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What's New - August 2006

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)

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)

Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Eighth BSE Case (08/23/06)
— Another Canadian BSE Case (USDA Radio News; 08/24/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— Canada Completes Epidemiological Investigation Of 7th BSE Case (08/25/06)

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)

U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Welcomes Announcement of Canadian Industry Support for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (08/22/06)

Johanns Announces Food Aid Donation For Lebanon
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will donate 25,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat to Lebanon. (08/21/06)
— U.S. Wheat Donation On Way To Lebanon (USDA Radio News; 08/22/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Genetically Engineered Rice
 “The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been notified by Bayer CropScience that the company has detected trace amounts of regulated genetically engineered (GE) rice in samples taken from commercial long grain rice. Both have reviewed the available scientific data and concluded that there are no human health, food safety, or environmental concerns associated with this GE rice." (08/18/06)
— TRANSCRIPT: From USDA And FDA's Technical Briefing On A Genetically Engineered Crop (08/18/06)
— WEBCAST AUDIO: USDA And FDA Hold Technical Briefing On A Genetically Engineered Crop
 — USDA Working With Overseas Rice Customers On GE Issue (USDA Radio News; 08/18/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— Fact Sheet:  Genetically Engineered Rice (08/18/06)
— Statement by James Link, Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Regarding the Validation of Testing for Genetically Engineered Rice (08/24/06)

U.S. Meat Exports Expected To Set Record In 2006 (USDA Radio News; 08/17/06 - real, mp3, wave)

U.S. Restricts Import Of Quebec Potato Products  (USDA Radio News; 08/17/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Under Secretary Penn on the Suspension of the WTO Trade Talks (USDA Radio News; 08/15/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service; 08/10/06)
— The Market in China for U.S. Soybeans (USDA Radio News; 08/14/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— Report Shows More Farm Export Growth (USDA Radio News; 08/11/06 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Seeks Comments On Proposed Regulations On Quality Samples Program (08/10/06)
— Federal Register Notice

USDA, DOI And State Partners Begin Monitoring Wild Migratory Birds In Lower 48 For Avian Influenza
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne today announced that their departments are expanding wild bird monitoring for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) beyond Alaska through cooperative agreements and projects made with the lower 48 states, Hawaii and other Pacific islands. (08/09/06)
— Transcript of USDA and DOI Avian Influenza Media Briefing
(08/14/06)
— Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted On Michigan Wild Bird Samples (08/14/06)
— Expanded AI Wild Bird Monitoring Announced (USDA Radio News; 08/10/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— Fact sheet:  Screening For Highly Pathogenic H5n1 Avian Influenza In Migratory Birds (08/09/06)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation of Under Secretary J.B. Penn (08/08/06)
— Penn To Resign At The End Of The Month (USDA Radio News; 08/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)

— USDA Works Hard To Promote Food Exports To China (USDA Radio News; 08/04/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— The China Outlook (USDA Radio News; 08/03/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Johanns Announces Additional Efforts To Revitalize Iraq's Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that ten additional USDA personnel will be dispatched to assist Iraq in revitalizing its agricultural sector. (08/02/06)
— Webcast VIDEO: Johanns Holds Press Conference Discussing Trip To Iraq  (Transcript; 08/02/06)
— Johanns Announces U.S. Efforts To Revitalize Iraq's Agricultural Extension Service (08/01/06)
— Webcast Audio: Johanns Talks To Reporters From Iraq (Transcript; 08/01/06)
— Photo Gallery: Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns In Iraq
— Fact Sheet: U.S. Agricultural Programs In Iraq
— Fact Sheet: U.S.–Iraq Agricultural Extension Project
— Joint Statement Signed English (.pdf)
— Joint Statement Signed Arabic (.pdf)
— Johanns Arrives in Iraq To Discuss Agricultural Future (08/01/06)
— USDA Radio News Reports on Johanns' Visit to Iraq
    — U.S. Iraqi Extension Project Underway (08/07/06 - real, mp3, wave)
    — A Few USDA Employees To Go To Iraq (08/02/06 - real, mp3, wave)
    — Secretary Johanns Visits Iraq (08/01/06 - real, mp3, wave)
    — A Review of U.S. Efforts To Help Iraqi Agriculture (08/01/06 - real, mp3, wave)
— More about rebuilding Iraq's agriculture

Featured Reports
08/23  Severe Drought in Chongqing Hurts Agricultural Production
08/18  Russia: Excessive Heat Places Sunflowers and Corn Under Stress
08/14  India Cotton Exports Surge; Growth Mainly to China
08/14  China Becomes a Net Importer of Soybean Meal in 2005/06 (.pdf)
08/14  Canadian Grain Situation: Wheat and Barley Exports Diverge
08/11  Excessive Heat Reduces European Union Wheat Crop (.pdf)

 World Production, Market and Trade Reports
08/31  U.S. Planting Seed Trade
08/14  Cotton: World Markets and Trade
08/14  Grain: World Markets and Trade
08/14  Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
08/14  Dairy Monthly Import Circular
08/11  World Agricultural Production PDF – Data
08/11  Early release -- Cotton Data PDF - Excel - Excel CO2631000


2006 Release Dates

Export Regulations
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Federal Register Notices

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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