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U.S. Beef a Hit With Belgian Chefs

October 18, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

The European Union (EU) is a relatively new market for U.S. beef exports. It wasn’t until August 2009 when the United States began exporting high-quality beef (marbled with a high fat content) to the EU under a negotiated tariff rate quota for non-hormone treated beef.

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U.S. Wheat Helps Feed Children in Bangladesh

October 16, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

Approximately 350,000 school children in Bangladesh now have access to a daily snack after the U.S. government recently donated more than 10,000 metric tons of wheat to the country through the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program.

Food and Nutrition Trade

Aquaculture Supports U.S. Soy

October 03, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

An innovative Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)-funded program in Pakistan is not only improving local diets, but is creating jobs, training workers and helping create a thriving aquaculture industry with U.S. soy.

Food and Nutrition Trade

Trade Documents at Your Fingertips: Anytime, Anywhere

October 02, 2012 Douglas Bailey, AMS Information Technology Service Deputy Administrator

Over the last three years, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has worked with the peanut and dairy industries to create a government-hosted electronic trade document repository. The eTrade Document Exchange (eTDE) System, funded by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service through the Market...

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