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AMS Sets the Gold Standard for Cotton

May 24, 2018 Darryl Earnest, Deputy Administrator, AMS Cotton & Tobacco Program and Jimmy Knowlton, Director, AMS Cotton and Tobacco Program, Standardization and Engineering Division

Despite its relatively small size and location in Memphis, Tennessee, the Agricultural Marketing Service, Standardization & Engineering Division (S&E) within the USDA Cotton & Tobacco Program (C&T) plays a giant role in both the U.S. and international cotton marketing systems.

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Exporting Used Textiles Helps Global and Local Economies

May 22, 2018 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Donating used clothing to charities obviously helps clothe and employ fellow Americans, but other benefits fly below the radar: exporting worn textiles provides income to low- and middle-income foreign countries, and also helps the environment. That win-win-win situation gives new meaning to the...

Research and Science Trade

NASS Surveys Provide U.S. Agricultural Supply Data for Trade

May 17, 2018 Kevin Barnes, Associate Administrator, NASS

With May being World Trade Month, it is worth noting that the source of data to determine the U.S. supply of crops and livestock is America’s farmers and ranchers who fill out surveys from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). These statistics feed directly into the monthly World...

Research and Science Trade

Regionalization Plays a Key Role in Facilitating U.S. Agricultural Trade

May 10, 2018 Dr. Lisa Ferguson, Director of Science and Policy, APHIS Veterinary Services National Import Export Services

It’s World Trade Month and a good time to consider a few of the ways that USDA helps advance trade. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plays a vital role in the free flow of agricultural trade by keeping U.S. agriculture free from pests and diseases and certifying that...

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The WASDE Report, aka Crop Report

May 09, 2018 Seth Meyer, Chair, USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) is a monthly report providing a global look at the markets for key agricultural products. The many users include agricultural commodity traders, agricultural producers, processors, retailers and consumers, input suppliers, livestock and...

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Exploring Global Agricultural Trade Information from USDA’s Economic Research Service

May 09, 2018 Cheryl Christensen, International Trade and Development Branch, Economic Research Service and Gopi Munisamy, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division

Did you know that the United States is the world’s second largest agricultural exporter after the European Union? Agricultural trade supports American jobs and spurs non-farm economic activity. In 2016, U.S. agricultural exports required over one million full-time civilian jobs, including 764,000...

Research and Science Trade

Fair Trade and the World Trade Organization

May 01, 2018 Jason Hafemeister, Trade Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture

May is World Trade Month, a time to recognize and echo the importance of global trade, particularly fair trade. As we kickoff World Trade Month here at USDA, it’s important to acknowledge that trade is on our minds not only during May but every single day of the year. Our work supporting fair trade...

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