International Markets & U.S. Trade

• U.S. Agricultural Trade
  U.S. and global trade are greatly affected by the growth and stability of world markets, including changes in world population, economic growth, and income. Other factors affecting agricultural trade are global supplies and prices, changes in exchange rates, government support for agriculture, and trade protection policies
• Countries & Regions
  The work of ERS includes in-depth analyses of the economies, agricultural sectors, and policies of key trading partners: Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea.
• International Consumer and Food Industry Trends
  Trends in food demand have increased trade in high-value foods and reshaped food marketing globally.
• International Food Security
  ERS provides research, analysis, and information on food security, including factors affecting food production and ability to import food, in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Commonwealth of Independent States to decision makers in the United States and throughout the world.
• Macroeconomics & Agriculture
  ERS work covers research and analysis on the effects of macroeconomic conditions on U.S. and international agriculture, including impacts of the recent economic crisis and the factors in commodity price increases.
• Trade Policy & World Trade Organization (WTO)
  ERS analyzes policies and regulations of major trading partners such as China, Japan, Mexico, and the European Union.