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What's New - July 2007

USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year 2008 Sugar Program Provisions (07/31/07)

USDA Radio News Updates on Agricultural Trade:
CAFTA Helping U.S. Farmers (07/31/07 - real, mp3)
South Korean Consumer Demand For U.S. Beef Grows (07/31/07 - real, mp3)
Another WTO Preliminary Ruling Against U.S. Cotton Program (07/30/07 - real, mp3)
Reopening South Korean Market For U.S. Bone-In Beef (07/27/07 - real, mp3)
High Wheat Prices May Increase U.S. Sales to Egypt (07/26/07 - real, mp3)
WTO Director General Requests Extra Effort to Get Job Done (07/26/07 - real, mp3)
WTO Head Says Ag Cannot Be Only Focus of Talks (07/26/07 - real, mp3)
Cautious Optimism on Expanded Beef Sales to Japan (07/26/07 - real, mp3)
Politics and the WTO (07/24/07 - real, mp3)
Technical Talks on U.S.–Japan Beef Trade Continue (07/24/07 - real, mp3)

Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Farm Bill and Needed Reforms the National Press Club, Washington D.C. (07/27/07)
TRANSCRIPT: of Remarks of Tele-News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Farm Bill (07/25/07)

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement State Fact Sheets
More on the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

Norman Borlaug Receives Congressional Gold Medal (USDA Radio News; 07/17/07 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Announces New Risk-Based Process For Certain Imported Fruits And Vegetables (07/17/07)

U.S. Japan Beef Technical Talks To Continue (USDA Radio News; 07/13/07 - real, mp3, wave)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service; 07/12/07)
U.S. Wheat Exports Are Forecast Up (USDA Radio News; 07/12/07 - real, mp3, wave)
U.S. Cotton Trade Outlook (USDA Radio News; 07/12/07 - real, mp3, wave)
— U.S. Rice Exports Look Strong (USDA Radio News; 07/13/07 - real, mp3, wave)

Keenum Announces Capacity Building Programs for African Countries (07/19/07)
—  USDA To Attend Sixth AGOA Forum in Ghana
Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Keenum will travel to Accra, Ghana, July 17-19, for the Sixth Annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. He will speak on July 18 to an audience of African government officials and representatives of the African private sector and civil society on facilitating agricultural trade and development under AGOA. (07/12/07)
Remarks by Mark Keenum:  Facilitating Agricultural Trade and Development under AGOA (07/19/07; .pdf)
Remarks By U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab at the AGOA Forum – Opening Ceremony (07/18/07; .pdf)

USDA Barters Surplus Commodities To Provide $50 Million Worth of Food to Assistance Programs
USDA will donate about $50 million worth of government-owned bulk commodities to U.S. food processors in exchange for further processed agricultural products that will be distributed through USDA domestic and international food assistance programs. (07/06/07)
Keenum: Stocks For Food Program A Win Win (USDA Radio News; 07/11/07 - real, mp3, wave)

Foreign Agricultural Service To Hold Public Hearing for Market Access Program
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service today announced that it will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 25 on regulations for the Market Access Program (MAP). The hearing is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250.  (07/05/07)

Fact Sheet:  U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Benefits U.S. Agriculture (July 2007)
More on the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

United States and the Republic of Korea Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement (07/02/07)
More on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Featured Reports
07/20  Flooding in Central China - Huai River Basin
07/12  Grain: World Markets and Trade
07/12  World Agricultural Production 

07/12  Cotton:  Explanation of Changes in Production Estimates for China (.pdf)
07/12 
Vegetable Oil Prices Expected to Rise With Tighter Oil Market in 2007/08  (.pdf)
07/02  The U.S. and World Situation: Wood Products (.pdf)


World Production, Market and Trade Reports
08/01 
U.S. Planting Seed Trade
07/24 
Dairy Monthly Imports
07/20  Dairy: World Markets and Trade
07/12  Cotton:  World Markets and Trade
07/12  Oilseeds:  World Markets and Trade
07/12 
Grain: World Markets and Trade
07/12 
World Agricultural Production

2007 Release Dates

Export Regulations
In Detail

Federal Register Notices

07/24/07 
International Passport and Travel Tracking System
07/24/07 
International Funds Control Reporting System
05/23/07 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Hearing (MAP)
05/11/07 
Notice of a Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Export Sales)
05/01/07 
Collection of Information Extension for Facility Guarantee Program (FGP)
03/30/07
 
Notice of Funds Availability; Inviting Applications for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program
 
Export Sales
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The Export Sales Reporting Program: The Early Alert System for U.S. Exporters (brochure)
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