— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Turkey (04/30/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Southeast Asia Region (04/30/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Southeast Balkan Region (04/30/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Russia (04/30/08)

Afghan Agriculture On The Rebound (USDA Radio News; 04/25/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Rebuilding Agriculture and Food Security in Afghanistan

Statement by Secretary Schafer on the launch of the Colombia "Tariff Ticker" (04/24/08)
— Colombia Tariff Ticker

Egypt Approves Biotech Corn Variety (.pdf)
Egypt recently approved a Bt-corn variety for domestic planting, the first such approval in Egypt.  (04/23/08)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To South America Region (04/23/08)

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Central America Region (04/23/08)

Interviews With FAS Administrator Mike Yost from Morocco
— North African Trade Mission And Benefits To Small U.S. Companies (USDA Radio News; 04/23/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Increasing Farm Trade Between The U.S. And North Africa (USDA Radio News; 04/23/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Increase Exports To Help Nations With Food Shortages (USDA Radio News; 04/22/08 - real, mp3, wave)

U.S. Agricultural Trade Boosts Overall Economy (Economic Research Service: 04/18/08)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on South Korea Reopening Market to U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line with International Standards (04/18/08)
— KORUS FTA: Fact Sheet on opening South Korea to U.S. Beef
— Korea To Open Market To U.S. Beef (USDA Radio News; 04/17/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Transcript of Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer of the USDA And USAID International Food Aid Conference Kansas City, Missouri (04/18/08)

USDA Barter Initiative Helps Feed the Hungry Surplus Stocks Traded for Processed Foods
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said today that USDA donations will exceed $100 million in a swap of government surplus raw commodity stocks for domestic and international food through USDA's "Stocks-for-Food" initiative. (04/16/08)
— Fact Sheet:  Stocks-for-Food Initiative
— President Orders Release of Food Aid From Emerson Trust
The President directed the Secretary of Agriculture to draw down on the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to meet emergency food aid needs abroad.  With this action, an estimated $200 million in emergency food aid will be made available. (04/14/08)
— Poor Nations Struggling With Soaring Food Prices (USDA Radio News; 04/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. To Draw From Special Food Reserve (USDA Radio News; 04/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)

President Orders Release of Food Aid From Emerson Trust
The President directed the Secretary of Agriculture to draw down on the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to meet emergency food aid needs abroad.  With this action, an estimated $200 million in emergency food aid will be made available. (04/14/08)
— Poor Nations Struggling With Soaring Food Prices (USDA Radio News; 04/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. To Draw From Special Food Reserve (USDA Radio News; 04/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Brazil Expected to Produce Record Corn, Cotton and Soybeans Crop (04/14/08)

China Agricultural and Economic Data (Economic Research Service; 04/14/08)

Chile Approves Imports of U.S. Poultry
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that Chile’s Livestock and Agricultural Service approved the U.S. inspection, control and certification systems for poultry, allowing these products to enter the Chilean market effective immediately.  (04/10/08)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service; 04/10/08)
— Exports Shattering Monthly And Year To Date Records (USDA Radio News; 04/11/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Grain:  Record Prices Reflect Concern Over Tightening Supplies (04/09/08; .pdf)

Progress Reported In World Trade Talks (USDA Radio News; 04/09/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Statement By Secretary Schafer On Speaker Pelosi's Actions To Push A Change To Trade Promotion Authority For The Colombia Free Trade Agreement (04/10/08)
— Statement by the Secretary on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
"Today, the President signed a letter to Congress that will transmit legislation implementing the U.S. Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Congress needs to move forward with approving this agreement." (04/07/08)
— President Sends Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress (USDA Radio News; 04/07/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— TRANSCRIPT and AUDIO: Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Holds News Conference Call on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (04/08/08)
— U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement

Big Part of U.S. Fruit Crop is Exported (USDA Radio News; 04/07/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Global Market Opportunities Drive Beef Production Decisions in Argentina and Uruguay (Economic Research Service; 04/01/08)