# Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service primer outlines the trade and export promotion programs in the farm bill, including export market development and export credit guarantee programs. It notes U.S. food and agricultural exports of $171 billion and a $41 billion trade deficit, with bulk commodities like corn, soybeans and wheat among the leading exports.

- Date: 2022-07-05 · published 2022-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40475-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Export promotion and credit guarantee programs support foreign demand for U.S. feed grains and oilseeds, which can help sustain U.S. prices. Changes to these programs would matter mainly over the longer term.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: The Conservation Title - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70481-farm-bill-primer-the-conservation-title-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334) - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59091-farm-commodity-provisions-in-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [2023 and 2024 Farm Sector Profitability: Issues for Congress - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27388-2023-and-2024-farm-sector-profitability-issues-for-congress-everycrsreport-com.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [Major Agricultural Trade Issues in 2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54478-major-agricultural-trade-issues-in-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-04-16 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2019 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59572-u-s-farm-income-outlook-for-2019-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.8% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2017-06-21 | [Farm Bill Primer: The Conservation Title - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70481-farm-bill-primer-the-conservation-title-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.8% | +7.8% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334) - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59091-farm-commodity-provisions-in-the-2018-farm-bill-p-l-115-334-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2024-11-21 | [2023 and 2024 Farm Sector Profitability: Issues for Congress - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27388-2023-and-2024-farm-sector-profitability-issues-for-congress-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12155.html

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