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USDA recently awarded its latest round of Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program awards to assist organizations in opening and expanding global ag export markets. (Rod Bain and Chris Jacquette of the Foreign Agricultural Service)

Chris Jacquette of the Foreign Agricultural Service provides an example of how the Market Access Program works to gain and expand ag export markets for U.S. commodities.

Beef markets are eagerly awaiting two upcoming USDA cattle reports. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that at the end of this month we'll get a cattle inventory report which may have clues as to what to expect in the beef cattle market over the next year.

It looks like this year's prospects for U.S. agricultural exports are a little less bright that was the case a few months ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

During this 2023 fiscal year almost every U.S. agricultural product will see a reduction in export sales from last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer with some key points of USDA's New Agricultural Trade Forecast.

USDA's farm prices report for April continues the trend of most agricultural products bringing producers lower prices than a year ago. (Gary Crawford)

Recent and, in some cases, continuing dryness is raising Midwest grower concerns about future conditions for their Spring planted crops. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes how a rise in temperatures in recent days is adding to concerns about soil moisture for spring-planted crops in the Midwest.