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photo - Ann Veneman Secretary of AgriculturalHistoric Ministerial Conference Aims To Raise Agricultural Productivity To Reduce Hunger
Last June, USDA brought together more than a hundred ministers from around the world to learn about the potential and promise of agricultural science and technology for developing countries.

USDA's Export Sales Reporting Program Turns 30!photo - people
Begun in 1973 in response to unexpected large grain purchases, this program has provided a constant stream of information on U.S. agricultural commodity sales and exports. The data can be used to access the demand for relative and position of U.S. commodities in foreign markets.

photo - waterway in ItalyItalian Mills Spin a Good Yarn-of U.S. Pima Cotton
Though sales of this luxury type of cotton are down, a major recovery is in the works for the textile mills of northern Italy.photo - Egypt


A Glimmer of Market Change in Egypt?
Trade barriers remain, but Egypt's newly floating pound and streamlined import process may be harbingers of an import process.

photo - fishU.S. Mackerel Exports on the Rise In Nigeria and Eastern Europe
Consumers in Nigeria, Bulgaria and Romania have a big appetite for U.S. Atlantic mackerel, and U.S. suppliers are able to satisfy their taste, thanks to abundant supplies and competitive prices.

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  November 2003
  Volume XV, No. 11

  Published by
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Foreign Agricultural Service

  Editor
  Priscilla Glynn
  (202) 720-7115

  Writers
   Linda Habenstreit   
   Mary Rekas
   Donald Washington
   Priscilla B. Glynn 

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