What's New - November 2006
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United States and Lebanon Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
U.S. exports of agricultural products to Lebanon in 2005 were valued at $63
million, including course grains and tree nuts. U.S. imports of agricultural
products from Lebanon in 2005 were valued at $17 million. (U.S. Trade
Representative; 11/30/06)
South Korean Protocol for U.S. Beef
and Trade Barriers
South Korea's rejection of a U.S. beef shipment
gives an appearance that the motive was based on trade barriers and not
necessarily food safety. (USDA
Radio News; 11/29/06
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real,
mp3)
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Other U.S. Beef Shipments To Test
South Korea Protocol
(USDA Radio
News; 11/28/06
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real,
mp3)
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Korean Beef Import Suspension Prompts
Strong Reactions (USDA
Radio News; 11/28/06
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real,
mp3)
— First U.S. Beef Shipment to
South Korea Rejected (USDA
Radio News; 11/28/06
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real,
mp3)
USDA Secretary Comments on
the Cole Commission's Report on the Australian Wheat Board
Johanns lauds the
Australian Government's commitment to a "thorough, independent and
transparent inquiry of allegations against Australian Wheat Board Limited
and AWB (USA) Limited." (11/27/06)
— Reaction to Australian
Investigation of Kickbacks (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06
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real,
mp3)
USDA Deregulates Line of Genetically Engineered Rice
APHIS deems biotech rice (LLRICE601) as safe as its traditionally bred
counterparts. (USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 11/24/06)
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Final environmental assessment
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USDA Provides Update for Farmers on Genetically Engineered Rice (USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
11/24/06)
United States and Colombia Sign Trade Promotion Agreement
Officials sign a comprehensive agreement that will eliminate tariffs and
other barriers to trade in goods and services between the United States and
Colombia. In 2005, U.S. goods exports to Colombia totaled nearly $5.5
billion. (U.S. Trade Representative; 11/22/06)
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Analysis:
U.S. and Colombia Sign Trade Agreement
(U.S. Department of State; 11/22/06)
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More about the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement
U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Revised Sharply Higher to Record
$77 Billion (11/22/06)
— USDA Makes Big Increase in Its
Export Forecast (USDA Radio News; 11/24/06
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real,
mp3)
— A Rising Tide of Livestock
Product Exports (USDA Radio News; 11/24/06
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real,
mp3)
— Farm Imports To Grow But More
Slowly Than Exports (USDA Radio News; 11/24/06
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real,
mp3)
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FAS Analysis
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Read the full report
(.pdf)
Side Letters Available for U.S.–Russia
Bilateral Market Access Agreement
(11/21/06)
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United States, Russia Sign WTO Market Access
Agreement (U.S. Department of State; 11/20/06)
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Transcript of remarks by Presidents Bush and
Putin after the agreement signing (White
House; 11/19/06)
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United States, Russia Sign Bilateral WTO
Market Access Agreement: Negotiations on WTO
Membership Now Move to the Multilateral Phase (U.S.
Trade Representative; 11/19/06)
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Fact Sheet on U.S.–Russia
Bilateral Market Access Agreement on
Agricultural Goods
(U.S. Trade Representative; 11/19/06)
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Fact Sheet on U.S.–Russia
Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Non-Tariff
Measures Affecting U.S. Agricultural Trade
(U.S. Trade Representative; 11/19/06)
Johanns Delivers Keynote Address in India
The USDA secretary spoke about the promise of
the Doha Development Agenda, how open markets
reduce poverty, the foreign investments needed
to create markets, and how USDA can help India's
farmers. (11/21/06)
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Johanns
Reports on His India Trip (USDA Radio News;
11/21/06
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real,
mp3)
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Johanns
Says Meetings in India Were Useful (USDA
Radio News; 11/21/06
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real,
mp3)
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U.S. and
India Cooperating on Ag Knowledge Exchange
(USDA Radio News; 11/21/06
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real,
mp3)
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India
Reluctant To Open Farm Markets in WTO Talks
(USDA Radio News; 11/21/06
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real,
mp3)
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Talks in
India Called Excellent Exchange of Ideas
(USDA Radio News; 11/21/06
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real,
mp3)
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U.S.–Indian
Private–Public Sector Partnership on Agriculture
Continues to Grow
(U.S. Embassy in New Delhi; 11/17/06)
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Johanns To Discuss Trade Issues With Indian
Ministers
(11/17/06)
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U.S.–India
Initiative Board Meeting in Bigger Context (USDA
Radio News; 11/17/06
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real,
mp3)
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Initiative,
Johanns Visit Works on Many Similar Goals (USDA
Radio News; 11/17/06
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real,
mp3)
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More about the U.S.–India Agricultural Knowledge
Initiative
— More about
the U.S.–India Trade Policy Forum
USDA Announces $39 Million To Promote U.S. Food
And Agricultural Products Overseas
The allocations will be administered
under three FAS programs-the
Foreign Market Development (FMD) cooperator
program, the
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC)
program, and the
Quality Samples Program (QSP).
