15:29:24 GMTThe U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends the 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 2008: Additional Amount Available: $35 million; Geographical Area: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnamhttp://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0079-08 info@fas.usda.govWed, 30 Apr 2008 15:29:29 GMTThe U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends the 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 2008: Additional Amount Available: $35 million; Geographical Area: Turkey. http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0080-08 info@fas.usda.govWed, 30 Apr 2008 15:26:15 GMThe U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends the 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 2008. This amendment is a cancellation of the available balance of $26.5 million under the original $160 million announcement on Jan. 11, 2008, for the GSM program for Russia: Cancelled Amount: $26.5 million Geographical Area: Russia http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?PrNum=0077-08 info@fas.usda.govWed, 30 Apr 2008 15:09:46 GMT