Getting Blamed for Record Exports
Earlier this month, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that U.S. farm exports reached an all-time high of $116 billion in 2010. “Export sales surged…in bulk commodities, which increased 19 percent to $47.2 billion,” he noted. This is great news for America, Vilsack said, because agricultural exports drive economic activity and create jobs. “Every $1 billion…