# U.S. Agricultural Exports- Data Update from USDA - Farm Policy News

> USDA trade data showed U.S. agricultural exports of $129.9 billion through August of fiscal 2017, about 10 percent above the prior year. Corn export value was up 12 percent, wheat 25 percent and soybeans 17 percent over the same period.

- Date: 2017-10-09 · published 2017-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68329-u-s-agricultural-exports-data-update-from-usda-farm-policy-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export growth in corn, wheat and soybeans supports U.S. demand and prices for these grains. The data confirms an export pace that is already known to the market.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast at $172.0 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14815-u-s-agricultural-exports-forecast-at-172-0-billion-in-fiscal-year-2024-farm.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-15 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30705-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-03-14 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42277-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.1% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-25 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25094-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-18 | [USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028- Focus on Corn, Soybeans - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60114-usda-agricultural-projections-to-2028-focus-on-corn-soybeans-farm-policy-news.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-22 | [Post-USDA report fallout in markets - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72940-post-usda-report-fallout-in-markets-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -1.3% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-24 | [Mexico: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28275-mexico-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.3% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/10/u-s-agricultural-exports-data-update-usda/

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