Although the United States is by far the world’s largest
grain exporter, its share of the world market is shrinking.
The 52 million tons of grain exported in 2012/2013
(down from 72.6 million tons shipped out in 2011/2012)
was the smallest volume since 1971 (Larsen, 2013).
Export volumes dropped from Australia but increased
from Canada, Ukraine and the European Union, while
they remained unchanged from Argentina.