Imports: Live cattle
U.S. imports of Live cattle decreased 27.64 percent through August to $1.49 billion.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | $1.16 B |
| 2 | Mexico | $323.3 M |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $0 |
| 4 | Peru | $0 |
| 5 | Malaysia | $0 |
| 6 | Aruba | $0 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $0 |
| 8 | Philippines | $0 |
| 9 | Panama | $0 |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | $0 |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastport border crossing, ID | $362.54 M |
| 2 | Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT | $336.22 M |
| 3 | Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY | $195.6 M |
| 4 | Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM | $116.95 M |
| 5 | Douglas-Agua Prieta Border Crossing, AZ | $98.71 M |
| 6 | Portal-North Portal Border Crossing, ND | $63.49 M |
| 7 | Alexandria Bay land-based cargo, NY | $61.8 M |
| 8 | Presidio Border Crossing, TX | $57.41 M |
| 9 | Dunseith Border Crossing, ND | $53.14 M |
| 10 | Nogales Border Crossing, AZ | $50.24 M |
Top markets Live cattle
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U.S. imports of Live cattle decreased 27.64 percent through August to $1.49 billion
The category ranked 212 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 175 for the last full year with a total value of $3 billion, a $532.13 million, 21.58 percent increase from the 2023 total.
Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Philippines, No. 4 Malaysia and No. 5 Guinea. The leading sources were No. 1 Eastport border crossing, ID, No. 2 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 3 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY, No. 4 Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM and No. 5 Douglas-Agua Prieta Border Crossing, AZ.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 Mexico, No. 3 Australia, No. 4 St Lucia and No. 5 Malaysia. The leading sources were No. 1 Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM, No. 2 Eastport border crossing, ID, No. 3 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT, No. 4 Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY and No. 5 Douglas-Agua Prieta Border Crossing, AZ.
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:
- Eastport border crossing, ID rose 7.11 percent compared to last year to $362.54 million.
- Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT rose 16.86 percent compared to last year to $336.22 million.
- Buffalo Peace Bridge, NY rose 17.09 percent compared to last year to $195.6 million.
- Santa Teresa Border Crossing, NM fell 73.09 percent compared to last year to $116.95 million.
- Douglas-Agua Prieta Border Crossing, AZ fell 42.7 percent compared to last year to $98.71 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 increased $89.41 million, 8.33 percent, (78.25 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Mexico decreased $657.02 million, 67.02 percent, (21.75 percent market share).
All totaled, 100 percent of all these Live cattle imports to the United States were shipped from the top two sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.49 billion of the $1.49 billion total.
All totaled, 74.68 percent of all these Live cattle imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.11 billion of the $1.49 billion total.