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USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security.

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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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This #Thanksgiving we are thankful for the bounty of food America's farmers produce and export to the world. Exports of 🇺🇸 turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, cranberries, pumpkin, and pecans, help create jobs, support the economy, and increase global food security.
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WEBINAR: @USDA will host a webinar this Thursday, Dec. 7, at 3 pm ET to provide an overview of the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), including info on the regional focus, application process & key dates. Register at: .
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@USDAForeignAg
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When what to our wondering eyes did appear, but delicious Washington apples for your pies, my dear. Whether you’re making 🍪, 🧁, 🍬,or 🥧, we wish you a happy holiday & thank 🇺🇸’s farmers for providing the ingredients to sweeten & spice your dishes.
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@USDAForeignAg
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The value of US agricultural exports hit a record high in FY 2022, totaling $196.4 billion, ⬆️ 14% from FY 2021. 🇺🇸 Infographic at .
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For many, a holiday meal isn't complete w/o deliciously tart US-grown cranberries. FAS spoke w/ Ray Habelman, a 4th-gen Wisconsin cranberry farmer, 🧑‍🌾 to learn about his family’s efforts to bring the holiday staple to dinner tables around the world. READ:
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@USDAForeignAg
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#Canada & #Mexico are the United States’ top ag #export markets, valued at $40 billion in 2018. In fact, more than 28% of US farm & food exports went to our North American neighbors last yr. #USMCA will make a good trade relationship even better. 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦
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TRADE SPOTLIGHT: Biomass-based diesel (BBD) production is expanding globally, driven by policies mandating and incentivizing its use as an alternative to petroleum-based diesel. Read more at:
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NEWS ALERT: #FAS is working with university students in #Tanzania on a pilot project to strengthen community agricultural systems and improve crop condition assessments with satellite imagery. Read more at
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TRADE SPOTLIGHT: October's FAS Trade Spotlight focuses on soybean meal! Did you know that U.S. soybean meal exports established a record of 13.2 million tons in MY 2022/23 (Oct-Sep), valued at approximately $7 billion? To read more, visit:
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@USDAForeignAg
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Chocolate + apples + candy + popcorn + apple juice + pumpkins + hard cider = BILLIONS of 💵 in U.S. exports for America's agricultural industry! This #Halloween add some 🇺🇸 ag export facts to your #trickortreat basket. #TuesdayTrivia 🍫🍏🍭🍿🧃🎃🍺
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What a joy! Quick pitstop for lunch where Administrator Whitley met with @Jollibee management & discussed trade, sustainability, & more. #DYK many of their fries come from the 🇺🇸
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@USDAForeignAg
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Today’s daily export sale of 2,108,000 MT of corn to China is the 2nd-largest daily corn sale on record since reporting began in 1977. This sale brings total daily sales of corn for the week of 1/25/21 to 5,848,000 MT. See the top 10 daily export sales at .
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@USDAForeignAg
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Happy Halloween! FAS partnered with trade associations, State Departments of Agriculture, and local importers to host the spooktacular "Great American Halloween Feast" that featured 55 high quality ingredients from 18 states!🎃🎃🎃
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@USDAForeignAg
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On this day in 1953, @USDA ’s Foreign Agricultural Service was established to link US agriculture to the world. Thank you to everyone who has helped increase US ag exports, expand global food security, and open markets and keep trade flowing for the past 70 yrs. Happy Anniversary!
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@USDAForeignAg
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NEWS ALERT: Each year, FAS opens & preserves access to foreign markets, protecting & expanding export opportunities. With FAS's 'Your State' story maps, you can see recent trade wins that help ag producers, businesses, & industries succeed! Read more at:
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@USDAForeignAg
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Today we reported 10th straight day of significant 🇺🇸 soybean sales to 🇨🇳 = 2,661,000 MT. 9/3: 132,000 MT 9/4: 318,000 MT 9/8: 664,000 MT 9/9: 238,000 MT 9/10: 195,000 MT 9/11: 262,000 MT 9/14: 129,000 MT 9/15: 132,000 MT 9/16: 327,000 MT 9/17: 264,000 MT
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@USDAForeignAg
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Happy #WorldTeachersDay 🌍🏫📚! FAS empowers US ag educators through fellowship opportunities, like the @USDA Int'l Ag Ed Fellowship Program. Our current Fellows are working in Ghana, Guatemala, Mexico & Uganda to bring ag education & outreach into classrooms & rural communities.
