News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement applauding President Biden signing into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan...

Release: On Nov. 15, 2021, the government of Vietnam issued Decree 101/2021/ND-CP, revising its most-favored nation (MFN) tariff rates for corn, wheat and frozen pork. The decree eliminates the MFN tariff on all classes of wheat, lowers the duty on corn from five percent to two percent, and lowers the duty on frozen pork from 15 percent to 10 percent.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Kenneth Mezurek, doing business as Mezurek Livestock (Mezurek) of Grafton, Ohio, on Oct. 26, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Release: Private exporters reported sales of: * 270,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2021/2022 marketing year. * 161,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that David Lopez, doing business as Texas Best Produce, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $47,880 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chair Antonio Delgado delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “A Look at the Renewable Economy in Rural America".

Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo earlier this month were confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate voted 76-19 to confirm Mr. Robert Bonnie to serve as Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. Ms. Emily Skor, Chief Executive Officer, Growth Energy, Washington, D.C. Mr. Jeff Pratt, President, Green Power EMC, on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Tucker, GA. Mr. Gary Wheeler, Executive Director, Missouri Soybean Association, on behalf of...

APHIS restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) required under the National Environmental Policy Act for its spotted lanternfly program.

Release: Private exporters reported sales of: * 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year. * 198,200 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 148,200 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 50,000 metric...

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