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as the "Farm Bill." Meeting this objective is ever more challenging to USDA and FAS as 

 we prepare for a post-GATT trading environment in the 21st century. Not to be 

 overlooked are the budget realities of our times and the constraints under which all 

 federal programs are operating. 



Secretary Espy has asked us to begin planning for the 1995 Farm Bill. Each 

 mission area within USDA is developing its list of topics that we would like to see 

 addressed during the Farm Bill debate. The international trade sub-group, which I am 

 co-chairing, has identified its priorities for the 1995 bill, and has begun working to 

 further define the issues. We will deal with every aspect of the Department's 

 international work, and look for ways to strengthen the contribution of exports to other 

 Department missions. 



Setting Export Goals 



Setting goals is the starting place for any strategic planning effort. Under 

 Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, Eugene Moos, has set a 

 goal for the Department of a 50 percent increase in agricultural exports by the year 2000. 



In order to achieve a 50 percent increase in agricultural exports, we will need to 

 return exports of bulk and intermediate products to the roughly $30 billion level of 1989 

 and 1990. It is unlikely that our largest traditional markets for bulk commodities will 

 return to their historical high level, so we must learn to compete successfully in those 

 markets opened through our trade policy negotiating efforts. And we will need to 

 continue the growth in exports of consumer-oriented high-value products by 15-17 

 percent annually, which is the rate achieved in the early 1990s. 



