USDA Newswire Report News
Carter Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Air Force and Space Force Military Construction and Family Housing (As Prepared)
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Today’s hearing is on the Air Force and Space Force fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing.
Thompson, Mchenry, Johnson, Hill Issue Joint Statement On Digital Assets Partnership
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Today, the House Agriculture and Financial Services Committees will host dual subcommittee hearings on the future of digital assets.
The Future Of Digital Assets: Identifying The Regulatory Gaps In Spot Market Regulation”
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Rep. Dusty Johnson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market Regulation."
“Producer Perspectives On The 2023 Farm Bill”
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08), Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing entitled, "Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill."
2022 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The 2022 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world during the 2022 calendar year.
South Africa: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Post forecasts South Africa’s sugar cane crop will increase by 3 percent to 18.5 million metric tons (MT) in market year (MY) 2023/24 assuming a return to normal weather conditions, an improvement in yields, and industry efforts to increase production, especially for small-scale farmers.
Argentina: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Post projects Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 sugarcane production to drop to 18.9 million metric tons (MMT) due to dry weather and high heat during the southern hemisphere summer.
Senegal: FAIRS Annual Country Report
By USDA Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
This report is an annual update of Senegal’s food and feed regulations and governmental regulatory bodies and enforcement mechanisms.
Nigeria: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Rice import for MY 2023/24 is forecast to increase by 4 percent as flooding curbs domestic production and increases imports.
Spotlight: Australia’s Table Grapes
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Australia’s table grape sector has made great strides during the last 10 years, raising production by more than a third and exports by 50 percent.
Weekly Export Sales
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
This weekly report is a summary of U.S. export sales activity for barley, beef, cattle hides and skins, cattle wet blues, corn, cotton (by type), cottonseed, cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed oil, flaxseed, grain sorghum, linseed oil, oats, pork, rice, rye, soybeans, soybean cake and meal, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, wheat (by class), and wheat products.
India: Holding Our Breath - India's FSSAI Updates on the Mandatory Registration Requirements
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
This GAIN-INDIA report updates the FAS New Delhi (Post) GAIN-INDIA | IN2022-0086 | India’s FSSAI Requires Mandatory Registration of Foreign Food Manufacturing Facilities for the Import of Certain Categories of Foods report (October 24, 2022).
Poland: Poland Allows for Transit of Ukrainian Agri-food Goods but Maintains the Ban on Direct Imports
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
On April 15, 2023, Poland introduced an entry ban on certain agri-food products from Ukraine, amid difficult economic situation of famers on a domestic market.
Japan: Japan 255th Food Safety Group
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 6 agricultural chemicals (Bifenthrin, Flutolanil, Inpyrfluxam, Picarbutrazox, Pyribencarb, Sethoxydim) for various agricultural commodities.
Canada: Canada Consults on Piperonyl Butoxide Proposed Maximum Residue Limits
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) opened consultations on proposed maximum residue limits (MRL) for piperonyl butoxide.
Italy: Italian Industrial Hemp Overview 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
In January 2017, hemp cultivation became legal pursuant to Italian law No. 242/2016 promoting hemp cultivation and its industrial uses, leading to a sector revival, with more than 800 farms cultivating 4,000 hectares (ha).
Japan: Japan JFY2022 Minimum Access Rice Tender Results
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
In Japan Fiscal Year 2022, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) awarded 677,714 metric tons of rice through the Minimum Access import system.
Japan: Japan Invites Public Comment on the Guidelines for Handling Alcoholic Beverages with Organisms Developed with Genome Editing Technology
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
On April 21, Japan's National Tax Agency opened a public comment period for the Guidelines for Handling Alcoholic Beverages with Organisms Developed with Genome Editing Technology.
Venezuela: FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
This report identifies the export certification requirements for agricultural and food products.
Venezuela: FAIRS Annual Country Report
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
This report is an annual update of Venezuela's agricultural product import standards and enforcement mechanisms for U.S. exporters of agricultural commodities, foods, and beverages.