date:Jul 27, 2012
e with higher fuel and feed costs.
The American brand of agriculture is surging in popularity worldwide, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, adding that net farm income nationwide reached an all-time high of more than $98 billion behind U.S. farm exports totaling $137.4 billion.
International demand for US agricultural products is strong, and and figures from the USDA show that the value of California's agricultural exports grew to $21.1 billion in 2011, up from $18.2 billion in 20