Join the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), sister farmer organizations and the International Trade Administration in celebrating World Trade Month this May and ag trade week this week.

Here are some fun facts about trade according to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR):

• Every billion dollars of goods and services exported supported more than an estimated 5,000 U.S. jobs in 2011.
• The five largest U.S. export markets for all products are: Canada ($301.6 billion), Mexico ($226.1 billion), China ($121.7 billion), Japan ($65.2 billion) and Hong Kong ($42.3 billion).
• U.S. exports of agricultural products to APEC countries totaled $104.7 billion in 2013.  Leading categories included: soybeans ($18.7 billion), pork and pork products ($5.6 billion), wheat ($5.5 billion), beef and beef products ($5.4 billion), and corn ($5.2 billion).
• China was the United States’ 3rd largest goods export market in 2013.

The Council, in partnership with National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), has been joining the Twitter discussion with the hashtag #TradeTuesday. The Council encourages everyone to share your favorite agriculture trade fact next week on Twitter.

In case you missed it, click here to see what happened in the past for #TradeTuesday.