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May is World Trade Month, and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is marking the occasion by sharing some of the most recent facts and figures about U.S. agricultural trade.

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2020—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 152,404 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year; Export sales of 132,000...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 257,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year; and Export sales of 134,503...

Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 – U.S. agricultural exports totaled $140.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, climbing nearly $10.9 billion from the previous year to the third-highest level...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 300,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Iraq during the 2017/2018 marketing year; and Export sales...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 2012 — FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-016-12, issued at 9 a.m. today, which announced export sales of 2,803,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 2,750,000 tons is for delivery during the 2012/2013...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 11, 2011–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on data released today showing that U.S. farm exports reached an all-time high of $75 billion during the...