Agricultural Trade: Significance of High-Value Products as Agricultural Exports

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed U.S. exports of high-value agricultural products (HVP) and the economic benefits of exporting these products, focusing on: (1) the governmentwide strategy for guiding U.S. export promotion programs; (2) U.S. and world trade statistics for HVP; (3) economic issues associated with HVP and bulk commodities exports; (4) the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) export assistance programs and services and its development of a long-term agricultural trade strategy; and (5) the top 10 agricultural exporting states' HVP export assistance.