USDA Newswire Report News
NRCS Announces Second EQIP and RCPP Signup for 2023 Funding, Apply by May 19, 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Farmers and forest landowners will want to plan ahead and sign up early for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation funding.
Ranking Member Boozman Applauds USTR’s Continued Efforts to Hold India Accountable for Trade Distorting Practices
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, praised the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for continuing the effort to hold India accountable for its trade-distorting practices by filing a second counter notification that details how India obscures the true level of its agricultural subsidies
Thompson Issues Statement On Epa Chesapeake Bay Settlement
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed settlement with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and its partners over a 2020 lawsuit regarding the Chesapeake Bay’s Total Maximum Daily Load, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn “GT” Thompson, issued the following statement:
Icymi: Thompson Hosts Farm Bill Listening Session In Binghamton, New York
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Last week, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, hosted an official Farm Bill Listening Session in Binghamton, New York.
Thompson Issues Statement On Limit, Save, Grow Act
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Upon the release of The Limit, Save, Grow Act, Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement:
Opening Statement: Full Committee Hearing With Epa Administrator Regan
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing to receive testimony from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.
Thompson: “President Biden Has Once Again Turned His Back On Rural America”
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Yesterday, President Biden vetoed a bipartisan Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.
China: National Food Safety Standard for Use of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles Amendment Notified to WTO
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
On March 6, 2023, China notified an Amendment of the National Food Safety Standard for Use of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1263.
China: National Food Safety Standard of Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children Notified to WTO
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
On March 6, 2023, China notified an updated National Food Safety Standard of Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1270.
India: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
India’s oilseeds production in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 (October-September) is forecast to remain flat at 41.5 million metric tons (MMT), mostly unchanged from MY 2022/2023
South Africa: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
South Africa has experienced an upsurge in oilseed plantings over the past 20 years with a near nine-fold expansion in soybean area.
Thailand: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in MY2022/23 and MY2023/24 is still far below record production levels due to reduced sugarcane acreage.
Indonesia: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Private sugar mills expansion leads to increased production in 2022/2023.
Australia: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Australia’s sugar production is forecast to increase to 4.4 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, from an estimated 4.2 MMT in MY 2022/23.
Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS Astana estimates wheat production at 16.4 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2022/2023, which is the largest production volume since MY 2017/2018.
Singapore: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Most raw materials for food processing are imported into Singapore due to its limited land, natural resources, livestock, and agricultural production.
Ghana: Ghana Dry Bean Voluntary 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Commercial dry bean production in Ghana is limited to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), which has two sub-species with commercial value in Ghana; the black-eyed pea, which is the most popularly grown sub-species in Ghana, and the red/dark brown sub-species.
El Salvador: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 23 is estimated at 805,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY22 reached 785,000 MT.
Uzbekistan: Cotton and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Uzbekistan’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast unchanged from the previous year at 675,000 metric tons (MT) (3.10 million bales).
Nicaragua: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS/Managua projects Nicaraguan sugar production and exports recovering in marketing year 2023/24, despite deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, with the anticipated arrival of an El Niño weather system and drier weather in the latter half of 2023.