The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the country’s agricultural exports in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 will reach $134.5 billion, the second-highest level on record and $3.5 billion greater than the previous forecast. “Since 2009, USDA has aggressively worked to expand export opportunities and reduce barriers to trade, helping to push agricultural exports to historic levels year after year.,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement. “In the lates...