US Agricultural trade balance increases - April 2001
The USDA Economic Research Service has reported that the U.S. agricultural export value in the fiscal year-to-date rose to $23.3 billion, $1.2 billion ahead of last year. Although corresponding imports to date of $16.1 billion are also up compared with fiscal 2000, the growth of exports pushed the cumulative trade balance to $7.1 billion, $1 billion higher than last year.