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Highlights
FAS Mission Statement
Linking U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security.
— Welcome to the FAS Web Site from Administrator Michener

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U.S. Response to Taiwan's Expanded Market Access for U.S. Beef
— Joint Statement from USTR and USDA Spokeswomen Regarding Expanded Market Access for U.S. Beef in Taiwan
 

Secretary Vilsack at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. (USDA photo)Secretary Vilsack's Travel to Philippines and China
— Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Meets With Cochran Program Alumni in China to Recognize Program's 25th Anniversary (10/30/09)
 — Vilsack Discusses the Ag Trade Progress Made at U.S.–China 2009 JCCT (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)
— More about U.S.-China trade

Biofuels and U.S. Agricultural Trade
 — USDA Official Testifies on Advancing Future of Next Generation Biofuels (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — USDA Official Discusses Need to Accelerate Biofuels Research, Development (USDA Radio News; 10/30/09 - wma, real, mp3)

FAS Commodity and Market Intelligence Reports
 — Late Summer Crop Travel to Central and Southeast Europe Revealed Higher Yield Expectations (11/03/09)
— Western Australia 2009 Crop Travel: September 12-25, 2009 (11/03/09)
 — Our Exports to Japan May Fall This Year (USDA Radio News; 10/27/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — Corn Production Changes and Export Reductions (USDA Radio News; 10/27/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — Meat Production Is Down While Milk Production Rises (USDA Radio News; 10/27/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — Soybean and Rice Production Is Up, Cotton Forecast Is Down (USDA Radio News; 10/27/09 - wma, real, mp3)
 — Agricultural Exchange Rate Data Set
— Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data

— USDA Accepts DEIP Bid For Anhydrous Milkfat To Asia And Eurasia (10/29/09)
— USDA Accepts DEIP Bids For Cheddar Cheese To Asia And Eurasia (10/28/09)
— USDA Accepts DEIP Bid For Anhydrous Milkfat To Africa And Middle East (10/26/09)
 — INVITATION FOR OFFERS FOR CHEESE (pdf.; 07/28/09)
    — Amendment  No. 1 to Invitation (.pdf; 10/26/09)
 — Federal Register Notice:  Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) (10/07/09)
 — More information about the program

More information on:
 — Rebuilding agriculture in Afghanistan and Iraq
 — Video: Paths to Progress: USDA Agricultural Experts in Afghanistan - View video: high-bit rate or low-bit rate 
— Video: Once in a Lifetime: USDA Agricultural Advisors in Iraq (02/13/09)
 — Transcript (.pdf)
 — See the USDA YouTube channel for more videos
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