Imports: Oranges, grapefruit, other citrus

U.S. imports of Oranges, grapefruit, other citrus decreased 4.56 percent through August to $1.3 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$580.93 M
2Chile$210.32 M
3Peru$118.31 M
4Morocco$114.33 M
5Colombia$86.58 M
6South Africa$86.45 M
7Argentina$36.68 M
8Uruguay$25.79 M
9Israel$12.05 M
10Australia$7.59 M

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U.S. imports of Oranges, grapefruit, other citrus decreased 4.56 percent through August to $1.3 billion

The category ranked 240 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 226 for the last full year with a total value of $2.07 billion, a $170.96 million, 9.01 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Chile, No. 3 Peru, No. 4 Morocco and No. 5 Colombia. The leading sources were No. 1 Pharr International Bridge in TX, No. 2 Port of Philadelphia, No. 3 Port Miami, No. 4 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA and No. 5 Nogales Border Crossing, AZ.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Chile, No. 3 Peru, No. 4 Morocco and No. 5 Colombia. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Philadelphia, No. 2 Pharr International Bridge in TX, No. 3 Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles 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:

  • Pharr International Bridge in TX rose 8.24 percent compared to last year to $438.88 million.
  • Port of Philadelphia fell 14.3 percent compared to last year to $410.22 million.
  • Port Miami rose 40.46 percent compared to last year to $66.95 million.
  • Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, CA fell 18.83 percent compared to last year to $62.94 million.
  • Nogales Border Crossing, AZ rose 55.74 percent compared to last year to $57.6 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 Mexico increased $24.07 million, 4.32 percent, (44.67 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Chile decreased $9.18 million, 4.18 percent, (16.17 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Peru decreased $37.94 million, 24.28 percent, (9.1 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Morocco decreased $13.9 million, 10.84 percent, (8.79 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Colombia increased $7.96 million, 10.12 percent, (6.66 percent market share).

All totaled, 85.39 percent of all these Oranges, grapefruit, other citrus imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.11 billion of the $1.3 billion total.

All totaled, 79.71 percent of all these Oranges, grapefruit, other citrus imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.04 billion of the $1.3 billion total.