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USDA Issues Regulatory Action on
Mandatory Country of Origin
Labeling for Fish and Shellfish |
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Interim
final rule (.PDF | requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader) outlines
requirements for labeling covered commodities while reducing
recordkeeping retention requirements for suppliers and centrally
located retail records as well as reducing the time during which
store level records must be made available.
(09/30/04)
-- Appendix A - [Text]
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Talking Points on Interim Final Rule
-- Questions and
Answers
-- Examples
of records that may be useful for COOL verification purposes |
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Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman Addresses the Forum Brazil Luncheon |
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The event, sponsored by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, focused on several aspects of
U.S.-Brazil trade.
(09/23/04) |
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President Lifts U.S.
Sanctions Against Libya |
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Libya is now fully eligible for USDA
export promotion, export credit guarantees, and export
assistance programs. Libya currently imports $1.2 billion a year
in agricultural products to feed its population of roughly 5
million – primarily wheat, wheat flour, corn, rice, vegetable
oil, and dairy products. (09/20/04)
-- More information from
USDA
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Message to the Congress of the United States
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Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury
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Memorandum for the Secretary of the State, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce
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Statement by the White House Press Secretary |
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Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman Addresses African Trade and Investment
Symposium |
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The Secretary's speech to the
AfriCANDO symposium stressed the importance of agricultural
science, technology and research as tools for African
development.
(09/20/04) |
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USDA Announces DEIP
Allocations for 2004/05 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced new one-year
allocations under the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)
June-July 2004/5 year. (09/17/04) |
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World Trade Organization Panel Issues Mixed Verdict in Cotton
Case |
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The WTO panel examined Brazil's
challenges to several types of U.S. agricultural support
measures, including support for cotton farmers. The United
States, which successfully defended decoupled payments from
"serious prejudice" claims, has announced its intention to
appeal aspects of the report. (09/08/04)
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Dispelling Myths About U.S. Support to Cotton Farmers (USTR
fact sheet; 09/08/04)
-- WTO
report (09/08/04; available in MS Word and PDF formats) |
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Peru Receives $6 Million P.L. 480 Purchase Authorization
For U.S. Wheat |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture
today announced that an authorization was issued to Peru to purchase $6 million of U.S.
wheat under Public
Law 480,
Title I. (09/07/04) |
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USDA
Signs P.L. 480, Title 1, Agreement with Peru |
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The agreement provides $6 million
for the sale of approximately 36,600 metric tons of wheat. (08/31/04) |
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Featured
Reports |
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09/24
Weekly
Crop Watch
09/21
Chile: Forest Products WTO SPS/TBT Notifications
09/21
U.S. Commission On Ocean Policy Report
09/13
China To Be Net Grain Importer as Supplies Continue to Fall
09/13
U.S.
Exports of Essential Oils On Track
To Equal Record Set in 2002/03
09/13
Yarn
Production in China Concentrates in Eastern Provinces
09/12
China’s
Vegetable Oil Imports Forecast to Reach a Record in 2004/05
09/03
Orange Juice Feature
09/03
Citrus Feature
08/31
Locusts
Invade West Africa's Grain Belt
08/31
Malaysia:
Below-Normal Rainfall May Limit Palm Oil Yields Late 2004-Early 2005 |
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World
Production, Market and Trade Reports |
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09/30
Tobacco: World Markets and Trade
09/15
Dairy Monthly Imports
09/14 Fishery Products Monthly Circular
09/14
Forest
Products: U.S. Exports Trade Data
09/13
Cotton: World Markets and Trade
09/13
Grain: World Markets and Trade
09/13
Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
09/13
Tropical
Products: World Markets and Trade
09/10 Early release
-- Cotton Data
PDF -
Excel
09/10 World Agricultural Production --
PDF
Data
08/31
Tobacco: World Markets and Trade |
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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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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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