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News Release: (New York, New York, Sept. 26, 2018) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. On the podium, Secretary Perdue was joined by members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Pork Producers Council, National ...

Secretary Perdue Statement on Negotiations for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding today’s agreement between President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to begin negotiations for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement: “Achieving high-standard trade agreements ...

House Agriculture Committee Holds Roundtable with Doud, McKinney to Discuss Ag Trade Agenda

News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (MN-7) made the following statement today after holding a roundtable with USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Gregg Doud, and USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney, to discuss the administration’s agricultural trade agenda...

USDA Cites Forest City Weingart Produce Co. in Ohio for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Forest City Weingart Produce Co., Cleveland, Ohio, for failure to pay for produce.

CORRECTION: Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-089-18, issued at 9:00am on September 26th, which announced export sales of 650,387 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year was issued in error. The correct announcement is as follows: exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.

Senate and House Ag Committee Leaders: We Are Still at the Table

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Ranking Members Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today met and released the following statement on progress of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Senate and House Ag Committee Leaders: We Are Still at the Table

News Release: Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Ranking Members Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today met and released the following statement on progress of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Chairman Roberts’ Statement on U.S.-Japan Trade Negotiations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Trump announced plans to begin formal trade negotiations with Japan.

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for North Carolina Disaster Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2018 – North Carolina residents recovering from Hurricane Florence could be eligible for disaster food benefits through the availability of USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability

Release: 301-841-4040WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2018 - Today, Greg Ibach, Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs, announced USDA’s four overarching goals for advancing animal disease traceability to protect the long-term health, marketability and economic viability of the U.S. livestock industry.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 239,630 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year.

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for North Carolina Disaster Areas

Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 25, 2018 - North Carolina residents recovering from Hurricane Florence could be eligible for disaster food benefits through the availability of USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Secretary Perdue Statement on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to request a rehearing of a pesticide case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. DOJ has asked for a panel rehearing and a rehearing en banc in a case in which the court directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos, a common and useful pesticide, within 60 days.

Secretary Perdue Statement on Signing of New KORUS Trade Agreement

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS): “We are entering into a new KORUS agreement that is a better deal for the entire United ...

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations