USDA estimates Ukraine wheat production
for 2008/09 at 21.0 million tons, up 50
percent from last year
(06/25/08)
USTR Schwab statement on the issuing of the
Korea beef protocol
(06/25/08)
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Schwab and Schafer Letter on Korea Beef Protocol
(06/25/08)
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U.S. Beef Trade With South Korea Set
To Resume Thursday (USDA Radio News; 06/25/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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USTR Fact Sheet
(06/27/08; .pdf)
USDA Signs Agreement With Philippines On
Agricultural Cooperation
(06/24/08)
USDA Announces Quality Samples Program
Allocations For Fiscal Year 2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today
announced funding allocations totaling
more than $1.4 million to 13
organizations under the fiscal year 2008
Quality Samples Program (QSP). The
allocations are being awarded to help
expand export sales by promoting
awareness of U.S. agricultural products
to new foreign buyers.
(06/23/08)
Korean beef importers and U.S. exporters
have reached a commercial understanding
that only U.S. beef from cattle under
30-months of age will be shipped to
Korea (06/21/08;.pdf)
Satellite Imagery
of U.S. Mid-West Flood
(06/25/08)
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More from
Crop Explorer
Farm Bill Is
Finally The Law Of The Land (USDA Radio
News; 06/19/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Productive Capability of
Argentina Expands
(06/18/08)
Dole, McGovern named 2008 World Food
Prize Laureates
"The McGovern-Dole program is a great source of pride for USDA and a
remarkable example of American
generosity and humanitarian leadership,"
said Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer.
(06/13/08; .pdf)
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2008 World Food Prize Laureates Named
(USDA Radio News; 06/20/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— More
on the McGovern-Dole Food for Education
Program
Exports Still Hot, Despite One Month
Slowdown (USDA Radio News; 06/11/08
-
real,
mp3,
wave)
BURMA: 2008/09 Rice Crop Threatened
By Slow Post-Cyclone Recovery
(06/10/08)
Vegetable Oil Prices Likely to Remain
High As Consumption Outstrips Production
(06/10/08; .pdf)
Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data
(06/10/08)
U.S./Korea Officials Still Working on
Beef Trade Issues (USDA Radio News; 06/05/08
-
real,
mp3,
wave)
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South Korea Delays
U.S. Beef Trade Again (USDA Radio News;
06/03/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
WTO Cotton Ruling
Remains In Place (USDA Radio News;
06/03/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
The Future of China's Agricultural
Exports? (Economic Research
Service; 06/02/08)
World Trade Organization and
Globalization Help Facilitate Growth in
Agricultural Trade (Economic
Research Service; 06/02/08)
USDA Secretary Schafer Expresses U.S. Support for Declaration Issued During
World Food Security Conference (06/05/08)
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Secretary Ed Schafer Holds News Conference Call with Reporters to
Discuss the UN FAO Conference (Audio;
Transcript; 06/05/08)
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World Food Security Summit
Productive and Engaging (USDA Radio News; 06/05/08
-
real,
mp3,
wave)
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USDA Secretary Schafer Clarifies
U.S. Position on Biofuels During World Food Security Conference
(06/04/08)
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Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer As prepared for delivery at the
UN Food and Agriculture Organization High-Level Conference on World Food
Security FAO Headquarters Rome (06/03/08)
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TRANSCRIPT:
Secretary Ed Schafer News Conference, United Nations Food And Agriculture
Organization Conference, FAO Headquarters, Viale Delle Terme Di Caracalla, Rome,
Italy (06/02/08)
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U.S. Approaches Global Food
Supply With Three Prongs (USDA Radio News;
06/03/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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More About the FAO Conference