2.1: Domestic Markets
EXPAND DOMESTIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Other Information:
Technological progress is increasingly pushing the market for agricultural products in new directions. Biobased technologies
promise new opportunities for energy, industrial, and pharmacological markets for U.S. farmers. For example, agriculture is
the source of: clean burning fuel and industrial ethanol, a variety of specialty chemicals, soy-based inks, home heating and
diesel fuel, industrial adhesives, biopolymers, and films, all derived from plants rather than from petroleum and other mined
raw materials. In addition to the emergence of new markets for products made from agricultural materials, new markets are
emerging for environmental activities and products that mitigate environmental concerns, such as off setting greenhouse gas
emissions through carbon sequestration and other farming and ranching activities. Key priorities for USDA will be development
and implementation of a model procurement program for biobased products, promotion of the Government-wide use of biobased
products, research to support development of new markets and products, and collaborating with Government officials to support
these activities through USDA policies and programs, energy policy and other legislation.
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