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Trade News
2005
December
November
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Johanns Goes Back to
WTO for More Talks (USDA
Radio News --
real,
mp3;
11/30/05)
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USDA Secretary Hopes That EU Will Make Progress on Trade Reform (USDA
Radio News --
real,
mp3;
11/30/05)
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Timing Is Right for Trade
Reform (USDA
Radio News --
real,
mp3;
11/30/05)
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The Bumpy Road to Hong
Kong (USDA
Radio News -- -
real,
mp3;
11/29/05)
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United States and European Communities Reach Agreement on Enlargement
Compensation Package
(11/30/05;
analysis by U.S. Department of State, 12/01/05)
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(U.S. Department of State; 11/30/05)
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No
Major U.S. Trade Partner Manipulating Currency, Treasury Says
(U.S. Department of State; 11/29/05)
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United States Wins WTO Challenge Against Mexican Rice Duties and Trade
Laws
(11/29/05)
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U.S.
Trade Official Rebuts French Minister on WTO Farm Issues
(U.S. Department of State; 11/28/05)
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U.S., EU Sign Interim Wine Trade Agreement (USDA Radio News --
real,
mp3;
11/23/05)
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Statement by USTR Representative
(11/23/05)
More USDA Radio News Features:
-- On Wine Agreement and U.S. Wine Producers (11/23/05;
real,
mp3)
-- Wine Trade Agreement and EU Wine Producers (11/23/05;
real,
mp3)
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Australian Federal Court Ends Pork Legal Challenge
(Attaché
Report; 11/23/05)
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The Japanese Beef Market and Australian Competition (Attaché
Report; 11/23/05)
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Turkey Exports Soaring
(USDA Radio News --
real,
mp3;
11/23/05)
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Foreign Customers
Gobbling Up U.S Turkey (11/22/05;
real,
mp3)
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U.S. Agricultural Trade Outlook Forecast
(11/22/05)
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Full Report
(.pdf)
USDA Radio
News Features:
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Export Declines Forecast for
Soybeans (11/25/05;
real,
mp3)
-- USDA Raises Export Forecast Again (11/22/05;
real,
mp3)
-- New Trade Forecast Numbers (11/22/05;
real,
mp3)
-- Exports Vital to Farmers (11/22/05;
real,
mp3)
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Australia To Adopt Country of Origin Labeling Changes
(Attaché
Report; 11/21/05)
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Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade
Representative Rob Portman Regarding Canada's Preliminary Decision on U.S.
Corn Imports (11/15/05)
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WTO Panel Report Affirms US Determination Regarding Canadian Lumber
(11/15/05)
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U.S. Formalizes Agricultural Initiative With India (11/14/05)
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U.S. Announces Launch Of West Africa Cotton
Improvement Program (11/10/05)
-- Trade Meeting in Africa (USDA Radio;
11/09/05
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real,
mp3,
wave)
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Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Mike
Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Rob Portman regarding
current trade negotiations (11/09/05)
-- Lesser Expectations For Hong Kong WTO
Meeting (USDA Radio;
11/09/05
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real,
mp3,
wave)
Review
Agricultural Negotiations In The Doha Development Round (.pdf)
Statement of Mike Johanns, Secretary of
Agriculture Before the House Committee on Agriculture (11/02/05)
October
September
August
July
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Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Passage Of
CAFTA By The U.S. House Of Representatives (07/28/05)
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CAFTA Passes House
(USDA
Radio; 07/27/05 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Chile Opens Borders to U.S. Beef
(07/19/05)
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USDA Secretary's
Travel to China and Africa: Discussions Focus on Expanding Agricultural
Trade and Development (07/09/05; Travel Log)
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Transcript of US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Press Conference,
AGOA Forum, Dakar,
Senegal (07/19/05)
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Johanns
Announces Trade and Investment Mission to Southern Africa (07/19/05)
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Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the
Opening Ceremony of the 4th African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum,
Dakar, Senegal (07/18/05)
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Senior U.S. and African Officials to Discuss Trade Issues at Conference in
Senegal (07/18/05; USTR Report)
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Johanns
Signs Agreements Enhancing U.S.-Madagascar Relations (07/16/05;
Text
of MOU)
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Transcript Of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns At the Signing
Ceremony for MOU and a Food for Progress Agreement, Antananarivo,
Madagascar (07/16/05)
-- Help for Madagascar's Agriculture (07/18/05; USDA Radio
News,
real,
mp3)
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USDA Secretary Johanns Announces
Agreements for Greater Market Access for U.S. Agriculture in China
(07/11/05)
-- Johanns on Accomplishments of China Trip (USDA
Radio News, 07/15/05,
real,
mp3)
-- Agriculture Secretary Reports on China WTO Talks
(USDA Radio News, 07/15/05,
real,
mp3)
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JCCT Press Conference with USTR Portman, Commerce Secretary Carlos M.
Gutierrez and Agriculture Secretary Michael Johanns (07/11/05; USTR Report)
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United States and Thailand Conclude Fourth Round of FTA Talks
(07/15/05; USTR Report) -
USDA Proposes Legislative Changes to Cotton and Export Credit
Programs To Comply With WTO Findings (07/05/05; USDA Radio:
07/05/05 -
real,
mp3)
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from a number of different sources.
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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 |
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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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Fact
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