CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1400 to 1499) > SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS (parts 1410 to 1499) > PART 1493—CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS > SUBPART A—Restrictions and Criteria for Export Credit Guarantee Programs (§1493.1 to §1493.6) > 1493.2—Purposes of programs.

1493.2—Purposes of programs.

CCC may use export credit guarantees:
(a) To increase exports of U.S. agricultural commodities;
(b) To compete against foreign agricultural exports;
(c) To assist countries, particularly developing countries, in meeting their food and fiber needs; and
(d) For such other purposes as the Secretary of Agriculture determines appropriate, consistent with the provisions of § 1493.6.