Value of Ag Exports
Developing Markets
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USDA Export Market Development
Programs are Highly Effective
Public-Private Partnerships
The Investment in the Market Development Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program Significantly Contribute To
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MARKET DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTES TO
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MAP and FMD programs generated
13.7% more agricultural revenue worth $9.6 billion
every year between 1977 and 2019.
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Value of Ag Exports
U.S. agricultural exports account for a third of gross farm income and millions of jobs in rural America.
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Developing Markets
Export market development investment contributed to almost 14% of all agricultural export revenue between 1979 and 2019.
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Challenges
Competing countries have expanded their investment while Farm Bill funding for MAP and FMD has not changed in 26 years.
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