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USDA Export Market Development
Programs are Highly Effective
Public-Private Partnerships

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Cotton Field

Beef Cattle

Grapes

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.

Value of Ag Exports

U.S. agricultural exports account for a third of gross farm income and millions of jobs in rural America.

Developing Markets

Export market development investment contributed to almost 14% of all agricultural export revenue between 1979 and 2019.

Challenges

Competing countries have expanded their investment while Farm Bill funding for MAP and FMD has not changed in 26 years.