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During the first 11 months of 2020 U.S. imports of foreign fruits and vegetables were running higher than the same time frame in 2019. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner)

Two recently developed funding programs address specific areas of education, innovation and conservation in the realm of urban agriculture. (Rod Bain and Terry D'addio of the Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Latest agricultural export numbers are spurring some optimism about the year ahead. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

When it came to U.S. agricultural exports, 2020 was a bit of a rollercoaster year. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, gives the U.S. agricultural export and import numbers for November, the last month for which there are official totals.

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, reviewing total export sales of bulk commodities for the first eleven months of 2020.

**Broadcasters--This story should not be run after 9am EST Tuesday, Jan. 12** What are the export prospects for various agricultural commodities? USDA will have an updated answer to that question very soon. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

The USDA will soon be releasing its new forecasts for South American crops and how those prospects will affect markets for U.S. crops. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

The amount of drought covering both the continental U.S. in general, and the West specifically, grew over the past month. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses nationwide drought coverage for specific commodities for the period ending January Fifth.