Imports: Fresh-cut flowers

U.S. imports of Fresh-cut flowers increased 0.84 percent through August to $1.62 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Colombia$946.91 M
2Ecuador$411.38 M
3Canada$82.88 M
4The Netherlands$77.87 M
5Mexico$29.59 M
6Costa Rica$20.12 M
7Guatemala$17.26 M
8Thailand$6.79 M
9Peru$5.47 M
10Israel$5.28 M

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U.S. imports of Fresh-cut flowers increased 0.84 percent through August to $1.62 billion

The category ranked 198 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 213 for the last full year with a total value of $2.26 billion, a $188.64 million, 9.11 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Colombia, No. 2 Ecuador, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Mexico. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Port Miami and No. 5 John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Colombia, No. 2 Ecuador, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 The Netherlands and No. 5 Mexico. The leading sources were No. 1 Miami International Airport, No. 2 Los Angeles International Airport, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Port Miami and No. 5 John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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:

  • Miami International Airport rose 2.36 percent compared to last year to $1.31 billion.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 2.83 percent compared to last year to $86.9 million.
  • Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY fell 3.46 percent compared to last year to $42.8 million.
  • Port Miami fell 12.04 percent compared to last year to $36.5 million.
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport rose 0.84 percent compared to last year to $26.76 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 Colombia increased $4.12 million, 0.44 percent, (58.28 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Ecuador decreased $2.41 million, 0.58 percent, (25.32 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Canada decreased $3.62 million, 4.18 percent, (5.1 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 The Netherlands increased $13.66 million, 21.27 percent, (4.79 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Mexico decreased $1.11 million, 3.61 percent, (1.82 percent market share).

All totaled, 95.31 percent of all these Fresh-cut flowers imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.55 billion of the $1.62 billion total.

All totaled, 92.49 percent of all these Fresh-cut flowers imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.5 billion of the $1.62 billion total.