Imports: Pig iron
U.S. imports of Pig iron increased 21.73 percent through August to $1.63 billion.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $1.01 B |
| 2 | Ukraine | $430.91 M |
| 3 | India | $93.13 M |
| 4 | South Africa | $32.01 M |
| 5 | Canada | $31.98 M |
| 6 | Indonesia | $19.67 M |
| 7 | Angola | $11.68 M |
| 8 | Israel | $0 |
| 9 | The Netherlands | $0 |
| 10 | Singapore | $0 |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of New Orleans | $631.45 M |
| 2 | Port of Mobile, AL | $261.22 M |
| 3 | Port of Southern Louisiana | $256.12 M |
| 4 | Port of Charleston | $181.38 M |
| 5 | Port of Corpus Christi, TX | $137.32 M |
| 6 | Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA | $73.9 M |
| 7 | Port of Brownsville | $48.49 M |
| 8 | Port of Toledo, OH | $20.19 M |
| 9 | Port Huron Blue Water Bridge, MI | $10.83 M |
| 10 | Port of Marinette, WI | $2.96 M |
Top markets Pig iron
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Pig iron by port
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U.S. imports of Pig iron increased 21.73 percent through August to $1.63 billion
The category ranked 197 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 223 for the last full year with a total value of $2.1 billion, a $39.72 million, 1.85 percent decreased from the 2023 total.
Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Brazil, No. 2 Ukraine, No. 3 India, No. 4 South Africa and No. 5 Canada. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 3 Port of Southern Louisiana, No. 4 Port of Charleston and No. 5 Port of Corpus Christi, TX.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Brazil, No. 2 Ukraine, No. 3 South Africa, No. 4 Canada and No. 5 India. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Port of Southern Louisiana, No. 3 Port of Mobile, AL, No. 4 Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA and No. 5 Port of Charleston.
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 New Orleans rose 104.47 percent compared to last year to $631.45 million.
- Port of Mobile, AL fell 0.31 percent compared to last year to $261.22 million.
- Port of Southern Louisiana fell 21.51 percent compared to last year to $256.12 million.
- Port of Charleston rose 52.77 percent compared to last year to $181.38 million.
- Port of Corpus Christi, TX fell 1.6 percent compared to last year to $137.32 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 Brazil increased $15.33 million, 1.55 percent, (61.89 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Ukraine increased $213.8 million, 98.47 percent, (26.51 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 India increased $66.28 million, 246.88 percent, (5.73 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 South Africa decreased $14.58 million, 31.29 percent, (1.97 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Canada increased $4.11 million, 14.74 percent, (1.97 percent market share).
All totaled, 98.07 percent of all these Pig iron imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.59 billion of the $1.63 billion total.
All totaled, 90.29 percent of all these Pig iron imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.47 billion of the $1.63 billion total.