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Sometimes the export demand for US crops is effected by more than just simple supply and demand economics. USDA Outlook Chairman, Mark Jekanowski, said sometimes policy decisions made by foreign governments can change things. Two examples: first, the Chinese policies on how much of what US products it will but to fulfill the phase one trade agreement ...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Vietnam starting Tuesday.  It’s a large trade mission as McKinney will be accompanied by almost 80 industry and government representatives looking to grow agricultural export opportunities into one of the fastest-growing regions in the world.  The miss...

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service will be opening a new office in Rangoon, the capital city of Burma.   FAS Administrator Phil Karsting said, the office, located at the U.S. Embassy, is designed to strengthen the partnership between the countries.   K...