What's New - April 2006
Reaction To Russian Poultry Import Ban
(USDA Radio; 04/28/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Releases BSE Prevalence Estimate For U.S. (04/28/06)
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Transcript of Teleconference
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USDA Report Shows Very Low BSE
Prevalence In U.S. Cattle
(USDA Radio; 04/28/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
U.S., Canada Reach Agreement on Lumber Dispute (04/27/06)
USDA And USAID To Host International Food Aid
Conference April 25-27, 2006
(04/21/06)
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More Conference Info
Current Status of WTO Trade Negotiations from
USTR (04/20/06)
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Johanns Says Chances Of WTO Deal
Reduced Each Day
(USDA Radio; 04/25/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Statement By Johanns And Portman Regarding
Canada's Ruling In Favor Of U.S. Corn Industry
In Antidumping Case (04/19/06)
Bush Nominates Rob Portman as OMB Director and Susan Schwab for USTR
(04/18/06)
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Statement by Portman
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Statement by Schwab
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Johanns Says USTR Will Not Miss A
Beat
(USDA Radio; 04/18/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Fifth
Case Of BSE (04/16/06)
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Johanns Comments On Latest
Canadian BSE Case
(USDA Radio; 04/17/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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U.S. And Canada Will Continue
Trading In Beef
(USDA Radio; 04/18/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Seeking Applicants For Teach Program Study
Tour To Mexico
(04/13/06)
United States and Peru Sign Trade Promotion Agreement (04/12/06)
Market Access
Talks At WTO Are Very Complex
(USDA Radio; 04/12/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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U.S. Continues To Pursue Trade
Disputes Through WTO
(USDA Radio; 04/13/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
United States Welcomes Chinese Action on Key
Trade Issues (04/11/06)
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The U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and
Trade (JCCT) Outcomes on U.S. Requests
(04/11/06)
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Johanns Signs Agreement With China On Food
Safety And Plant And Animal Health
(04/11/06)
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China Agrees To Resume U.S. Beef
Imports
(USDA Radio; 04/11/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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China Remains Key to U.S. Cotton
Trade
(USDA Radio; 04/10/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Announces Funding Under Technical Assistance For Specialty Crops
Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
today awarded more than $400,000 for eight projects under the Technical
Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program. The funding will help U.S.
exporters address technical barriers that threaten exports of U.S. specialty
crops. (04/10/06)
Iraq Still Growing Market for
U.S. Wheat, Rice
(USDA Radio; 04/07/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Johanns Releases National Animal Identification System Implementation
Plan (04/06/06)
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Transcript of Tele-News Conference (04/06/06)
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Plan For National Animal ID System
Being Implemented
(USDA Radio; 04/06/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Revises Tariff-Rate Quota Eligibility for Specialty Sugar
The announcement expands eligibility to all types of specialty sugars for
entry into the United States under all tranches of the fiscal year 2006
specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). (04/04/06)
Statement of USTR Portman Regarding Entry Into Force of the U.S. - Central
America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for Honduras
and Nicaragua (04/03/06)
Avian Influenza Updates From USDA Radio
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U.S. Efforts In Global Bird Flu
Fight Improving
(USDA Radio; 04/03/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Avian Flu a Major Topic at Cancùn
Summit
(USDA Radio; 03/31/06 -
real,
mp3)
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Proposed 2007 Budget Plan for Bird
Flu Prevention
(USDA Radio; 03/31/06 -
real,
mp3)
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Johanns on Global Avian Flu Combat
Plans
(USDA Radio; 03/31/06 -
real,
mp3)