A new blog from NDSU’s Agricultural Risk Policy Center analyzes the transformative impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill on U.S. agricultural trade promotion.
Passed by the U.S. Senate in June 2025, the OBBB increases total agricultural outlays by $65.69 billion through FY2034, without raising overall spending levels thanks to offsetting reforms in nutrition assistance programs.
Dongin Kim’s analysis highlights a major shift in the federal government’s approach to agricultural export support. While most funding increases in the bill target farm safety net programs like PLC, ARC and crop insurance, the legislation also dedicates $2.19 billion in new mandatory funding to agricultural trade promotion under Title I, Subtitle F: Investments in Rural America.
Among the most notable provisions:
• Creation of a new Supplemental Agricultural Trade Promotion Program, launching in FY2027
• Long-overdue funding boost to complement long-standing programs like the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development
• Estimated annual trade promotion spending exceeding $825 million by FY2034, up from approximately $235 million today
Source : ndsu.edu