Oct 26, 2023
Top U.S. Food Imports by Origin Country
While the United States is a major exporter of agricultural goods, it also imports many everyday food items from around the world. Driving the need for imports is seasonal availability, consumer preference for year-round and tropical products, and relative competitiveness in production. This graphic shows a sampling of the most familiar grocery store items which are top agricultural commodities imported into the U.S. in 2020, scaled by dollar value (for commodities over $100M).
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Exporter | Commodity | Value |
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Mexico | Tomatoes, fresh | 2,500,000,000 |
Mexico | Avocados | 2,100,000,000 |
India | Shrimp and Prawns, frozen | 1,900,000,000 |
Canada | Bovine Cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled | 1,400,000,000 |
Canada | Canola oil | 1,400,000,000 |
Chile | Parts of Fish, fillet or meat, fresh or chilled | 1,400,000,000 |
Mexico | Peppers, fresh | 1,400,000,000 |
Colombia | Coffee, not roasted | 1,100,000,000 |
Guatemala | Bananas | 1,000,000,000 |
Vietnam | Cashews, shelled | 960,000,000 |
New Zealand | Bovine Cuts, boneless, frozen | 893,000,000 |
China | Parts of Fish, fillets, frozen | 884,000,000 |
Mexico | Raw Sugar, refined, Solid Sugar, Pure Sucrose | 723,000,000 |
Cote d’Ivoire | Cocoa Beans and Cocoa Paste | 778,000,000 |
Mexico | Strawberries | 897,000,000 |
Canada | Lobsters | 764,000,000 |
Canada | Crabs, frozen | 719,000,000 |
Thailand | Rice | 713,000,000 |
Mexico | Raspberry, Blackberry, Mulberry and Loganberry | 693,000,000 |
Canada | Whole Fish, fresh or chilled | 644,000,000 |
Australia | Sheep Meat | 643,000,000 |
Indonesia | Palm Oil, fractions, refined | 627,000,000 |
Mexico | Cucumbers | 607,000,000 |
Canada | Wheat | 600,000,000 |
Canada | Oats | 586,000,000 |
Canada | Swine Hams, Shoulders and Cuts Bone In, fresh or chilled | 559,000,000 |
Peru | Cranberries, Blueberries | 547,000,000 |
Costa Rica | Pineapples | 545,000,000 |
Mexico | Lemons, Limes | 491,000,000 |
Mexico | Bovine Cuts, Bone in, fresh or chilled | 449,000,000 |
Italy | Olive Oil, virgin | 436,000,000 |
Switzerland | Coffee, roasted | 426,000,000 |
Mexico | Guavas, Mangoes, Mangosteens | 395,000,000 |
Mexico | Asparagus | 386,000,000 |
Mexico | Onions and Shallots | 384,000,000 |
Mexico | Watermelon | 316,000,000 |
Italy | Cheese | 310,000,000 |
Mexico | Walnuts, shelled and in shell | 303,000,000 |
Mexico | Broccoli & cauliflower | 301,000,000 |
Mexico | Brassicas, other edible | 297,000,000 |
Madagascar | Vanilla Bean | 267,000,000 |
Canada | Mushrooms | 261,000,000 |
Mexico | Lettuce | 252,000,000 |
Canada | Potatoes | 251,000,000 |
New Zealand | Natural Milk Products | 236,000,000 |
Indonesia | Cocoa Butter, fat/oil | 233,000,000 |
Chile | Mandarin, Clementine and Citrus Hybrids | 229,000,000 |
Canada | Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar | 227,000,000 |
Ireland | Butter | 215,000,000 |
Canada | Barley | 210,000,000 |
Canada | Pulses (dried beans) | 206,000,000 |
Thailand | Veg juice, single fruit | 163,000,000 |
Canada | Maize | 159,000,000 |
China | Apple Juice | 158,000,000 |
Philippines | Coconut oil, refined | 157,000,000 |
Mexico | Other vegetable oils and fats | 153,000,000 |
Vietnam | Black Pepper | 149,000,000 |
Netherlands | Cocoa Powder | 148,000,000 |
Guatemala | Melons | 144,000,000 |
Brazil | Tobacco | 143,000,000 |
Mexico | Orange Juice, frozen | 138,000,000 |
Brazil | Orange Juice, fresh | 137,000,000 |
Chile | Poultry | 136,000,000 |
Germany | Coffee, decaffeinated, not roasted | 130,000,000 |
Spain | Olive Oil, fractions, refined | 120,000,000 |
Italy | Swine Meat, salted/dried/smoked | 118,000,000 |
Fiji | Water | 118,000,000 |
China | Whole Fish, frozen | 116,000,000 |
Mexico | Spinach, fresh/frozen | 101,000,000 |
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