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@USDAForeignAg
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Today is #NationalAgDay ! All week we r celebrating the top US ag exports that boost American farming, the rural economy & help sustain the world. Ranking #1 are soybeans w/ $21.6 billion of exports last yr. #USDAtrade
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Today @USDA Under Secy. Taylor and @USUNRomeAmb McCain met to discuss their shared goals to improve 🌍 #foodsecurity . USDA is grateful for Amb. McCain's partnership and support of programs like USDA's McGovern-Dole Program, which provides meals to millions of vulnerable students.
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@USDAForeignAg
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Sen. Thad #Cochran but also honored to have been a part of his legacy with the @USDA Cochran Program. We are grateful for your contributions which benefited millions across the globe.
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@USDAForeignAg
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USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 “U.S. agricultural trade has proven extraordinarily resilient in the face of a global pandemic and economic contraction. This strength is reflected in today’s USDA export forecast,” said @SecVilsack . READ:
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@USDAForeignAg
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The FAS McGovern-Dole Program focuses on reducing hunger and improving literacy and primary education, especially for girls, in developing countries around the globe. #InternationalLiteracyDay To learn more about FAS's McGovern-Dole Program, visit:
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@USDAForeignAg
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NEWS ALERT: FAS encourages & helps secure opportunities for minority farmers to gain traction in international trade and grow and promote their businesses. Through trade missions, programs, & more, FAS helps open these doors for exporters. Read more at:
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USDA is accepting applications from 🇺🇸 exporters for #AgTradeMission to Kenya & Tanzania, 10/31-11/4. The mission will offer US agribusinesses opportunities to expand exports to Africa where demand for imported food & farm products is ⬆️. @ProsperAfricaUS
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Hooray for #NationalCheeseDay ! #DYK total US cheese exports = $1.4 billion in 2017. 🇺🇸🧀 #USDAtrade
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It's #WomenInScience Day & we salute the women Borlaug fellows who are changing the🌎w/science. USDA #Borlaug Fellowship Program partners scientists w/US research mentors for training in animal science, plant disease, #foodsafety , natural resources management & more. #WomenInAg
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July is #NationalBlueberryMonth ! In 2017, the value of US fresh #blueberry exports to the world = $107.6 million w/ 84% of all US fresh blueberry exports going to Canada. #USDAtrade
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@USDAForeignAg
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@USDA has a long history of supporting #AgEducation ! FAS began its IAEFP program to extend #AgEducation and grow trade opportunities. We checked in with two alums from the inaugural cohort in Ghana, Ella and Manny. Read about their experience here:
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FACT: The US is the largest #beef producer in the world & approx 10% of American beef is exported. Last yr US beef exports = $7.3 billion. 🥩 🇺🇸 #USDAtrade #WorldTradeMonth
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Today is #WorldCottonDay ! In 2018, US #cotton exports to the world = $6.56 billion, a 12% increase from 2017. And 1/5 of those #exports went to Vietnam, the #1 market for US cotton. #USDAtrade @wto @USDA
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@USDAForeignAg
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Today 14 new @USDA Foreign Service Officers were sworn-in by @DepSecBronaugh . The diplomats begin their careers as ag attachés at 🇺🇸 embassies & diplomatic missions across the 🌍. Discover who they are and where they are going ... press release 👇
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🇺🇸🇮🇳 Today is the first day of the @USDA India #AgTradeMission . We’re excited for this dynamic and diverse delegation looking to cultivate ag trade and exports! 📰 More from Under Secretary Alexis Taylor at:
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@USDAForeignAg
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We’re kicking off the afternoon session of 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Collaboration Platform on Agriculture with a panel on how to best face future common challenges. Speakers are Constance Cullman @FeedFolks , Amandine Legros of OriGIn, Carlos Suarez @USGC & Ramon Armengot @COPACOGECA . @usda @EUAgri
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A full house in Brussels this morning for the year-end stakeholder session of the US-EU Collaboration Platform on Agriculture. @EUAgri & @usda are joined by ag leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to strategize on joint solutions to common challenges.
