USDA release statement on US Agricultural Exports 2013

USDA recently released its final count for agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2013, showing a new record of US$140.9 billion. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on this news: “American agriculture achieved record exports once again in Fiscal Year 2013, and the period 2009-2013 stands as the strongest five-year period for agricultural exports in our nation’s history. In fact, compared to the previous five-year period from 2004-2008, US agricultural export