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What's New — December 2009

Joint Statement from USTR, USDA on the Proposed Passage of an Amendment to Taiwan's Food Sanitation Act
Statement regarding the Taiwan Legislative Yuan's completion of initial steps toward passing an amendment to Taiwan's Food Sanitation Act that bars import of some U.S. beef and beef products. (12/29/09)

USDA Awards Over $8 Million Under Emerging Markets Program (12/18/09)

USDA to Promote Food and Beverage Products at Two Trade Shows in Canada (12/18/09)

Growth and Equity Effects of Agricultural Marketing Efficiency Gains in India (Economic Research Service; 12/17/09)

USDA Official Discusses Food Aid With U.S. Department of State's Africa Media Hub in Pretoria, South Africa (12/11/09; .mp3)

2010 Release Dates for USDA Commodity Trade Reports And Data (12/15/09)
Includes remaining December 2009 reports.

China Is Using More Corn for Industrial Products (Economic Research Service; 12/14/09)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Announcement
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today notified Congress that President Obama intends to enter into negotiations of a regional, Asia-Pacific trade agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement (12/14/09)

FAS Commodity and Market Intelligence Reports
— Coffee: World Markets and Trade (12/18/09)
— Fresh Deciduous Fruit (Apples, Pears, & Grapes): World Markets and Trade (.pdf)
— Global Durum Output Higher for Second Consecutive Year (12/14/09)
— U.S. Stocks Absorb Brunt of Growing World Wheat Surplus (.pdf; 12/10/09)
— Cotton: India Gains World Market Share at the United States’ Expense (.pdf; 12/10/09)
— Rising Soybean Imports Reflect Changing Market Dynamics in Russia (.pdf; 12/10/09)
— Argentine Corn Benefits from Localized Rains While Planting Progresses (.pdf; 12/10/09)
— U.S. Meat Exports Forecasted Up In December (USDA Radio News; 12/17/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Corn Production Moving Up and U.S. Faces Export Challenge (USDA Radio News; 12/14/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Global Wheat Production Estimates Increase for 2009-2010 (USDA Radio News; 12/14/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Christmas Tree Exports (USDA Radio News; 12/14/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Soybean Exports Fueling Price Increase in December Forecast (USDA Radio News; 12/10/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— USDA Reports Show U.S. Cotton Exports Promising (USDA Radio News; 12/10/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (12/10/09)

USDA Employees Help to Rebuild Afghanistan
— USDA Employee Jeffrey Sanders Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Robert Marley Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Thomas Vermeersch Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee William O'Donnell Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Richard Lasko Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Gary Soiseth Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Michaell Miller Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— USDA Employee Wes Harris Volunteers to Help Rebuild Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector (12/08/09)
— More about Agriculture in Afghanistan: Rebuilding for a Stable, Secure Country

FAS Administrator Michener Discusses Ag Export Forecast, Trade Surplus During Audio Interview (.mp3; 12/03/09)
— FY 2009: Agriculture’s Trade Balance Tops All U.S. Trade Categories (12/03/09)
— FY 2010 Exports Expected To Rise to $98 Billion (11/30/09)
— Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: November 2009 (11/30/09)

USTR, USDA Officials Discuss the Doha Round During WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva (USDA Radio News; 12/02/09 - .mp3)

Featured Reports
12/14/09 Global Durum Output Higher for Second Consecutive Year
12/10/09 U.S. Stocks Absorb Brunt of Growing World Wheat Surplus (.pdf)
12/10/09 Cotton: India Gains World Market Share at the United States’ Expense (.pdf)
12/10/09 Rising Soybean Imports Reflect Changing Market Dynamics in Russia (.pdf)
12/10/09 Argentine Corn Benefits from Localized Rains While Planting Progresses (.pdf)
12/03/09 FY 2009: Agriculture’s Trade Balance Tops All U.S. Trade Categories
12/01/09 Kenya’s Grain Basket Experiences Drought and Lowers “Long Rains” Corn Output

World Production, Market and Trade Reports
12/29/09 Dairy: World Markets and Trade
12/18/09 Coffee: World Markets and Trade
12/17/09 Fresh Deciduous Fruit (Apples, Pears, & Grapes): World Markets and Trade (.pdf)
12/15/09 Dairy Monthly Import Circular
12/15/09 Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report
12/10/09 Grain: World Markets and Trade
12/10/09 Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
12/10/09 Cotton: World Markets and Trade
12/10/09 World Agricultural Production

2010 Release Dates (includes remaining December 2009 reports)

Export Regulations
In Detail

Federal Register Notices
11/30/09 Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
11/16/09 Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection - P.L. 480, Title I - Financing and Recordkeeping Program
11/04/09 Notice of a Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing program)
10/07/09 Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)
09/29/09 Determination of Total Amounts of Fiscal Year 2010 Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses
09/24/09 Request for Public Comments To Compile the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers and Reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers
09/21/09 Interim Guidelines and Funds Availability: Projects Involving the Local and Regional Procurement of Food Aid
09/21/09 Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Revised Fees for the Export Credit Guarantee Program
09/08/09 Market Access Program: Proposed Rule
08/25/09 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers: Proposed Rule
08/14/09 Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2010 Tariff-
Rate Import Quota Year
08/14/09 Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Regulation for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
08/06/09 Facility Guarantee Program: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking

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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