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Happy #InternationalSchoolMealsDay 🎉! We’re celebrating @USDA 's McGovern-Dole Int'l School Meals Program and its impact improving global food and nutrition security. In FY22, w/55 projects in 34 countries 🌏, McGovern-Dole benefitted 4.7+ million children and community members.
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May is #WorldTradeMonth ! Join us all month long as we share facts about US ag trade. FACT #1 : In 2022, 🇺🇸 exports of farm and food products to the world totaled $196 billion, topping the 2021 total by 11%.
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@USDAForeignAg
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May is #WorldTradeMonth and we are recognizing the importance of ag trade all month long. DYK in 2020 US ag exports were valued at $145.7 billion, the 2nd highest total on record! Ag trade helps support 🇺🇸 jobs, the economy, and rural America.
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@USDAForeignAg
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These top 10 food and ag products accounted for 58% of all US ag exports in 2017. Help us share the facts about #USDAtrade this #AgWeek !
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NEWS: @USDA Dep Sec Steve Censky is in Ghana leading #USDAtrade mission to boost 🇺🇸 ag #exports . “West Africa is a bright spot with a growing middle class that are hungry for our delicious and wholesome agriculture products,” said Censky. #ProsperAfrica
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Are you prepared for #NationalCoffeeDay ? #DYK global coffee consumption is forecast at record 163.2 million bags for 2018/2019? Let @USDA FAS help you go from coffee amateur to connoisseur w/the latest data on world coffee production & consumption.
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@SecretarySonny announced a new round of relief for farmers today, in addition to the Ag #Trade Promotion Program funds awarded last week.
@USDAForeignAg
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#USDA awards $100 million to #farm groups to help 🇺🇸 ag producers identify & access new #export markets. This is the 2nd round of support awarded for the Ag #Trade Promotion Program to help farmers impacted by unjustified retaliation & trade disruption.
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Join us in celebrating veteran farmers and business-owners on this #VeteransDay ! 🇺🇸 We got to know Retired Naval Officer David Andersland and his wife Laura of Salty Wahine. Its gourmet sea salts and seasonings are spicing up meals around the world!
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Happy 70th Anniversary @USDA 's Foreign Agricultural Service! 🎉
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! Hawaii mother-daughter coffee farmers Lorie and Joan Obra told us about being #WomenInAg , exporting, and coffee accolades. Check out their story: &
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It may be #NationalPizzaDay but we're on a mission to help the 🌎❤️🇺🇸🍕 ingredients! @USDAJapan in Osaka partnered w/ @USMEF & @ThinkUSADairy to promote 🍕 made w/delicious 🇺🇸 toppings like CA beef, TX pork, NY & WI cheeses. The campaign is on 🎯 to reach 5+ million 🇯🇵 consumers!
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Technology is the name of the game in the biofuel industry at this #AgTradeMission . India and the United States are working together to power up ethanol production and usage in both countries, which benefits 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇳 farmers. #USIndiaFWD
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#USDA awards $100 million to #farm groups to help 🇺🇸 ag producers identify & access new #export markets. This is the 2nd round of support awarded for the Ag #Trade Promotion Program to help farmers impacted by unjustified retaliation & trade disruption.
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USDA Statement: American Agricultural Exports Shattered Records in 2021 US farm & food products to the world totaled $177 billion, topping the 2020 total by 18% and eclipsing the previous record, set in 2014, by 14.6 percent. Read @SecVilsack 's statement👇
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It’s official 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦! #USMCA enters into force today. This agreement makes a good #trade relationship🤝even better, ensuring preferential market access for US ag exporters & solidifying commitments to fair & science-based trade rules. 🥛🐔🥚🍷🍸
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#USDA FAS attaché Ryan Scott welcomes #USDAtrade Under Secty McKinney to #Shanghai where he’s visiting this week w/ ag & food business leaders.
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Our #WorldTradeMonth country spotlight of the day is the Philippines 🇵🇭. In 2020, US ag exports to the Philippines = $3.2 billion, making it the 9th largest export market for US food & ag products. Learn more about ag trade & exporting to the Philippines: .
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USDA continues to celebrate US food & ag during #WorldTradeMonth . “Food is a noble thing to trade,” @SecretarySonny .
