U.S. Poultry Export Forecast Drops (USDA Radio; 01/31/06 - real, mp3, wave)   

U.S. Soybean Exporters Teach Biosecurity (USDA Radio; 01/27/06 - real, mp3, wave)   

Ag Secretary Off To U.S.- EU Talks In Switzerland (USDA Radio; 01/25/06 - real, mp3, wave)  

Taiwan Reopens Market To U.S. Beef (01/25/06)

USDA Invites Comments on Options to Reform the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on options to improve the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP).  The program, administered by USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), promotes commercial exports of U.S. agricultural products by helping U.S. exporters offer direct, short-term credit to foreign buyers. (01/23/06)
-- Federal Register Notice

Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding BSE Finding In Canada (01/23/06)
-- U.S. Will Continue Beef Trade With Canada (USDA Radio; 01/23/06 - real, mp3, wave)   

Transcript Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Concerning U.S. Beef Exports To Japan (01/24/06)
-- Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports To Japan (01/20/06)
-- AUDIO AND VIDEO: Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports To Japan
-- Transcript
-- USDA Team In Japan (USDA Radio; 01/23/06 - real, mp3, wave) 
-- Ag Secretary Meets With Meat Packers About Japan (USDA Radio; 01/24/06 - real, mp3, wave) 
-- Johanns Works To Regain Japanese Trust (USDA Video News Release; 01/30/06 - real, windows)  
-- Johanns Wants A Thorough Investigation Of Japan Beef Error (USDA Radio; 01/31/06 - real, mp3, wave)
-- Johanns Meets With Japanese Officials (USDA Video News Release; 02/03/06 - real, windows)    

United States and Oman Sign Free Trade Agreement (01/19/06; pdf)

Singapore Reopens Market to U.S. Beef
Singapore's decision to lift its ban follows recent developments in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea to resume trade in various beef or beef products. In 2003, the United States exported $5.9 million of beef and beef products to Singapore, with boneless beef exports accounting for nearly $4 million. (01/19/06)
-- Singapore Reopens Market To U.S. Beef (USDA Radio; 01/19/06 - real, mp3, wave) 

Avian Influenza Impacts U.S. Poultry Exports (USDA Radio; 01/18/06 - real, mp3, wave) 

USDA Invites Applications for Export Assistance Programs
Change in address for hand delivery (including FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.) of applications -- Deliver to:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Marketing Operations Staff, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 4932 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1042.  (01/18/06)

Database of Processed Food Export Groupings Now Available on FAS Web Site
FAS Web site users can now search processed food export data by country, year (1989–2005), and processed food groupings, while choosing several options for data output. Aggregations are available of particular 10-digit codes representing processed food products in Schedule B of the U.S. Harmonized Trade System, under which all U.S. trade data are originally collected by the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. (01/18/06) 

Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Progress To Reopen Korean Market to U.S. Beef (01/13/06)
U.S. officials announce an import protocol between the two countries, an important step in re-opening Korea's market to U.S. beef. In 2003, before Korea's ban on U.S. beef took effect, the United States exported $815 million worth of beef and beef products to Korea, of which $449 million was boneless beef. 
-- Johanns Pleased With Korean Beef Decision (USDA Radio; 01/13/06 - real, mp3, wave) 
-- Reopening Closed Beef Markets (USDA Radio; 01/17/06 - real, mp3, wave) 

Johanns Encouraged By Japanese Beef Buys So Far (USDA Radio; 01/13/06 - real, mp3, wave)
Japan And U.S. Cooperating On WTO Process (USDA Radio; 01/13/06 - real, mp3, wave)  

U.S. Beef Exports Are Up Due To Japan Opening Its Market (USDA Radio; 01/12/06 - real, mp3, wave) 

U.S. Corn Exports Are Forecast Down (USDA Radio; 01/12/06 - real, mp3, wave) 

President Signs U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (01/11/06)

Prospects for India's Emerging Apple Market (Economic Research Service; 01/11/06)

USDA Invites Applications for Export Assistance Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is accepting applications until March 13, 2006, for four export market development programs. The programs are the Emerging Markets Program (EMP), the Market Access Program (MAP), the Quality Samples Program (QSP) and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD). (01/10/06)
-- Federal Register Notice

New Directions in China's Agricultural Lending (Economic Research Service; 01/10/06)

Transcript of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At The American Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Meeting (01/09/06)

Remarks of Richard T. Crowder, USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator, before the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention (01/09/06)

China Holding Back U.S. Corn Exports (USDA Radio; 01/09/06 - real, mp3, wave)

Vietnam Still Needs More Reforms Before It Can Join WTO (USDA Radio; 01/04/06 - real, mp3, wave)