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Administration Analysis Details Impact on USDA Programs without a New Farm Bill (02/29/08)

Statement By Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on Signing of the Andean Trade Preference Extension Act (H.R. 5264) By President George W. Bush (02/29/08)
— Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on the Extension of the Andean Trade Preference Act by the U.S. House of Representatives (02/28/08)

FAS Administrator Yost in Iraq
— Dialogue Continues On How To Improve Iraqi Ag Sector (USDA Radio News; 02/27/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Human Resources Important To Rebuild Iraqi Agriculture (USDA Radio News; 02/27/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Iraqi Agricultural Rebuild Needs Plant Research (USDA Radio News; 02/28/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— More about rebuilding agriculture and food security in Iraq

FAS Names Christian Foster as Deputy Administrator For Office of Trade Programs (02/25/08; .pdf)

USDA Raises Agricultural Exports Forecast To Record $101 Billion for 2008 (02/21/08)
— USDA Makes Big Boost In Its Export Forecast (USDA Radio News; 02/21/08 - real, mp3, wave)
— Read full report (.pdf)
— FAS Analysis

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service; 02/14/07)
— Calendar 2007 Set Ag Export Record (USDA Radio News; 02/15/08 - real, mp3, wave)

U.S. Files Appeal in WTO Brazil Cotton Case (02/13/08)
— U.S. Appeals Latest WTO Decision on Cotton Program (USDA Radio News; 02/14/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Statement by USDA Secretary Ed Schafer and Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner on Current Farm Bill Negotiations (02/13/08)

USDA Agricultural Projections to 2017 (Economic Research Service; 02/12/08)

New South Korean President And Resuming U.S. Beef Exports (USDA Radio News; 02/11/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Brazil WTO Cotton Case Update (USDA Radio News; 02/11/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Statement By Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Regarding the Bush Administration's Position on Recently Proposed Farm Bill Amendments (02/08/08)
— Schafer Opposes Proposed Changes To U.S. And Mexican Sugar Trade (USDA Radio News; 02/08/08 - real, mp3, wave)

Converging Patterns in Global Food Consumption and Food Delivery Systems (Economic Research Service; 02/01/08)

Rising Food Prices Intensify Food Insecurity in Developing Countries (Economic Research Service; 02/01/08)

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
Ed Schafer was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 28, 2008. Secretary Schafer brings a record as an innovative two-term governor of North Dakota to USDA along with extensive private sector experience as both an entrepreneur and a business executive.

Statement By Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding Indonesia and Barbados Allowing Full Market Access For Beef and Beef Products In Line With International Standards (01/23/08)

USDA Accepting Applications for Export Assistance (01/23/08)

Featured Reports
02/08 Strong Aug. – Nov. Argentine Soybean Export Pace a Major Departure from Past Performance (.pdf)
02/08 South Africa Set for Bumper 2007/08 Corn Harvest (.pdf)
02/08 Extremely Low Wheat Exporter Stocks Contribute to Historically High Prices (.pdf)
01/11 Changing Soybean-Corn Price Spread to Impact Planting Decisions
01/11 U.S. Wheat Exports Soar to North Africa and Middle East
01/11 Brazil Soy Production Reduced Due to Less Than Expected Planted Area

World Production, Market and Trade Reports
02/08 Cotton: World Markets and Trade
02/08 Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
02/08 World Agricultural Production
02/08 Grain: World Markets and Trade
01/31 Dairy Monthly Import Circular
01/31 U.S. Planting Seed Trade
01/30 Pears: World Markets & Trade (.pdf)
01/28 Frozen Potato Products: World Markets & Trade (.pdf)

2008 Release Dates

Export Regulations
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Federal Register Notices

01/24/07 Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program
11/06/07 Request a renewal of current information collection processes currently used in support of Exporter Assistance programs
10/29/07 Extension for a currently approved information collection procedure for entry of specialty sugars into the United States
10/29/07 Extension for a currently approved information collection procedure for Sugar Import Licensing Programs
10/17/07 Notice of Request for Public Comments on the Review and Renegotiation of the United States-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products
10/04/07 The Dairy Import Licensing Program, Proposed Rule

Export Sales
Archival export sales reports are available from 1998 to the present. -- The Export Sales Reporting Program: The Early Alert System for U.S. Exporters (brochure)

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