Business is good for U.S. agricultural exports. For fiscal year 2021, USDA estimates total U.S. agricultural exports to be $173.5 billion. For next year, exports are projected to hit $177.5 billion. Why the increase? Higher export values for soybeans, cotton and horticultural products. Expanded business for those products in China and Mexico are a big part of the positive export story. Here are the key export markets for U.S. crops.
Top U.S. Crop Export Markets
For fiscal year 2021, USDA estimates total U.S. agricultural exports to be $173.5 billion. For next year, exports are projected to hit $177.5 billion.
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