Excerpt from U. S. Export Performance in Agricultural Markets In recent years, slower growth has occurred in markets where the United States holds comparatively high market shares, namely the bulk commodities. At the same time, the composition of u.s. Agricultural exports has shifted towards high-value products, where the United States has lower market shares. Under these circumstances, the United States can simultaneously experience high export growth, expanding shares in individual markets, yet a falling aggregate market share. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book provides an overview of the current state of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participation in U.S. merchandise and services exports' principal products/sectors and destination markets, and assesses how these exports have changed over-time. It also provides a general description of SME characteristics, explains their recent role in generating domestic employment and economic activity, and highlights areas in which data limitations impede a more comprehensive understanding of SME participation in U.S. exports.