United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-07 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-79 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79 P0b002ee1803a2eda f:rc94079 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79 RCED-94-79 Farm subsidies Exporting Grain and grain products Farm income stabilization programs Commodity marketing Comparative analysis Econometric modeling Agricultural policies Price supports Economic analysis USDA Export Enhancement Program Algeria Egypt Soviet Union Morocco China Letter Report RCED The Export Enhancement Program lowers the price of U.S. agricultural products to overseas markets in order to boost the U.S. share of world markets and is intended to pressure countries that subsidize agricultural exports to eliminate trade-distorting practices. The program is particularly important for wheat. Since 1985, more than half of all U.S. wheat has been exported and more than half of these exports have received program subsidies. Program expenditures totaled $6.34 billion from its inception in 1985 through fiscal year 1993; 76 percent of this was for wheat exports. This report (1) examines how the program has affected the income of wheat producers and grain exporters and (2) determines to what extent wheat farmers' incomes would have increased if more program funds had been used for direct income support payments through higher target prices. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79.htm GAO/RCED-94-79 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-79 Letter Report GAO/RCED-94-79; Wheat Support: The Impact of Target Prices Versus Export Subsidies; Farm subsidies Exporting Grain and grain products Farm income stabilization programs Commodity marketing Comparative analysis Econometric modeling Agricultural policies Price supports Economic analysis USDA Export Enhancement Program Algeria Egypt Soviet Union Morocco China