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What's New - September 2006

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns And U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab Announce Favorable Ruling In WTO Case On Agricultural Biotechnology (09/29/06)
— More on the European Union Moratorium on Biotech Foods

Brazil Officially Re-challenges U.S. Cotton Policy (USDA Radio News; 09/28/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Johanns Enhances Agricultural Cooperation With Kazakhstan (09/28/06)
— More about U.S.–Kazakhstan agricultural trade relations

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Legislation Signed (09/26/06)

Johanns Announces $7.8 Million In Extension Funds To Revitalize Iraq's Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that USDA is requesting proposals from U.S. land-grant institutions to strengthen agricultural extension and training at Iraqi agricultural universities. Johanns also said USDA is providing USDA staff as needed in Iraq and is working to develop agricultural credit training there. (09/25/06)
— Transcript Of Press Conference With Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns And Iraqi Foreign Trade Minister Abd Al-Falah Al-Sudani (09/25/06)
— Johanns Meets With Iraqi Trade Minister (USDA Radio News; 09/25/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. Helps Revival of Iraqi Date Industry (USDA Radio News; 09/28/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— More About Iraqi Agricultural Reconstruction

Japan Lifts Ban on U.S. Rice Imports (USDA Radio News; 09/25/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Transcript Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Susan Schwab - Cairns, Australia (09/21/06)
— Outcome of Cairns Group Meeting (USDA Radio News; 09/21/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— A Group Of Developing Nations Are Holding Firm To Doha Round Demands (USDA Radio News; 09/22/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— Brazil Challenging Us Farm Programs Again (USDA Radio News; 09/22/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Avian Influenza Updates
— Low Pathogenic AI Confirmed in Wild Mallard Ducks In Pennsylvania (09/23/06)
— Montana Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (09/21/06)
— Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding The International Partnership On Avian And Pandemic Influenza (09/20/06)
— Global AI Crisis Management Center To Launch Soon (USDA Radio News; 09/20/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Reorganizing FAS To Better Serve The Times (USDA Radio News; 09/19/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Canada: A Macroeconomic Study of the United States’ Most Important Trade Partner (Economic Research Service; 09/14/06)

Mexico Revokes Antidumping Duties on U.S. Long Grain White Rice (09/14/06)

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will travel to Australia next week for meeting of the CAIRNS group of trading nations (USDA Radio News; 09/13/06 - real, mp3, wave)  

Joint Statement Following Meeting Between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Johanns And Canadian Minister Of Agriculture Strahl ( 09/13/06)

U.S. Agricultural Trade Update (Economic Research Service; 09/13/06)

USDA Issues 2007 Farm Bill Theme Paper on Agricultural Marketplace and Trade (09/13/06)

U.S. and Canada Sign Agreement on Softwood Lumber Trade (09/12/06)

U.S. Donated Wheat Arrives in Lebanon (09/12/06)

Meat Exports On The Upswing (USDA Radio News; 09/12/06 - real, mp3, wave)

FAS Search Now Powered by Google (09/08/06)

Johanns Announces Opening Of U.S. Agricultural Office In Dakar, Senegal (09/08/06)

USDA Seeks Public Comment On Deregulation Of Genetically Engineered Rice (09/08/06)
 — USDA Begins Deregulation Process For GM Rice (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Trade Officials Meet In Brazil To Figure Out Some Way To Restart World Trade Talks (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)
 — A Little Good News On WTO Out Of Rio (USDA Radio News; 09/11/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Restoring Iraqi Agriculture (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Trade with Korea (09/07/06)
 — South Korea To Resume U.S. Beef Imports (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)
 — U.S. Beef Exporters Preparing To Sell To Korea (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Announces Improvements To Its World Production, Supply And Distribution Database
FAS announced the expansion of its Production, Supply and Distribution (PS&D) on-line database, which provides information on agricultural commodities for the United States and other countries. (09/06/06)
 — Production, Supply and Distribution Database (PS&D)

News About Avian Influenza:

Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Wild Bird Fecal Samples in Pennsylvania, Maryland
Test results thus far for both samples indicate this is low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI), which poses no threat to human health.
— Wild mallard ducks were sampled August 28 in Pennsylvania (09/02/06)
 — Wild ducks were sampled August 2 in Maryland (09/01/06)

