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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2013 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2013/2014 marketing year. The marketing year for wheat began...

By Jason Carver, Senior Economist, FAS Global Policy Analysis Division The United States has free trade agreements with 20 countries around the world that expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural producers. To help exporters obtain...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2013 – 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)...

Contact: Ron Lord, (202) 720-6939, ronald.lord@fas.usda.gov WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an additional action to manage the domestic sugar surplus while operating the sugar program at the least cost...

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 – 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)...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resolved dozens of export issues in 2012, freeing up an estimated $4 billion in U.S. agricultural and forestry exports and...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2012/2013 marketing year. The marketing year for wheat began...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 115,000 metric tons of wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2012/2013 marketing year. Of the total, 60,000 tons is soft red winter and 55...

The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (Panama TPA) entered into force Oct. 31, expanding market access for U.S. agricultural exporters in one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The Panama TPA is the last in a trio of trade...

CONTACT: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, October 22, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the U.S. - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: "The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement...

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 410,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total 60,000 tons is for delivery during the 2011/2012...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 2012 — FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-016-12, issued at 9 a.m. today, which announced export sales of 2,803,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 2,750,000 tons is for delivery during the 2012/2013...