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USDA Preserves $4 Billion in Agricultural Exports in 2012 by Knocking Down Barriers to Trade

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...
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USDA 2012 Food Assistance Programs to Benefit Nearly 10 Million Worldwide

Contact: FAS Food Assistance Division, (202) 720-4221 WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide...
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U.S. and EU Agree to Historic New Partnership on Organic Trade

Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. 15, 2012-The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as...
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Statement from USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Siddiqui and USDA Acting Under Secretary Scuse on Codex Commission Decision on Ractopamine Standards

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2011 -- Today, USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Isi Siddiqui and United States Department of Agriculture Acting Under Secretary Michael Scuse issued the following joint statement regarding the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)...
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USDA Food Assistance Program Expected to Benefit 5.2 Million People This Year

Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will award more than $346 million in international assistance grants, which...