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White House accelerates ag export funding ahead of 2027 expansion

The Trump administration plans to expedite funds to boost U.S. ag exports. 

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act doubles the money available for market development programs at FAS.

“Doubled it. But it doesn’t go into effect until program year 2027, so that’s next year.”

Speaking at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Thursday, he said U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins insisted that wasn’t soon enough.

“Secretary concludes, let’s do a one-year program, the America First Trade Promotion Program. Let’s have it equal the amount that’s in (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) that they’ll get in ’27, but we’re going to give them a one-year program here in 2026 that equals that amount.”

Whitley says USDA will be awarding $285 million this spring.