U.S. farm exports are third-highest ever in FY17
Higher commodity prices and increased demand for U.S.-grown goods fueled an 8 percent rise in farm exports to $140.5 billion in fiscal 2017, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, two weeks ahead of the USDA’s usual year-end report. As forecast in August, farm exports were the third-highest on record and ended a two-year decline. “It is… » Read More
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