Imports: Mussels, scallops, other mollusks
U.S. imports of Mussels, scallops, other mollusks increased 1.98 percent through August to $789.86 million.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | $125.99 M |
| 2 | Japan | $122.28 M |
| 3 | Argentina | $76.83 M |
| 4 | New Zealand | $72.26 M |
| 5 | Spain | $70.68 M |
| 6 | China | $45.46 M |
| 7 | India | $40.9 M |
| 8 | Peru | $36.68 M |
| 9 | Thailand | $22.26 M |
| 10 | Taiwan | $21.9 M |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Newark | $213.35 M |
| 2 | Port of Los Angeles | $133.61 M |
| 3 | Port of Boston | $95.01 M |
| 4 | Calais Border Crossing, ME | $81.29 M |
| 5 | Port Miami | $54.4 M |
| 6 | Houlton misc. land-based cargo, ME | $28.34 M |
| 7 | Port of Philadelphia | $25.65 M |
| 8 | Port Everglades | $16.19 M |
| 9 | Port of Houston | $15.99 M |
| 10 | Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA | $15.31 M |
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U.S. imports of Mussels, scallops, other mollusks increased 1.98 percent through August to $789.86 million
The category ranked 347 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 343 for the last full year with a total value of $1.21 billion, a $55.73 million, 4.82 percent increase from the 2023 total.
Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Argentina, No. 4 New Zealand and No. 5 Spain. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Port of Boston, No. 4 Calais Border Crossing, ME and No. 5 Port Miami.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Spain, No. 4 New Zealand and No. 5 Argentina. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Newark, No. 2 Port of Los Angeles, No. 3 Calais Border Crossing, ME, No. 4 Port of Boston and No. 5 Port Miami.
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 Newark rose 27.57 percent compared to last year to $213.35 million.
- Port of Los Angeles rose 2.19 percent compared to last year to $133.61 million.
- Port of Boston rose 9.7 percent compared to last year to $95.01 million.
- Calais Border Crossing, ME fell 35.95 percent compared to last year to $81.29 million.
- Port Miami rose 3.87 percent compared to last year to $54.4 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 decreased $53.97 million, 29.99 percent, (15.95 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Japan increased $28.31 million, 30.12 percent, (15.48 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Argentina increased $16.62 million, 27.6 percent, (9.73 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 New Zealand decreased $4.3 million, 5.61 percent, (9.15 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Spain decreased $11.96 million, 14.47 percent, (8.95 percent market share).
All totaled, 59.26 percent of all these Mussels, scallops, other mollusks imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $468.04 million of the $789.86 million total.
All totaled, 73.14 percent of all these Mussels, scallops, other mollusks imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $577.67 million of the $789.86 million total.