摘要：The Export Enhancement Program (EEP) was initiated under the Food Security Act of 1985. The purpose of the program was to offset the adverse effects on U.S. exports due to unfair trade practices or subsidies by competing exporters and also to support U.S. prices. Supply restrictions, price supports, and export subsidies, together caused U.S. wheat prices to be above world prices over the past decade. Since its inception, EEP has played a major role in exports of many agricultural commodities, particularly wheat, which has accounted for 80 percent of the value of all EEP-assisted sales.
