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Bipartisan Group of Former Agriculture Secretaries Urges Congress to Pass Trade Promotion Authority

Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Agricultural Producers' Support for Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority

Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Expanded Market Access for U.S.-Grown Apples in China

U.S.-China Joint Fact Sheet on 25th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (USTR)

Contact: Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720–9439 WASHINGTON, Dec.23, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a public comment period on proposed changes to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program. Import licensing is...

U.S. and Chinese Delegations Conclude 25th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (USTR)

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded funding to more than 60 U.S...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2014 – Today, at the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council’s annual workshop, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Michael T. Scuse gave the keynote address and announced an upcoming trade mission to Malaysia and...

Contact: Amy Slusher, 202.720.0775 Amy.Slusher@fas.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the final rule for the Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-102) Program. The final rule represents a rewrite of...

Contact: Abby Yigzaw, APHIS, (301) 851-4096 or Suzanne Bond, APHIS, (301) 851-4070 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that China is lifting its suspension of red and golden delicious apple imports from...

Contact: Amy Slusher, 202.720.0775, Amy.Slusher@fas.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced a new fee structure and pending new guarantee fee rates to be charged for...

United States and Brazil Reach Agreement to End WTO Cotton Dispute (USTR)