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USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from exporters of U.S. farm and food products for a two-city trade mission to Japan, June 5-8. The trade mission offers U.S. agribusinesses the potential to increase or expand their sales to Japan, one of the United States’ top five agricultural export markets.

The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion.

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service had an exceptional year in 2022, expanding U.S. agricultural trade, ramping up climate change resiliency work, and improving food and nutrition security around the globe.

Private exporters reported the following sales activity: 111,800 MT of corn for delivery to Japan during MY 2022/2023 and 200,000 MT of corn for delivery to Mexico - 100,000 MT for delivery during MY 2022/2023 and 100,000 MT for delivery during MY 2023/2024.

Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during MY 2023/2024.

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, in cooperation with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, announces the selection of 16 minority-serving educational institutions which will participate in the 2023 USDA Agricultural Export Market Challenge.

Testimony by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

In this new panel proceeding, the United States is challenging Canada’s revised dairy TRQ allocation measures. Through these measures, Canada undermines the market access it agreed to provide in the USMCA.

Private exporters reported sales of 112,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2022/2023 marketing year.

Private exporters reported sales of 106,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China during MY 2023/2024.

Private exporters reported the following activity for MY 2022/2023: 100,000 MT of corn for delivery to unknown destinations and 130,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations.

For FY 2023, USDA anticipates awarding up to $224 million in new McGovern-Dole cooperative agreements. USDA has identified the following as priority countries for FY 2023: Cameroon, Haiti, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and Togo.