USDA Issues Updated Fact Sheet on Avian Influenza
New report distinguishes between the two types of avian influenza (AI) that are identified as H5N1. (09/01/06)
 — Fact Sheet: Avian Influenza Low Pathogenic H5N1 Vs. Highly Pathogenic H5N1 (09/01/06)

Avian Influenza Test Complete on Michigan Mute Swans
Final test results confirm that an H5N1 avian influenza virus detected in samples collected earlier this month from two Michigan wild mute swans is a low pathogenic subtype. (08/28/06)
— Michigan Mute Swans Show No High Path AI (USDA Radio News; 08/29/06 - real, mp3, wave)
 — DOI, USDA, State Partners Test More Than 13,000 Wild Migratory Birds In Alaska (08/29/06)

FAS Reorganization Near Completion (USDA Radio News; 08/30/06 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Issues Biotechnology Report
Prepared by USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), "Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Decade Ahead" describes the advances in agricultural biotechnology's first decade and discusses a range of topics related to agricultural biotechnology. (08/30/06)
 — Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Decade Ahead (08/30/06)

Back-To-Back Records Forecast In 2006 And 2007 For U.S. Agricultural Exports
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced record U.S. agricultural export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with horticulture products, corn and soybeans accounting for most of the expansion. Exports are expected to reach a record $68 billion in fiscal 2006, eclipsing the old record of $62.5 billion set in fiscal year 2005. For fiscal year 2007, USDA forecasts U.S. agricultural exports will reach a record of $72 billion, $4 billion above this year. (08/23/06)
— USDA Predicts Record Exports This Year And Next (USDA Radio News; 08/23/06 - real, mp3, wave)
 — FAS Analysis
— Read the full report (.pdf)

Featured Reports
09/27  France: Winter Crop Yields Fell During 2006/07; Year-to-Year Corn Area Continues To Decrease
09/19  Heavy Rains During August Cause Massive Floods in Ethiopia
09/13  Argentina: Soybean Exports Decline Once Again as Soybean Crush Continues to Increase (.pdf)
09/13  Record Mill Use and Intra-regional Cotton Trade for Indian Subcontinent in 2006/07 (.pdf)
09/13  World Corn Situation: U.S. Expected To Continue To Dominate Market
08/23  Severe Drought in Chongqing Hurts Agricultural Production
World Production, Market and Trade Reports
10/02  U.S. Planting Seed Trade
09/14  Dairy Monthly Import Circular
09/13  Grain: World Markets and Trade
09/13  Cotton: World Markets and Trade
 09/13  Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
 09/12  Early release -- Cotton Data PDF - Excel - Excel CO2631000
09/12  World Agricultural Production PDF – Data
09/08  Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade

 2006 Release Dates

Export Regulations
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Federal Register Notices

09/01/06  Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2006 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
09/01/06  Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2007 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year
08/03/06  The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), will begin accepting Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers petitions for fiscal year 2007 starting August 15, 2006
08/03/06  Proposed rule to establish regulations applicable to the Quality Samples Program (QSP)
07/28/06  Request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing program
07/24/06  Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture
07/12/06  Notice  to request an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of Export Enhancement Program (EEP) and Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)
07/07/06  Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection in support of the Regulations—Financing Commercial Sales of Agricultural Commodities under Title I of Public Law 83-480; Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 and Request for Vessel Approval, Form CCC-105 (cotton); and Declaration of Sale, Form FAS-359.
04/12/06  Termination of petition for trade adjustment assistance for Florida lychee producers
03/29/06  FAS denied a petition for trade adjustment assistance  for fresh potatoes that was filed by the Washington State Potato Commission
03/29/06  FAS approved a petition for trade adjustment assistance by the National Grape Cooperative Association representing Washington Concord juice grape producers
03/23/06  FAS approved a petition filed by the National Grape Cooperative Association representing Michigan Concord juice grape producers for trade adjustment assistance
03/17/06  Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
03/06/06  FAS accepted a petition filed by the Washington State Potato Commission representing Washington fresh potato producers for trade adjustment assistance
02/21/06  FAS approved a petition for trade adjustment assistance  that was filed by a group of snapdragon producers in Indiana
02/10/06  Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection in support of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
02/06/06  Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of Currently Approved Information Collections In Support of MAP and FMD
 
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