(11/15/06)
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Announces
$200 Million To Promote U.S. Food And
Agricultural Products Overseas
The fiscal year 2006 allocations announced
today will be administered under the Foreign
Agricultural Service's
Market Access Program
(MAP). (11/15/06)
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USDA
Announces 200 Million To Promote Ag Exports
(USDA Radio News; 11/15/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
New FAS
Export Sales Database Downloadable
(USDA Radio News; 11/14/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Export Sales Query System
President Nominates Mark Everett Keenum to be
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and
Foreign Agricultural Services (11/13/06)
U.S. Agricultural Trade Update (Economic
Research Service; .pdf)
Fiscal 2006 agricultural
exports are a record $68.7 billion—about $6.2
billion higher than the fiscal 2005 record.
(11/13/06)
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Fiscal Year 2006 Farm Exports Break
Records
(USDA Radio News; 11/14/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
FAS Reorganization
— New FAS Program
Areas
(11/13/06)
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FAS
Reorganization Means Few Changes
(USDA Radio News; 11/13/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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New FAS Reorganization Begins Monday
(USDA Radio News; 11/08/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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FAS Reorganization Driven By Stakeholders
(USDA Radio News; 11/08/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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More on the FAS
reorganization
U.S. and Russia Work to Finalize Bilateral Negotiations (U.S.
Trade Representative; 11/10/06)
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Factsheet on U.S.–Russia WTO Bilateral Market
Access Agreement
(U.S. Trade Representative;
11/10/06)
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Analysis: United States, Russia Prepared To Sign Bilateral Trade Pact
(U.S. Department of State; 11/10/06)
U.S. To Focus on Trade, Global Security at Asia–Pacific
Meetings (11/10/06)
Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (11/09/06)
Statement By Deputy Under Secretary Of Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Chuck Lambert Regarding Status Of Beef Trade With South Korea (11/09/06)
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News Mixed From South Korea Response on
U.S. Beef
(USDA Radio News; 11/09/06 -
real,
mp3)
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On South Korean Response to U.S. Beef
Clarification
(USDA Radio News; 11/09/06 -
real,
mp3)
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Next Steps to Expanding South Korean
Market to U.S. Beef
(USDA Radio News; 11/07/06 -
real,
mp3)
Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan
C. Schwab on WTO Members’ Approval of Vietnam’s
Terms of Accession to the World Trade
Organization (11/07/06)
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WTO Clears
Vietnam Accession As Member Nation
(USDA Radio News; 11/07/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
U.S. Assistance in Afghanistan and Iraq (11/06/06)
— Download the PowerPoint
Presentation
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Rebuilding
Iraqi Agriculture
(USDA Radio News; 11/07/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— More about
U.S. assistance in Iraq
Colombia and Peru Open
Markets to U.S. Beef
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S.
Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab applauded today the recent actions by
Colombia and Peru to lift their BSE-related bans on U.S. beef and beef
product imports. (11/03/06)
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Colombia, Peru Lift Bans On Us Beef Products
(USDA Radio
News; 11/06/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
WTO Chief Says He Hopes To Restart WTO Talks (USDA Radio News; 11/02/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Launches New Export Sales Database
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced the
expansion of its Web site to include a new database, which provides weekly
and historical USDA data. The data includes current U.S.
export sales
and shipments figures for certain grains, soybeans and products, wheat
products, rice, flaxseed, linseed oil, cotton and cottonseed products,
sunflower seed oil, beef, and cattle hides and skins. (11/02/06)
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Export Sales Query System
High Tariffs Hurt African Countries (USDA Radio News; 11/02/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Food Safety Improvements Underway in China
Facing growing demand abroad and at home for safer
food, China is overhauling its food system to meet international food safety
standards. (Economic Research
Service; 11/01/06)
Brazil's Booming Agriculture Faces Obstacles
Brazil's position as a food and agricultural
superpower could be threatened as supply-side factors slow production growth
and rising domestic demand reduces surpluses. (Economic Research Service;
11/01/06)
Export Regulations
In Detail
Federal Register Notices
11/14/06
An extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
regulations governing the entry of raw cane
sugar under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) into the
United States
11/07/06
Waivers of Requirement for Timely Presentation
of Certificates of Quota Eligibility for Sugar
Imported From Mexico in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
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.
Export Sales
Archival export sales reports are available from 1998 to the present.
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The Export Sales Reporting Program: The Early Alert System for U.S. Exporters
(brochure)
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