U.S. agriculture exports set sales value records for fiscal year 2022 (FY22), which ended Sept. 30, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data released last week. FY22 sales totaled $196.4 billion, up 14% over the previous year. 

“Export performance like this supports the American economy,” noted Daniel Whitley, administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

He estimated that every $1 billion in U.S. exports supports more than 7,500...