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Recent News About U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
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Cancellation of Export Sales to China
Private exporters reported the cancellation of sales of 233,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
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USDA Faculty Exchange Program Helps Tuskegee University Expand Its International Impact
For 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Faculty Exchange Program Fellows from Africa, the Spring 2023 semester started with a journey thousands of miles from home to embark on a new and exciting academic exchange at Tuskegee University, our nation’s only historically black college or university with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Cancellation of Export Sales to China
Private exporters reported the cancellation of sales of 327,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
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Helping Reduce Methane Emissions by Solving a Sticky Problem for U.S. Produce Exporters
We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels.
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Thompson Issues Statement On Epa Chesapeake Bay Settlement
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:
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Icymi: Thompson Hosts Farm Bill Listening Session In Binghamton, New York
Last week, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, hosted an official Farm Bill Listening Session in Binghamton, New York.
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European Union: Sugar Annual
EU27 sugar production forecast for market year (MY) 2023/24 is projected at 15.3 million metric tons (MMT), resulting from reduced beet acreage in France and increased plantings in other member states.
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Peru: Sugar Annual
Sugar cane production in MY 2024 (January-December 2023) is forecast at 9.9 MMT, increasing nearly three percent from the MY 2023 estimate.
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Mexico: Sugar Annual
Mexico’s sugar production is forecast at 6.25 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV) in marketing year 2023/24 (October-September), an increase of nearly 3 percent compared to MY 2022/23 based on lower fertilizer costs and a return to average weather conditions.
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Egypt: Sugar Annual
The industrial demand for sugar beets continues to rise, as it provides a higher price, thus incentivizing many farmers to plant more beets.
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Egypt: Egypt Halal Certification Uncertainties Remain for Dairy Products
The government of Egypt has yet to publish or notify an official statement regarding the application of halal certification on dairy past the April 1 deadline.
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Egypt: Cotton and Products Annual
Like many countries in the world, Egypt has been greatly affected by the Russian war on Ukraine, which has caused strain on the Egyptian economy.
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Egypt: Oilseeds and Products Annual
Egyptian traders and crushers continue to demand sustainability and quality of supply, both of which are key features of U.S.-origin soybean.
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Ukraine: Despite Significant Ag Production Ukraine Ag Industry Struggled in 2022
By early April 2023, many Ukrainian official agencies and private companies published their end-of-the-year results.
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Mexico: Oilseeds and Products Annual
FAS/Mexico expects slower growth in the vegetable oil and oil meal sectors in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 compared to recent years, given potential declines in consumer purchasing power, a forecast slowdown in Mexico’s economy, and persistent inflation.
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China: Decree 248 Product List Update - April 2023
The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) recently updated the list of products subject to Decree 248 and has not notified these changes to trade partners.
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China: Cotton Subsidy Policy Updated
On April 14, 2023, the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) published Announcement No. 369 on Implementation Measures for Improving the Target Price Policy for Cotton.
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China: Plant Variety Protection Office Clarifies Sexual Propagation Material Submission Requirements
On April 10, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) Plant Variety Protection Office published a notice “Further Clarifying the Submission Requirements for Sexual Propagation Materials,” related to plant variety rights.
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Weekly Export Sales
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.
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China: Draft Implementation Opinions for Crop Seed Certification
On April 12, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) jointly published a draft “Implementation Opinions of SAMR and MARA on Carrying Out Crop Seed Certification" for comment.