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What's New - September 2008

Teleconference With USDA Employees Stationed in Afghanistan
(USDA Radio News; 09/12/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Cotton Prices Ease as Market Perceptions Change (09/12/08; .pdf)

China Soybean Imports Stagnant Despite Record Consumption as Production Rebounds (09/12/08; .pdf)

Wheat Prices Respond to Major Exporter Stock Rebuilding (09/12/08; .pdf)

Teleconference Between Secretary And USDA Personnel in Afghanistan (USDA Radio News; 09/12/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Secretary Takes Part In Talks Between U.S. And China (USDA Radio News; 09/12/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (09/11/08)

U.S. Will Likely Have To Up Its Sugar Imports (USDA Radio News; 09/08/08 - real, mp3, wave)

More Doha Meetings On The Agenda In Geneva (USDA Radio News; 09/05/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Kenya: Below-Average Corn Output Expected (09/04/08)

USDA Advisors Help Iraqi Farmers (USDA Video: 09/08/08)
— Capacity Building in Iraq (USDA Radio News; 09/04/08 - real, mp3, wave)

U.S. Agricultural Exports Expected To Reach a Record $114 Billion in Fiscal Year 2008
— Beef Cattle Industry Downsizing a Bit (USDA Radio News; 09/02/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— USDA Increases Its 2008 Farm Income Forecasts (USDA Radio News; 08/28/08 - real, mp3)
— New Forecast Shows Soaring Farm Expenses (USDA Radio News; 08/28/08 - real, mp3)
— Why Livestock Receipts Are Higher Than Expected (USDA Radio News; 08/28/08 - real, mp3)
— Analysis
— Complete Report (08/28/08; .pdf)

USDA Radio News Reports on International Trade
— Getting Retailers up to Speed on Country of Origin Labeling (USDA Radio News; 09/02/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Iran Bucking Tradition and Buying Lots of U.S. Wheat (USDA Radio News; 09/02/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Many Nations Still Believe in Doha for Global Trade Reform (USDA Radio News; 08/27/08 - real, mp3)
— Brazil Considers Another Challenge to U.S. Cotton Program (USDA Radio News; 08/27/08 - real, mp3)
— Reasons More U.S. Produce Is Available in India (USDA Radio News; 08/27/08 - real, mp3)Brazil Considers Another Challenge to U.S. Cotton Program (USDA Radio News; 08/27/08 - real, mp3)

Helping Iraqi Poultry Producers (USDA Video; 08/25/08)

Featured Reports
09/12 Wheat Prices Respond to Major Exporter Stock Rebuilding (.pdf)
09/12 Australia: Estimated Wheat Production Decreased (.pdf)
09/12 China Soybean Imports Stagnant Despite Record Consumption as Production
Rebounds (.pdf)
09/12 Cotton Prices Ease as Market Perceptions Change (.pdf)
09/04 Kenya: Below-Average Corn Output Expected
08/29 July Crop Travel in Poland Revealed Good Conditions for Autumn Sown Crops; Drought Reduced Yields For Summer Crops
08/20 Russia: Grain Production Prospects and Siberia Trip Report

World Production, Market and Trade Reports
09/15 Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report
09/12 Cotton: World Markets and Trade
09/12 Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
09/12 Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade
09/12 World Agricultural Production
09/12 Grain: World Markets and Trade
09/04 Raisins: World Markets & Trade
08/29 U.S. Planting Seed Trade

2008 Release Dates

Export Regulations
In Detail

Federal Register Notices

09/03/08 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets
09/03/08 Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year
08/29/08 Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
07/17/08 Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Board of Evaluators: Nomination
07/16/08 Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
07/16/08 Inviting Applications for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
07/16/08 Inviting Applications for the Market Access Program
07/16/08 Inviting Applications for the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program
07/16/08 Inviting Applications for the Quality Samples Program
05/07/08 Notice of a New System of Records: Dairy Accelerated Importer Retrieval and Information Exchange System (DAIRIES) to administer the Dairy Import Licensing Program
04/02/08 Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture
04/01/08 Notice of Request for New Information Collection on Genetic Resources for U.S. Food and Agriculture
01/24/08 Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
Export Sales

Archival export sales reports are available from 1998 to the present. -- The Export Sales Reporting Program: The Early Alert System for U.S. Exporters (brochure)

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USDA Calendar of Publications
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Kenya: Below-Average Corn Output Expected (09/04/08)

USDA Advisors Help Iraqi Farmers (USDA Video: 09/08/08) — Capacity Building in Iraq (USDA Radio News; 09/04/08 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Advisors Help Iraqi Farmers (USDA Video: 09/08/08)
— Capacity Building in Iraq (USDA Radio News; 09/04/08 - real, mp3, wave)