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Update of Previous 2016 “Economic Impact of USDA Market Development Programs” Study
FULL STUDY | MAY 2022This study measures the economic impact of USDA's Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program and industry market promotion contributions on U.S. agricultural exports and the broader effects on the farm economy and the overall economy. The study also includes the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program in the future funding analysis. Download the report.
Economic Impact of USDA Export Market Development Programs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | SEPTEMBER 2016This study by Informa Economics (now IHS Markit) measured the economic impact of USDA’s Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and Market Access Program (MAP) and industry market promotion contributions on U.S. agricultural exports and the broader effects on the farm economy and the overall macro economy. Download the report.
Tools to Talk About MAP/FMD
Farm Bill Reauthorization
COALITION PRIORITYTo bolster U.S. international market development efforts, boost U.S. agricultural exports and help U.S. agriculture and related rural American businesses prosper, the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports strongly believes that Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program funding should be increased.
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In the News
Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports Applauds Introduction of the SMART Act, Doubling Investments in Agricultural Export Programs
NOVEMBER 2022 (NEW)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports applauds Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA-16), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), Cindy Axne (D-IA-03), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01), and Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) for introducing the Supporting Market Access to Reinvigorate Trade Act of 2022 (SMART Act), which would double funding for USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program. Both programs are critical to expanding global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports.
Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports Applauds Introduction of CREAATE, Doubling Investments in Agricultural Export Programs
SEPTEMBER 2022 (NEW)The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports applauds Senators Angus King (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for introducing the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act of 2022, which would double funding for USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program.
Agricultural Export Programs Offer Excellent Returns, Deserve Continued Funding
MAY 2022 (NEW)The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports welcomes the results of a recent econometric study indicating that public-private U.S. agricultural export market development programs remain highly effective and generate a substantial return on investment.
Letters to U.S. House And Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Leadership
APRIL 2022 (NEW)Asking the Subcommittees to maintain funding in FY 2023. Specifically, requested at least $200 million for the Market Access Program (MAP) and $34.5 million for the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program. These modest investments, paired with full private-sector cost share, are invaluable as we race to reclaim global export markets shut off during the pandemic and diversify markets amid war and geopolitical unrest. Download the letters.
Farm Exports: A Starring Role In U.S. Agriculture's Profitability
AGRI-PULSE APRIL 2018The first in a series of Agri-Pulse in-depth stories, “Export or Bust,” dealing with the challenges and opportunities for U.S. agriculture when it comes to selling more commodities and value-added products to overseas customers.
Study Shows Foreign Competitors Increase Investment In Developing Ag Exports While U.S. Lags Behind
NEWS RELEASE FEBRUARY 2018The latest analysis of foreign export promotion program investment shows that several competing countries and the European Union spent close to $1 billion in public funds on agricultural export promotion in 2016, outspending the United States 4 to 1. That is an increase of 70 percent in real competitive public spending since 2011.
Coalitions Support The Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act in the U.S. Senate
NEWS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2017Members of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports and the Agribusiness Coalition for Foreign Market Development welcome and strongly support passage of S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act, introduced in September 2017 by Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).