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Congrats to @USDA attachés Elisa Fertig & Trip Taylor, who are on their 1st Foreign Service tours representing US agriculture in 🇪🇺! COVID meant they never had an in-person swearing-in ceremony in DC, so it happened today when Under Secty Jason Hafemeister was in Brussels. @US2EU
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Big news today: Another record year for U.S. agricultural exports!
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FAS Admin Isley welcomes dignitaries, gov’t leaders & industry reps to World #FoodPrize18 Laureate announcement. Known as the Nobel Prize for Food & Ag, @WorldFoodPrize is the most prestigious global award recognizing contributions to enhance human development & confront hunger.
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. @SecretarySonny celebrated a #USDAtrade victory when he traveled to Buenos Aires last July to welcome US #pork back to #Argentina after more than 20 years. 🇺🇸🐖🇦🇷 #DYK Iowa is the #1 state for US pork #exports ? #SonnyVisits50States
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“Talk to your farmers. They are listening to the land,” Colorado farmer Troy Schneider urged EU & US officials & stakeholders at the 🇺🇸🇪🇺 Collaboration Platform on Agriculture session in Brussels. @COgrown @NationalCorn @usda @EUAgri
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It’s a full house @USDA headquarters in Washington as EU & US agricultural stakeholders gather to discuss common challenges & shared solutions through the Collaboration Platform on Agriculture. Honored to have @bascou_agri & other @EUAgri officials join us from Brussels. 🇺🇸🇪🇺
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#DYK tomorrow is #NationalCoffeeDay ? As a net importer of coffee beans, int’l trade ensures Americans get their daily cup! Here #USDAtrade Under Secty McKinney visited a Guatemalan coffee farm this year where coffee beans dry in the shadow of a towering volcano. #FotoFriday
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FACTS: The US is the world’s largest #corn producer & exporter. More than 20% of America’s corn is exported. Last yr US corn exports = $9.1 billion. 🇺🇸🌽🌎 #WorldTradeMonth #USDAtrade
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Following @POTUS ' State of the Union address, @USDA Under Secy Alexis Taylor is in Iowa today to speak about the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to support farmers & rural 🇺🇸. In '22, US ag exports reached a record $196 billion & building on this success is a priority.
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. @USDA & @PurdueAg announce the #GlobalAgForum , a series of virtual events organized by @USDAForeignAg and @PurdueIntlAg to share and discuss ideas at the leading edge of agricultural science and innovation. Join @LifeAtPurdue . Details at
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Thank you to our friend, Washington Apples & #TasteOfAmerica Ambassador Chef @SanjeevKapoor for your efforts partnering w/ @WCKitchen & #ChefsForIndia to provide meals to India’s healthcare heroes working on the frontlines to battle COVID. @USDAIndia @Washington_Appl @WApplesindia
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USDA India
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#USDAIndia values @WCKitchen efforts in providing over 10,000 fresh, healthy meals every day to Covid warriors, including hospital staff, healthcare workers & doctors from seven cities across India! Kudos to #ChefsForIndia ! Together we will get through this! #StayHome #StaySafe
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Today is the sweetest day of the #MNAgAttach éTour as we explore the sugar production process with visits to @CrystalSugarCo , the Moorhead Sugar Factory, and a Sugar Beet Harvest Tour! #DYK Minnesota is the #1 sugar beet producer in the United States.
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🎉FAS and @HACUNews congratulate the @interpuertorico team for winning the 2024 @USDA Ag Export Market Challenge! The team claimed victory against 18 other teams, all from minority-serving educational institutions. Learn more at .
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Happy Anniversary to the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program! 🎉🍲📚 ➡️ 20 years ➡️ 48 countries ➡️ 1.3 million tons of donated US commodities ➡️ 31.1 million children & families benefited ➡️ 5.5 billion meals served
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Exciting news, fresh US plums are now available in Japan😋! 🇺🇸 plum access to 🇯🇵 was officially granted on 8/19 & this wk our @USDAJapan team met w/ @CostcoJapan reps to see the 1st shipment go out on store shelves🛒. Weekly US plum shipments will arrive from CA until late Oct.
