Exports: Peppers, including black pepper

U.S. exports of Peppers, including black pepper increased 5.66 percent through August to $58.11 million.

Top Markets

RankCountryYTD
1Canada$33.27 M
2Mexico$8.25 M
3Costa Rica$2.16 M
4Peru$1.13 M
5El Salvador$1.09 M
6Vietnam$992,822
7Japan$975,495
8Spain$888,899
9India$796,448
10China$659,784

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U.S. exports of Peppers, including black pepper increased 5.66 percent through August to $58.11 million

The category ranked 778 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 791 for the last full year with a total value of $80.26 million, a $2.26 million, 2.90 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Costa Rica, No. 4 Peru and No. 5 El Salvador. The leading markets were No. 1 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 2 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Port Everglades and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Costa Rica, No. 4 India and No. 5 Japan. The leading markets were No. 1 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 2 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 11.4 percent compared to last year to $11.59 million.
  • Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI rose 28.63 percent compared to last year to $9.71 million.
  • Port Laredo rose 36.8 percent compared to last year to $5.87 million.
  • Port Everglades rose 33.62 percent compared to last year to $3.07 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 16.43 percent compared to last year to $3.04 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign markets:

  • U.S. export to No. 1 Canada increased $557,022, 1.7 percent, (57.26 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Mexico increased $1.55 million, 23.13 percent, (14.2 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 Costa Rica increased $548,249, 33.97 percent, (3.72 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Peru increased $865,271, 332.38 percent, (1.94 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 El Salvador increased $324,277, 42.55 percent, (1.87 percent market share).

All totaled, 78.99 percent of all these Peppers, including black pepper exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $45.9 million of the $58.11 million total.

All totaled, 57.25 percent of all these Peppers, including black pepper exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $33.27 million of the $58.11 million total.