WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2006-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service today announced the 2007 release dates for issuing its world market and trade reports; U.S. Export Sales Reports; and production, supply, and distribution data. The commodity trade reports provide the latest analysis and data on a number of agricultural commodities, outlining the current supply, demand and trade estimates both for the United States and for many major foreign countries. Reports are available on the FAS Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov. Please note that all reports, except for U.S. Export Sales, have moved to electronic-only versions.

For cotton, grains, and oilseeds, monthly updates will be available on release dates as follows:

• Production, supply and distribution (PS&D) searchable data and reports will be available at 9 a.m.
• World market and trade reports and downloadable datasets will be available at 9:30 a.m.

Additional PS&D data and a detailed release schedule can be found on PSDonline at http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/psdHome.aspx.

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