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)
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Outcome of Cairns
Group Meeting (USDA Radio News; 09/21/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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A Group Of Developing Nations Are
Holding Firm To Doha Round Demands (USDA Radio News; 09/22/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Brazil Challenging Us Farm
Programs Again (USDA Radio News; 09/22/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Avian
Influenza Updates
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Low Pathogenic AI Confirmed
in
Wild Mallard Ducks In
Pennsylvania
(09/23/06)
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Montana Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing
(09/21/06)
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Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding The
International Partnership On Avian And Pandemic Influenza (09/20/06)
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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)
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South Korea To Resume U.S. Beef
Imports (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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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)
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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)
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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