date:Feb 21, 2014
U.S. agricultural exports are expected to rise to a record $142.6 billion in the federal fiscal year that began in October, USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber told the 2014 Agricultural Forum taking place near Washington, D.C., today and Friday.
The estimate is up by $5.6 billion from November's number and $1.5 billion above the 2013 record levels. The forecast for grain and feed exports is $31.3 billion -- $3.2 billion higher than USDA's fall forecast due to higher volumes of wheat, corn, and fe