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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.

Private exporters reported the following sales activity for the 2022/2023 marketing year: 132,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China; 105,000 MT of corn for delivery to Italy; and 120,000 MT of corn for delivery to unknown destinations.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 29, 2019—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 816,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year; and Export sales of 150,000...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2018—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 154,404 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year, and Export sales of 200,000...

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, Feb. 1, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resolved dozens of export issues in 2012, freeing up an estimated $4 billion in U.S. agricultural and forestry exports and...

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 480,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2011/2012 marketing year; and Export sales of 100,000...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2011 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 230,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 130,000 tons is for delivery during...