Imports: Fresh apples, pears

U.S. imports of Fresh apples, pears increased 6.25 percent through August to $208.11 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Argentina$71.1 M
2Chile$67.37 M
3New Zealand$29.44 M
4Canada$28.36 M
5China$7.21 M
6South Korea$3.58 M
7South Africa$696,048
8Australia$136,403
9Japan$132,675
10Vietnam$83,327

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U.S. imports of Fresh apples, pears increased 6.25 percent through August to $208.11 million

The category ranked 638 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 692 for the last full year with a total value of $256.23 million, a $63.12 million, 19.76 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Argentina, No. 2 Chile, No. 3 New Zealand, No. 4 Canada and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Philadelphia, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Seattle, WA, No. 4 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME and No. 5 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Argentina, No. 2 Chile, No. 3 New Zealand, No. 4 Canada and No. 5 China. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Philadelphia, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Seattle, WA, No. 4 Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME and No. 5 Oroville Border Crossing, WA.

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:

  • Port of Philadelphia rose 2.96 percent compared to last year to $108.28 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles fell 24.83 percent compared to last year to $31.82 million.
  • Port of Seattle, WA rose 6.86 percent compared to last year to $17.91 million.
  • Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME rose 20.84 percent compared to last year to $14.15 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY rose 22.37 percent compared to last year to $6.14 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 Argentina increased $6.33 million, 9.77 percent, (34.16 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Chile increased $14.42 million, 27.24 percent, (32.37 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 New Zealand decreased $10.08 million, 25.5 percent, (14.14 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Canada increased $7.63 million, 36.81 percent, (13.63 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 China decreased $1.99 million, 21.62 percent, (3.46 percent market share).

All totaled, 97.77 percent of all these Fresh apples, pears imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $203.47 million of the $208.11 million total.

All totaled, 85.68 percent of all these Fresh apples, pears imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $178.3 million of the $208.11 million total.