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Since USDA first established a stand-alone mission area focusing on trade and international affairs in 2017, USDA’s Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and the Foreign Agricultural Service have made significant trade policy advances to support U.S. agriculture. This series of commodity fact sheets highlights the many recent trade policy advances achieved by USDA.
Line graph showing the growth of U.S. agricultural exports and imports in the context of international free trade agreements.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Free Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...
Graphic illustrating the growth of U.S. agricultural exports in response to trade agreements over the past 70 years.
International Agricultural Trade Report

A Review of U.S. Tariff Rate Quotas for Beef Imports

The United States is the world’s largest producer of beef but it also imports more beef than any other country.
Graphic illustrating the change in composition of U.S. agricultural shipments to the EU between 1995 - 2015.
International Agricultural Trade Report

EU Agricultural Exports, Trade Surplus with U.S. Reach Record Levels in 2015

While the United States had a $16 billion agricultural trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2015, it ran a record $12 billion trade deficit in farm and food products with the European Union.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Free Trade Agreements Boost U.S. Farm Exports to South America

U.S. agricultural exports to South America nearly doubled in the past four years, reaching a record of more than $8 billion in calendar year 2014.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Southeast Asia: A Fast-Growing Market for U.S. Agricultural Products

U.S. agricultural exports to Southeast Asia have experienced extremely rapid growth in recent years and, in FY 2014, they climbed to a record $11.5 billion – up 11 percent from FY 2013.
International Agricultural Trade Report

India Sees Surge in Agricultural Exports to Least Developed Countries

In recent years, India’s exports have demonstrated phenomenal growth – especially to developing countries, which now account for nearly 80 percent of Indian exports.
International Agricultural Trade Report

U.S. Processed Food Exports: Growth & Outlook

Exports of high-value, processed food products have been a significant contributor to the strongest five-year period for agricultural exports in U.S. history.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Agricultural Exports to the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges

The ability of U.S. agricultural and food exporters to penetrate the growing EU market is constrained by tariff and non-tariff trade barriers and increased global competition.