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The Agriculture Department is expanding loan forgiveness for distressed borrowers. And Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small will lead a trade mission to Angola.
Meanwhile, a group of Democratic lawmakers are pushing USDA to provide more outreach to women who have faced discrimination before the agency rolls out more debt relief.
Nearly 18 months of fighting have taken a heavy toll on Ukraines grain production, the newest U.S. Agriculture Department forecast confirms, while Russian farmers are expected to harvest another bumper crop this year.
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