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Trade News
2006
July
June
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Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resumption
Of Beef Trade With China (06/30/06)
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Joint Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and U.S.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on WTO Trade Negotiations
(06/30/06)
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U.S.-Oman Free Trade Legislation Sent to Congress (06/26/06)
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United States and India Discuss Key Trade
Issues (06/22/06)
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Fact Sheet:
U.S.–India Trade Policy Forum (06/22/06)
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USDA Radio Reports on WTO Negotiations:
— No New WTO Proposal Say
U.S. Officials: A top U.S. trade official
says the U.S. is not bringing a new agreement proposal to the trade talks in
Geneva next week. (06/22/06
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mp3)
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Ag Trade Talks Need To Get More Specific:
Deputy USTR Peter Allgeier saying world trade negotiators still have not
reached the point where they can discuss specific agricultural trade
agreement guidelines. (06/22/06
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The U.S. Goal for Next Week’s Negotiating Session: Ambassador Peter Allgeier describing the U.S. goal or
ambition for next week's talks and for the WTO negotiations as a whole.
(06/22/06
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USDA Secretary Says He Won't Be Satisfied Until U.S. Beef Is Back in
Japan's Markets (06/21/06)
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Transcript of Press Briefing with Deputy Assistant USTR Jason
Hafemeister on the Doha Development Agenda (.pdf; 06/16/06)
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Statement of Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel on the US–Malaysia
FTA Negotiations (.pdf; 06/16/06)
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(U.S. Department of State;
06/16/06)
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United States, Malaysia Poised To Complete Trade
Pact in 2006 (U.S. Department of State;
06/16/06)
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Remarks by Ambassador Karan Bhatia, Deputy U.S.
Trade Representative, Initiative for Global
Development – 2006 National Summit, Washington,
DC (.pdf; 06/15/06)
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Free Trade Essential for Global Poverty
Reduction, Bush Says (U.S. Department of
State; 06/15/06)
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Congress Considering Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam
(U.S. Department of State; 06/15/06)
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Johanns Announces Trade and Investment Mission
To East Africa
(06/07/06)
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Johanns, Pawar Discuss Trade Issues and Announce
Third Meeting Of U.S.-India Knowledge Initiative
Board (06/07/06)
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U.S. Welcomes APEC Trade Ministers' Commitment
to WTO Doha Round (U.S.
Department of State; 06/02/06)
May
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U.S., Vietnam Sign Historic Bilateral Market
Access Agreement (USTR; 05/31/06)
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U.S. and Vietnam Sign Bilateral Market-Access
Agreement
(U.S. Department of State;
05/31/06)
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Remarks of Deputy USTR Bhatia at the Signing
Ceremony (05/31/06)
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Vietnam's Accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO): Fact Sheet on Bilateral
Market Access Agreement on Agricultural Goods
(05/31/06)
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U.S.–Vietnam
Bilateral
Agreement Sets New Standard (USDA Radio News;
05/30/06 -
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mp3)
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United States, Vietnam Conclude In Principle
Bilateral WTO Accession Agreement on Market
Access (USTR; 05/14/06)
-- Fact Sheet:
Vietnam’s Accession to the World Trade
Organization (May 2006) -- Fact Sheet:
Strong Support Seen for U.S.-Vietnam Market
Access Agreement (May 2006)
-- Analysis:
U.S., Vietnam Reach Preliminary Agreement on
Market Access: Move helps clear way for
Vietnam to join World Trade Organization (U.S.