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FACTS: The US is the world’s top poultry producer & 2nd-largest exporter w/more than 15% of all US poultry exported. Last yr US poultry exports = $4.3 billion last yr. 🇺🇸🌎 #WorldTradeMonth #USDAtrade
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Trade wins are essential to the health of America’s farm sector and our nation’s economy. #NationalAgDay Our 2024 goals even higher than 2023 as we look to diversify our markets and bring more 🇺🇸 products to all parts of the world this year. Read more:
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At #UNFSS2023 in Rome today, @USDA Und. Sec. Jenny Moffitt was part of a panel on how coalitions can foster food systems transformation. She cited the work of the US-led Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition in addressing both food security & resource conservation challenges.
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It’s #NationalAgWeek and we’re celebrating the contributions US farmers make to the🌎. In 2020, export sales of 🇺🇸 farm and food products reached $150 billion. US farmers feed the world and fuel the future! #AgDay21 @USDA
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16 #USAPEC2023 Early Career Researchers from 13 economies across the Asia-Pacific region shared their exciting innovations using genetic engineering and genome editing that will enhance food security and mitigating climate change. @APEC #Biotech #AgriculturalBiotech
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#USDAtrade Under Secty Ted McKinney is thrilled to be back home in the #Hoosier state, where today he visited w/ Indiana Lt Gov & Secty of Ag & Rural Development @LGSuzanneCrouch .
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This afternoon, the @usda @EUAgri Cooperation Platform on Agriculture team is exploring digital tools & innovations helping farmers grow their crops more efficiently & sustainably. We were warmly welcomed to 🇫🇷 & to @Arvalisofficiel by @FNSEA President @ChLambert_FNSEA .
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For 71 years, 🇺🇸 and 🇰🇷 have been allies. Our ag trade partnership is key to this strong relationship and an important topic Under Secretary Taylor discussed with South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs at the #AgTradeMission .
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Our #WorldTradeMonth ag fact #2 highlights 🇺🇸 soybean exports to the 🌏. At a record $34.4 billion, soybeans remained the top US agricultural export commodity. China remained the major soybean destination, accounting for more than 1/2 of US exports in 2022, followed by Mexico.
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Administrator Whitley got to enjoy a cup of @BosCoffee while discussing with their COO how the @USDA Food for Progress program has supported 🇵🇭 coffee growers that now supply Bo’s with high-quality beans.
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On 1st official overseas trip, U/S McKinney enjoys hearing success stories w/USDA #Cochran & #Borlaug fellows in Mumbai. #USDAtrade
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China ranks as the top export destination for US farm and food products with $26.4 billion of sales in 2020. 🇺🇸⛴️🇨🇳
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Our #WorldTradeMonth countdown of the top 5 ag export markets continues w/ #4 Japan 🇯🇵! Last year US ag exports to Japan = $11.9 billion w/ corn, beef & pork accounting for nearly half. 🌽🥩🐖 #USDAtrade
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Senator Bob Dole worked tirelessly to end hunger & improve nutrition in 🇺🇸 & around 🌍. Rod Bain w/ @USDA radio highlights Dole's legacy improving food security, including his work on SNAP, WIC & McGovern-Dole Int'l Food for Ed Program. #RememberingBobDole
@DoleInstitute
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Join us in #RememberingBobDole by sharing a special story or a meaningful memory about Senator Bob Dole and his lasting legacy ➡️
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Welcome to our USDA overseas family! Dep Sec of Ag Steve Censky and FAS Admin Ken Isley celebrated the swearing in of 12 new Foreign Service officers who will serve as the face and voice of 🇺🇸 agriculture at US embassies around the🌎. Thank you for your commitment to #USDAtrade !
