Imports: Beef, fresh or chilled
U.S. imports of Beef, fresh or chilled increased 14.44 percent through August to $4.24 billion.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | $1.66 B |
| 2 | Mexico | $1.25 B |
| 3 | Australia | $874.91 M |
| 4 | New Zealand | $101.28 M |
| 5 | Brazil | $88.24 M |
| 6 | Nicaragua | $83.75 M |
| 7 | Uruguay | $65.77 M |
| 8 | Argentina | $52.83 M |
| 9 | Japan | $35.42 M |
| 10 | Costa Rica | $10.93 M |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT | $1.19 B |
| 2 | Port Laredo | $945.35 M |
| 3 | Port of Philadelphia | $870.12 M |
| 4 | Calexico/Mexicali (East) Border Crossing, CA | $275.37 M |
| 5 | Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY | $243.04 M |
| 6 | Detroit Ambassador Bridge, MI | $104.83 M |
| 7 | Los Angeles International Airport | $71.18 M |
| 8 | Port of Long Beach | $67.94 M |
| 9 | Pembina Border Crossing, ND | $66.35 M |
| 10 | Champlain Border Crossing, NY | $50.29 M |
Top markets Beef, fresh or chilled
Total:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.
Beef, fresh or chilled by port
Total:
Unavailable, check our plans to know more.
U.S. imports of Beef, fresh or chilled increased 14.44 percent through August to $4.24 billion
The category ranked 104 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 109 for the last full year with a total value of $5.82 billion, a $512 million, 9.65 percent increase from the 2023 total.
Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Australia, No. 4 New Zealand and No. 5 Brazil. The leading sources were No. 1 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Philadelphia, No. 4 Calexico/Mexicali (East) Border Crossing, CA and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Australia, No. 4 Nicaragua and No. 5 Uruguay. The leading sources were No. 1 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 2 Port Laredo, No. 3 Port of Philadelphia, No. 4 Calexico/Mexicali (East) Border Crossing, CA and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.
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:
- Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT rose 2.14 percent compared to last year to $1.19 billion.
- Port Laredo rose 8.77 percent compared to last year to $945.35 million.
- Port of Philadelphia rose 26.52 percent compared to last year to $870.12 million.
- Calexico/Mexicali (East) Border Crossing, CA rose 14.51 percent compared to last year to $275.37 million.
- Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY rose 21.5 percent compared to last year to $243.04 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 sources:
- U.S. imports from No. 1 Canada increased $102.08 million, 6.54 percent, (39.24 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Mexico increased $149.45 million, 13.57 percent, (29.5 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Australia increased $203.83 million, 30.37 percent, (20.64 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 New Zealand increased $33.91 million, 50.34 percent, (2.39 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Brazil increased $49.83 million, 129.71 percent, (2.08 percent market share).
All totaled, 93.85 percent of all these Beef, fresh or chilled imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $3.98 billion of the $4.24 billion total.
All totaled, 83.1 percent of all these Beef, fresh or chilled imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $3.52 billion of the $4.24 billion total.