U.S. agricultural exports are expected to be robust in the 2018 fiscal year following last year’s strong showing.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said fiscal year 2017 was the third-highest export total on record, and the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture export forecast projects $140 billion in sales in fiscal year 2018, which would be the fourth-best year in history.

Exports generate 20 percent of U.S. farm income and support more than 1 million U.S. jobs, Perdue said.