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USDA and USAID intend to draw down entire Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to respond to global food insecurity

While in Kenya, Ambassador Cindy McCain saw how USDA’s McGovern-Dole Program has helped boost food security and educational opportunities for vulnerable children and families.

As part of USDA's commitment to expanding and diversifying global market opportunities for U.S. agriculture, the Department will sponsor four additional international trade missions in 2022,

Throughout 2021, FAS was proud to support USDA's efforts to create more and better markets for U.S. agriculture, to address the climate crisis, and to promote nutrition and food security.

Secretary Vilsack highlights key USDA accomplishments – including FAS's global leadership – to create more and better markets for U.S. agriculture in 2021.

The government of Vietnam has published a decree revising its most-favored nation tariff rates for corn, wheat and frozen pork.

Contact: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Public Affairs PA@usda.gov (202) 720-8998 WASHINGTON, June 4, 2020 – The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States today signed and...

Contact: press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that, effective immediately, U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This important step...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2020 Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to early and mid-career...

CONTACT: press@fas.usda.gov or (202) 720-7115 WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2019 – When Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney leads a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Vietnam Oct. 15-18, he’ll be accompanied by...

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2019—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 104,100 metric tons of corn for delivery to Panama during the 2019/2020 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky and FAS Administrator Ken Isley with the 11 newest agricultural officers sworn into the Foreign Service, from left to right: Andre Bradley, Ben Boroughs, Daniel Alvarado, Olutayo Akingbe, Sarah Gilleski...