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CONTACT: USDA Press Office, press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, July 27, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding this week’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on newer mutagenesis methods...

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2018—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 30,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to Peru during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for soybean oil began Oct.1. USDA...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 26, 2018—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year; and Export...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20, 2018—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Peru during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced that approved Turkish banks under the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) are now approved to transact business in Israel. This is in addition to their...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2018—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Spain during the 2017/2018 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 – U.S. agricultural exports totaled $140.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, climbing nearly $10.9 billion from the previous year to the third-highest level...

It's been a busy fall for the FAS Cochran Fellowship Program. In September and October 2017, more than 200 Cochran Fellows from 32 countries traveled to the United States to enhance their knowledge and technical skills. The fellows, many of them...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 238,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year; and Export sales of 132,000...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity: Export sales of 198,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year; and Export sales of 120,000...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on resilient...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Borlaug Global Cocoa Initiative Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on research...