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Video
Highlights From the Ministerial Conference on Harnessing
Science and Technology to Increase Agricultural Productivity:
West Africa Perspective Now Available
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The
Ministerial Conference was held in Burkina Faso in June 2004.
The video runs approximately ten minutes. (07/29/04)
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Video News Release From the Conference
-- Conference Website |
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Veneman Meeting With West African
Ministers At Conclusion Of U.S. Cotton Tour |
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Ministers looking to ways to improve
domestic industries, increase usage of technological advances
and boost trade (07/26/04) |
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Statement by Agriculture Secretary Veneman Regarding
Congressional Approval of the U.S. - Morocco Free Trade
Agreement
(07/23/04) |
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Video News Release From the Ministerial Conference on Harnessing
Science and Technology to Increase Agricultural Productivity:
West Africa Perspective Now Available
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The
Ministerial Conference was held in Burkina Faso in June of 2004. (07/23/04)
-- Conference Website |
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U.S./Japan
Technical BSE Working Group Concludes Series of Meetings in
Tokyo |
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The
working group's final report will serve as the basis
for the discussions between the two governments to establish the
terms by which beef trade will resume. (07/22/04)
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Final report (.PDF |
requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader; 07/22/04) |
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USDA Secretary Veneman Addresses the 50th Anniversary
Conference of the Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480)
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Veneman
noted U.S. history of
helping alleviate hunger through food
donations, financial aid and technical assistance. (07/21/04)
-- U.S.
Secretary of State Powell's Keynote Address (07/21/04)
-- USDA Radio News Line feature (real;
mp3; 07/21/04)
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P.L. 480: Fifty Years of Food for Peace
(USAID) |
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U.S. Dissatisfied With Japan Over Apple Dispute |
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick announced that the
United States asked a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to
review whether Japan has complied with earlier WTO rulings
against its restrictions on imported U.S. apples. The United
States is seeking $143.4 million in sanctions. (.PDF |
requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader; 07/19/04) |
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USDA
Officials Hold Technical Briefing To
Discuss Recent Draft Report on
BSE Surveillance Program |
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APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven and FSIS Administrator Barbara
Masters emphasized efforts to protect public health while
discussing the recently released report following an internal
audit and review of USDA's BSE Surveillance Program.(07/13/04) |
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USDA
and HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy |
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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced three
actions being taken to further strengthen existing safeguards
that protect consumers against the agent that causes bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as “mad cow
disease”). (07/09/04) |
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Inconclusive Screening Test Sample Reported on June 29
Tests Negative for BSE Upon Confirmatory Testing |
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APHIS
Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford announced results from
USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames,
Iowa. (07/02/04) |
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U.S./Japan Technical BSE Working Group Concludes
Second of Three
Meetings |
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Dr. Peter
Fernandez of APHIS
announced technical working group's objective of establishing a
thorough review of the available information on BSE. (06/30/04) |
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Inconclusive Screening Test Sample Reported on June 25
Tests Negative for BSE Upon Confirmatory Testing |
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APHIS
Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford announced results from
USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames,
Iowa, during technical briefing. (06/30/04)
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Transcript --
Audio |
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Featured
Reports |
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07/28
Japan's Pork
Safeguard
07/28
NASA Earth Observatory: Drought Conditions in Kenya Reduce Corn
Production
07/21
Central
Europe and Balkan Countries Expecting Bumper Harvests
07/21
World
Biodiesel Update
07/21
World
Asparagus Situation & Outlook - July 2004
(.PDF | requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
07/16
Global Crop
Watch
07/15
Key Trade Trends
of Major Dairy Exporters in Oceania and the EU-15 (.PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
-- See graphs
note
07/13
Cotton: Recent
Growing Conditions Favorable for Increased Production
07/13
Recovering Wheat Supplies in Black Sea Region Shrink Import Demand
06/30
Mexico
& Sugar: Historical Perspective, July 2004 (.PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
06/30
Processed
Tomato Situation and Outlook, June 2004 (.PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
06/29
"Meat" Brazil |
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World
Production, Market and Trade Reports |
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07/30
Tobacco: World Markets and Trade
07/21 U.S.
Planting Seed Trade
07/16
Dairy Monthly
Imports
07/15
Dairy: World Markets and Trade
07/13 Cotton:
World Markets and Trade
07/13
Grain: World Markets and Trade
07/13
Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
07/13 World Agricultural Production--
PDF
Data
07/12
Early release
-- Cotton Data
PDF -
Excel
07/12 Quarterly
Reference Guide to World Horticultural Trade:
2004 Trade
Data Edition
07/12 World Agricultural Production --
PDF
Data
06/30
Tobacco: World Markets and Trade
06/25 Quarterly Reference Guide to World
Horticultural Trade:
2004 Charts Edition |
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USDA
Schedules
2004 Release Dates
for World Market and Trade Reports
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Export Regulations |
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Federal
Register Notices |
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07/14
Use of Materials
Derived From Cattle in Human
Food and Cosmetics
07/14
Recordkeeping
Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics
07/14
Federal Measures To Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for
Further Action; Proposed Rule
07/14
Risk Assessment for Cosmetics
and Potential Contamination With
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Agent; Availability
06/22
Emerging Markets Program
(Proposed Rule; .PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader))
06/22 WTO Agricultural
Safeguard Trigger Levels (.PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers: Approved petitions are available on our
Federal
Register page.
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Export
Sales |
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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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