• Export Opportunities, Iowa State University, 2003 - Normally, smaller-scaled plants are at a cost disadvantage compared to larger plants in terms of exporting product. This paper looks at opportunities for exports of pork and beef from small-scale facilities.

Other Links

• Agricultural Exchange Rate Data Set, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA - This dataset contains monthly and annual data for exchange rates important to U.S. agriculture.
• Changing Structure of Global Food Consumption and Trade, ERS, USDA, 2001.
• Export Information, Regulations & Policies, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA - This site has requirements for meat, poultry and processed egg products, eligible U.S. establishments and an export certification checklist.
• Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), ERS, USDA - U.S. trade data is available by the month, fiscal year and calendar year.
• Global Agricultural Supply & Demand, ERS, USDA - Factors contributing to the recent increase in food commodity prices. 2008.
• Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS), Foreign Agricultural Service - This database is searchable by product, country, export and import.
• Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, ERS, USDA - This report contains the latest value and volume of U.S. agricultural exports by commodity and region.
• State Exports, ERS, USDA - U.S. exports by state and commodity group.
• Trade & International, World Markets & Trade Reports, ERS, USDA.
• U.S. Agricultural Trade, Briefing Room, ERS, USDA.
• U.S. Food Import Patterns, 1998-2007, ERS, USDA, 2009 - This study examines patterns for imports of consumer-ready foods and processed foods.
• What Share of U.S. Consumed Food is Imported, ERS, USDA, Amber Waves, 2008.
• What the 2008/2009 World Economic Crisis Means for Global Agricultural Trade, ERS, USDA, 2009.

Links checked December 2011.