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FAS Mission Statement
To create economic opportunity for American agriculture by expanding global markets.
— Welcome to the FAS Web Site from Administrator Michener


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names John D. Brewer as General Sales Manager of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (08/20/09)
 

— Corrected Announcement: USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Russia (08/21/09)
— Corrected Announcement: USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Central America Region (08/21/09)
— USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Turkey (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Southeast Asia Region (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to South Korea (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to South America Region (08/20/09)
 — USDA Cancels GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to South Asia Region (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Russia (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Mexico (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Jamaica (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to China/Hong Kong (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Central America Region (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to Caribbean Region (08/20/09)
 — USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees for Export Sales to the Africa And Middle East Region (08/20/09)

Photo of almonds, in shell and hulled
U.S. Almond Exports Expand to Meet Global Demand
Record high beginning stocks coming into the new season will help the U.S. industry meet foreign demand. (08/14/09)

What the 2008/2009 World Economic Crisis Means for Global Agricultural Trade (08/20/09)
— Meat Exports Up Despite Lower Beef Export Forecast (USDA Radio News; 08/19/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — U.S. Ag. Export Sales to Russia Down Considerably (USDA Radio News; 08/19/09 - wma, real, mp3)

FAS Launches New Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS)
 



Food for Progress Success Story:  Access to Finance, Training, and Markets Moves Kenya’s Subsistence Farmers to Sustainability (August 2009)

 

— USDA Accepts DEIP Bid for Cheddar Cheese to Africa and Middle East (08/17/09)
 — USDA Accepts DEIP Bid for Nonfat Dry Milk to Africa and Middle East (08/17/09)
 — USDA Accepts DEIP Bid for Anhydrous Milkfat to Asia and Eurasia (08/17/09)
 — More information about the program

More information on:
 — Rebuilding agriculture in Afghanistan and Iraq
 — Video: Paths to Progress: USDA Agricultural Experts in Afghanistan - View video: high-bit rate or low-bit rate 
— Video: Once in a Lifetime: USDA Agricultural Advisors in Iraq (02/13/09)
 — Transcript (.pdf)
 — See the USDA YouTube channel for more videos
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