1、The 2023 United States Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of the top 14 U.S.agricultural commodity exports to the world and highlights from the top 16 export destinations during the 2023 calendar year.The Yearbook is produced by the U.S.Department of Agricultures(USDA)Foreig

2、n Agricultural Service(FAS)using trade data published by the U.S.Census Bureau of the U.S.Department of Commerce.Foreign country export data was sourced from the reporting countries national statistical agencies,as reported through Trade Data Monitor.The 2023 U.S.Agricultural Export Yearbook consist

3、s of two sections:(1)top U.S.commodity exports and(2)top destinations for U.S.exports.The Yearbook utilizes FAS product groups that can be found at FASs Global Agricultural Trade System located at https:/apps.fas.usda.gov/gats/.The product groups are defined using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule(HTS)

4、at the 10-digit level and aggregated into classifications that include the primary commodity and its derivatives.FAS has titled these product groups as“BICO(HS-10).”BICO is a FAS designation that stands for Bulk,Intermediate,and Consumer Oriented products.The bulk group is comprised of unprocessed c

5、ommodities,such as corn,wheat,and rice.Those aggregations tend to be comprised of very few HTS codes.For example,the soybeans product group includes only 2 HTS codes,and cotton includes only 5 codes.Intermediate products are processed and are used as inputs in the manufacturing of other products,inc

6、luding oilseed meals,essential oils,and live animals.Consumer-oriented products are a larger collection of detailed products.For example,the beef and beef products,dairy products,and fresh vegetables include 26 HTS lines,46 HTS lines,and 70 HTS lines,respectively.The 14 product groups or commodity a