date:Dec 23, 2013
-2008, U.S. agricultural exports from FY 2009-2013 increased by nearly $230 billion. The past five years represent the strongest five-year period in our nation's history for agricultural exports.
Meanwhile, America's farmers and ranchers remain the most diverse and productive on the planet. USDA support, provided in large part by the Farm Bill, has enabled producers to grow more in the face of complex uncertainty from the weather and markets.
As a result of America's agricultural productivity,