U.S. agricultural exports in 2004 rose to a record $62.3 billion.

Seventy percent of US exports go to developed countries.

U.S. exports of goods and services increased by 15.9 percent during the first quarter of 2010.

Currently, US exports account for only a tiny fraction of the $900 billion global market in energy, renewable, and environmental products.

Production with regulatory approval for U.S. export is in process and will probably take a few years.

For us, the promotion of U.S. exports must have a central place in the economic recovery package.

The activities of these companies comprise approximately 19 percent of all US exports ($169.2 billion).

U.S. exports plunged 20 percent in the first half of 2009 and are heading for the first annual decline since 1990.

To note just one important correlation, about 22 percent of U.S. exports go to Europe.

If we pass this legislation, U.S. agricultural exports to China would increase by $2 billion every year.