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Today @DepSecBronaugh announced USDA will invest $248 million in new🌍school feeding projects to benefit a MILLION children in the #McGovernDole Program. School🥣are one of the most successful ways to⬇️food insecurity for vulnerable children, especially ♀️.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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In honor of #NationalHotSauceDay this Sunday, we're celebrating a category of 🇺🇸 food exports that come in small packages but pack tons of flavor & often 🔥 – condiments & sauces. #DYK US exports of condiments and sauces = $2 billion in 2021? #TastyUSA 📰
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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USDA Under Secretary Taylor & CDFA Secretary Ross share a passion for advocating for 🇺🇸 ag trade. They were happy to see CA almonds & walnuts in 🇮🇳 during the #AgTradeMission . #DYK about 20% of US ag production is exported, providing a significant share of producers’ 💵 receipts.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Happy #NationalAgDay ! Because of YOU – America’s farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses – consumers worldwide ♥ US farm and food products... 🇺🇸 #MadeInUSA #AgDay2019 #USDAtrade
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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👏Thank you @WFPChief David Beasley for the passionate storytelling & discussion about USDA's McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program during #AgOutlook . @WFP 's work implementing our program & striving to achieve #ZeroHunger is inspirational. Learn more
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📰 STORY: @USDA Trade Mission to South Korea Results in $67 Million in Projected Sales as USDA Works to Diversify Export Opportunities for American Agriculture 🇺🇸🇰🇷 Read 👉
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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It's #WorldTeachersDay2021 & we're celebrating some of our USDA fellowship recipients, like Manny, Tessa & Ella, who are teaching ag education in Ghana & helping shape the minds of tomorrow’s farmers, entrepreneurs & global leaders. Read their stories:
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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#FoodSecurity News: USDA's Foreign Ag Service releases a dashboard that demonstrates the scope of Black Sea grain & oilseed trade. Millions of tons of grain are shipped through these waters each yr, making the Region a major 🌍 supplier of ag commodities.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Happy #ForeignAffairsDay to all of the Agricultural Attachés, counselors, and diplomats alike! And thank you to our diplomatic partners in countries around the world! 🕊️
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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On her 1st int'l trip as @USDA U/S for Trade, Alexis Taylor met w/Mexico’s Secretary of Ag Victor Villalobos @vmva1950 to discuss food security & agricultural innovation for the benefit of producers, consumers & the environment on both sides of the border. 🇺🇸🇲🇽 #200yearstogether
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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#WorldTradeMonth ag fact #3 ...In 2022, the value of 🇺🇸 beef & beef product exports reached a record $11.7 billion, ⬆️ 11% from 2021. And, despite rising global inflation & a stronger dollar, US beef exports surpassed 2021’s record volume & reached nearly 1.5 million tons. ❤️ 🇺🇸🥩
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Administrator Daniel Whitley started off his day in Guadalajara by meeting with Mexico’s Ag Secretary @vmva1950 . Sec. Villalobos and @Agricultura_MEX are key partners with @USDA in supporting vibrant two-way agricultural trade between the 🇺🇸 and 🇲🇽, which totals > $60B annually.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Thanks to @masgiansanti , Italian farmer & @COPACOGECA leader, & Jaclyn Wilson @FDGenetics , Nebraska rancher & @BeefUSA leader, for sharing their real-world perspectives on how the Collaboration Platform on Agriculture can support 🇪🇺&🇺🇸 producers in sustainably feeding the world.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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This Friday marks the 70th anniversary of @USDA 's Foreign Agricultural Service. As we gear up for the celebration, we're recognizing some key milestones in US agricultural trade. #DYK , US agricultural exports topped $1 billion for the first time in 1942.
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Our Ag #Trade Office in Taiwan is promoting classic American dishes made w/ US #food ingredients on popular int’l food blog ‘How Living’. Watch & learn as @USDA FAS Admin Ken Isley helps prepare US #beef roll cordon blue…it’s easy & delicious!
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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FACTS: The US is a major exporter of #wheat , w/approx. 50% of production going overseas. Last yr US wheat exports = $6.1 billion. #WorldTradeMonth #USDAtrade
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Foreign Ag Service
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Today, @USDA Under Secretary Taylor launched a regional #AgTradeMission in Amsterdam 🇳🇱. With ag exports to the region topping $4.5 billion last yr, Taylor spoke about the opportunities to build new relationships & increase trade in the region. STATEMENT:
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@USDAForeignAg
Foreign Ag Service
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Great ag news from @VP Vietnam visit! Tariff cuts on corn, wheat, pork mean 🇺🇸 farmers get⬆️access to our #7 ag export mkt & 🇻🇳 consumers get⬆️access to quality US farm goods. Plus, we'll partner to accelerate #ClimateSmart ag solutions thru #AIM4C .
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