# U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021

> US agricultural exports reached a record $177 billion in calendar 2021, up 18% from 2020 and surpassing the 2014 record. China, Mexico and Canada together accounted for nearly 49% of export sales.

- Date: 2022-02-08 · published 2022-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record export values signal strong foreign demand for US farm products, supporting prices for grains and oilseeds. The figure is a backward-looking annual total with limited immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-02-05 | [US sets new record for ag exports to China in 2020 \| 2021-02-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48476-us-sets-new-record-for-ag-exports-to-china-in-2020-2021-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | -0.4% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2021-05-27 | [U.S. Farm Exports Forecast at 8% Above 2014's Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46958-u-s-farm-exports-forecast-at-8-above-2014-s-record.md) | +3.0% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-29 | [USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 and FY 2022 \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45418-usda-forecasts-record-farm-exports-in-fy-2021-and-fy-2022-farm-policy-news.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-01-06 | [Record U.S. FY 2022 Agricultural Exports to China \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14870-record-u-s-fy-2022-agricultural-exports-to-china-usda-foreign-agricultural.md) | +4.3% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-01-14 | [US soybean meal exports set to reach record highs in 2024/25 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26589-us-soybean-meal-exports-set-to-reach-record-highs-in-2024-25-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [US Ethanol Exports Hit Record High in 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20570-us-ethanol-exports-hit-record-high-in-2025-cz-app.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21439-usda-increases-corn-exports-to-record-3-2-bb.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-05 | [US sets new record for ag exports to China in 2020 \| 2021-02-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48476-us-sets-new-record-for-ag-exports-to-china-in-2020-2021-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-policy-blog/blog-post/2022/02/08/u-s-ag-exports-top-record-177-2021

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