More than half of the exports would go to the top four buyers – China at a record $28 billion, Canada at $21.6 billion, Mexico at $18.5 billion and Japan at $13.1 billion.
To read the USDA report, click here.
U.S. farm exports will hit a record $149.5 billion in the year ending on Sept 30, up 5 percent from the previous estimate due to higher corn, wheat and soybean prices as well as larger export tonnage, said USDA in a quarterly report. The record now is $140.9 billion, set in fiscal 2013. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement that record sales show “an increasing global appetite for high-quality, American-grown products.”
More than half of the exports would go to the top four buyers – China at a record $28 billion, Canada at $21.6 billion, Mexico at $18.5 billion and Japan at $13.1 billion.
To read the USDA report, click here.