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The Foreign Agricultural Service recognizes the U.S. agricultural exports grown, produced and harvested by American Indians across the country during Native American Heritage Month For more than 25 years, the Intertribal Agriculture Council has...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2013 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 123,040 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2013/2014 marketing year; and Export sales of 174,000...

Contact USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sep. 26, 2013 — The United States and Japan today announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in Japan or in the United States may be sold as organic...

In the United States, "March Madness" refers to the frenzied college basketball tournaments where teams must win or go home. Culinary masters throughout Asia experienced their own version of "madness" last month by squaring off in the kitchen for a...

For 80 years, Rogue Creamery has been passionate about the art of cheese making. This small company located in Oregon’s scenic Rogue River Valley produces a variety of handcrafted artisan cheeses using milk from its dairies. Its blue cheeses are...

The Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Japan recently released a smart phone optimized version of their business website, us-ato.jp, in conjunction with their “Taste of America” campaign. The optimization was done...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 152,400 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2013/2014 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 180,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2013/2014 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...

By Steve Shnitzler, Director, USDA Agricultural Trade Office, Tokyo Helping U.S. exporters tap into Japan’s $670 billion food market is a top priority for the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Japan. One way we do this...

After more than two decades of exporting U.S. agricultural products, Good Life Foods is thriving internationally with support from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Before starting the company, Good Life Foods’ president Emil Font served as...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 106,680 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 165,000...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 107,340 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2011/2012 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...