Department of State; 05/14/06)
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United States Working To Expand Trade in Western
Hemisphere (U.S. Department of State;
05/31/06)
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Deputy USTRs Schwab, Bhatia to Attend APEC
Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam June 1-2 to
Advance Global Trade Negotiations
(USTR; 05/30/06)
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U.S. Officials To Attend APEC Trade Ministers'
Meeting June 1-2
(U.S. Department of State; 05/31/06)
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India, U.S. Agreed to an Action Plan To Increase
Bilateral Economic Engagement (05/30/06)
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U.S. and Taiwan Discuss Enhancing and Deepening
Trade Relations Under Trade And Investment
Framework Agreement (TIFA;
05/26/06)
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Remarks by Ambassador Karan Bhatia Before the
American Chamber of Commerce
(05/26/06)
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Transcript of Question and Answer Session by Ambassador Karan Bhatia
(.pdf;
05/26/06)
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Transcript of Remarks by Ambassador Karan Bhatia Following the TIFA Talks
(.pdf;
05/26/06)
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United States and Switzerland Sign "Trade and
Investment Cooperation Forum" Agreement (05/25/06)
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Text of agreement (05/25/06)
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Conner Announces Hass Avocado Shipments From
California Arrive in Mexico (05/25/06)
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WTO
Director General Compares Current Talks to a
Marathon Run (USDA Radio; 05/25/06
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Incremental WTO Deal Not Acceptable to U.S.,
Official Says (U.S. Department of State;
05/24/06) --
Statement by Deputy USTR Schwab at the OECD
Ministerial Conference Trade Session (USTR;
05/24/06) --
Statement by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Peter F. Allgeier on the Doha Development Agenda
(USTR; 05/23/06) --
Deputy USTRs Schwab, Allgeier to Attend OECD
Meeting in Paris May 23-24 (USTR; 05/22/06)
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USDA Secretary Says American Agriculture Can't Afford to "Play It Safe"
in Trade Relations (05/23/06)
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United States Streamlines Import Restrictions on
EU Swine (U.S. Department of State;
05/20/06)
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Bush Visit to Vienna in June To Focus on U.S.-EU
Issues (U.S. Department of State; 05/19/06)
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U.S.-African Trade Increased 115 Percent Since
AGOA's Enactment (U.S. Department of State;
05/19/06)
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United States Suspends Trade Negotiations with
Ecuador: Talks delayed
following Ecuador's annulment of Occidental
Petroleum contract (05/17/06)
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USTR Releases Accomplishments From Proactive
Trade Agenda During Past Year (05/16/06)
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Deputy USTR To Visit Taiwan, India, Vietnam May
24–June 2 (05/16/06)
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Congress Passes Bill Ending WTO Export Tax Break
Dispute with EU: Pending EU sanctions
against United States expected to be withdrawn
(U.S. Department of State; 05/12/06)
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Imports of Rice at Issue in U.S. Trade
Negotiations with Korea:
Sensitive agricultural
products on table with Korea, Malaysia
(U.S. Department of State; 05/11/06)
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Bill Would Repeal Remaining U.S. Export Credits
Ruled Out by WTO (U.S.
Department of State; 05/10/06)
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U.S.-Oman Trade Pact Advances, but Division on
Labor Persists (U.S. Department of State;
05/10/06)
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U.S. Proposes More Trade in Environmental Goods,
Improved Fisheries Policies (05/09/06)
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Johanns Warns Against "Playing It Safe" in Trade
Negotiations During Chicago Speech to the
Council on Foreign Relations (05/08/06) --
The Imperative for Rebuilding the Consensus for
Trade: Remarks by USTR Rob Portman, Chicago
Council on Foreign Relations (05/19/06)
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Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, U.S. Trade
Representative Rob Portman and Deputy U.S. Trade
Representative Susan Schwab Report on WTO
Negotiations During Press Briefing in Geneva
(05/03/06)
-- Charts:
Impact of Doha Proposals on NAMA Tariffs and
Impact of Doha Proposals on Agriculture Tariffs
(05/03/06)
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Few Weeks Remain for Success in WTO
Negotiations, Official Says: Few Weeks
Remain for Success in WTO Negotiations, Official
Says (U.S. Department of State; 05/03/06)
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Minor Agreement Not Acceptable Result of Doha
Trade Talks: USTR's
Allgeier warns against further delay on tough
issues (U.S. Department of State;
05/01/06)
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Free Trade Vision (op-ed by USTR Portman and
Deputy USTR Schwab, The Wall Street Journal;
05/01/06)
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Trade Data
Data Available
FAS provides a host of statistics and other data about agricultural trade
from a number of different sources.
PS&Donline |
The FAS
Production, Supply and Distribution (PS&D) online database
contains current and historical official USDA data on
production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities
for the United States and key producing and consuming countries.
Users may select from a menu of pre-defined tables categorized
by commodity or commodity group.
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Import & Export Data |
U.S. export/import
data is available from FAS databases in two different forms:
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BICO Reports provides bulk,
intermediate, and consumer-oriented agricultural product data in both a calendar or fiscal
year format.
U.S. Trade Reports
provides a more comprehensive commodity by commodity breakdown of exports and imports over
a two- or five-year period.
Databases of
Foreign
Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) are available in
MS Excel spreadsheet format from USDA's Economic Research Service.
These include the following:
Total value of U.S. agricultural
trade (1935 to present):
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Market Reports |
FAS provides a number
of world market and commodity analysis reports:
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Fact
Sheets |
USDA
provides analyses of what's at stake for world trade and
agriculture:
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