Panel Finds EU Ban on Hormones Remains WTO-Inconsistent (U.S. Trade Representative; 03/31/08; .pdf)

United States, Mexico and Canada Announce OIE-Consistent Trade Standards for Cattle (03/27/08; .pdf)
— NAFTA Agricultural Fact Sheet
— Fact Sheet: NAFTA Myth vs. Fact
— Mexico Now Offers Big Opportunity For Live Cattle Sales (USDA Radio News; 04/02/08 - real, mp3, wave)

FAS Helps Electrify Countries in Latin America and Asia (March 26, 2008; .pdf)

Schwab Welcomes Nomination of Ellen Terpstra as Chief Agricultural Negotiator (03/26/08; .pdf)

Free Trade with Colombia: Brief Summary of the Agreement (03/26/08; .pdf)
— U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement:  Numbers You Need To Know (03/25/08; .pdf)
— U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement

Cuba’s Food & Agriculture Situation Report (March 26, 2008; .pdf)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) Press Releases:
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Turkey (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to South Korea (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to South America Region (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Southeast Asia Region (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Philippines (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Africa And Middle East Region (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Mexico (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to China/Hong Kong (03/21/08)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Central America Region (03/21/08)

Convergence in Global Food Demand and Delivery (Economic Research Service; 03/17/08)

Building U.S. Agricultural Trade Opportunities In The Heart Of Africa (USDA Radio News; 03/13/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Fostering New Business Leads Part Of African Trade Missions (USDA Radio News; 03/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— More on the U.S. Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to the West and Central Africa Region Accra, Ghana, March 10 - 14, 2008

Fact Sheet: Helping Afghanistan Achieve Sustainable Progress (03/13/08)

MG Kevin Bergner, Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, and Michael Yost, US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator, speak with reporters in Baghdad.(03/12/08)
— Iraqis “Ambitious” to Upgrade Agricultural Sector (03/12/08) 

 

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer Speaks to Reporters Following Video Teleconference to Baghdad, Iraq
(Transcript; 03/11/08)
— Better Security Helping Agricultural Efforts In Iraq (USDA Radio News; 03/11/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Learn how to become an agriculture advisor on a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq or Afghanistan:
    — USDA employees (Iraq only)
    — Qualified individuals outside USDA 

Cotton:  Weaker Demand and Greater Competition Dampen U.S. Exports (03/11/08; .pdf)

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service; 03/11/08)
— Agricultural Exports Still Red Hot (USDA Radio News; 03/12/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— The Japanese Market for Oranges (Economic Research Service; 03/12/08)

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Launches Expanded Database For Chemical Residue Limits (03/07/08)
— Maximum Residue Limits Databases

USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To South Asia Region (03/07/08)

USDA Offers GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For Export Sales To Philippines (03/07/08) 

Members Named To Seven Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees (03/05/08)

Bush Administration Delivers Annual Trade Report To Congress (U.S. Trade Representative; 03/04/08)
— 2008 Trade Policy Agenda and 2007 Annual Report (.pdf; March 2008)