Imports: Nitrogenous fertilizers
U.S. imports of Nitrogenous fertilizers increased 15.85 percent through August to $2.57 billion.
Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | $896.87 M |
| 2 | Canada | $456.71 M |
| 3 | Qatar | $284.94 M |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | $159.04 M |
| 5 | Nigeria | $155.78 M |
| 6 | Algeria | $152.83 M |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $86.4 M |
| 8 | Belgium | $74.51 M |
| 9 | The Netherlands | $68.64 M |
| 10 | Norway | $50.37 M |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of New Orleans | $1.05 B |
| 2 | Port of Wilmington, NC | $136.93 M |
| 3 | Port of Portland, OR | $130.71 M |
| 4 | Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT | $103.93 M |
| 5 | Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA | $99.78 M |
| 6 | Port of Southern Louisiana | $96.41 M |
| 7 | Port of Baltimore, MD | $76.83 M |
| 8 | Port of Stockton, CA | $72.59 M |
| 9 | Pembina Border Crossing, ND | $68.69 M |
| 10 | Port of Philadelphia | $60.1 M |
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U.S. imports of Nitrogenous fertilizers increased 15.85 percent through August to $2.57 billion
The category ranked 141 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 179 for the last full year with a total value of $2.87 billion, a $284.51 million, 9.03 percent decreased from the 2023 total.
Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Russia, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Qatar, No. 4 Trinidad and Tobago and No. 5 Nigeria. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Port of Wilmington, NC, No. 3 Port of Portland, OR, No. 4 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT and No. 5 Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA.
In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Russia, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Qatar, No. 4 Algeria and No. 5 Nigeria. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Port of Southern Louisiana, No. 3 Port of Wilmington, NC, No. 4 Port of Portland, OR and No. 5 Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT.
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 43.23 percent compared to last year to $1.05 billion.
- Port of Wilmington, NC rose 18.09 percent compared to last year to $136.93 million.
- Port of Portland, OR rose 21.45 percent compared to last year to $130.71 million.
- Sweet Grass Border Crossing, MT fell 3.3 percent compared to last year to $103.93 million.
- Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA rose 135.82 percent compared to last year to $99.78 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 Russia increased $399.17 million, 80.2 percent, (34.85 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $11.71 million, 2.5 percent, (17.75 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Qatar increased $15.27 million, 5.66 percent, (11.07 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 Trinidad and Tobago increased $32.56 million, 25.75 percent, (6.18 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Nigeria increased $16.37 million, 11.74 percent, (6.05 percent market share).
All totaled, 75.9 percent of all these Nitrogenous fertilizers imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $1.95 billion of the $2.57 billion total.
All totaled, 59.13 percent of all these Nitrogenous fertilizers imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.52 billion of the $2.57 billion total.