U.S. Food Import Patterns, 1998-2007

by Nora Brooks, Anita Regmi, and Alberto Jerardo

Using import data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this study examines patterns of U.S. food imports for fiscal years 1998-2007. Results indicate faster import growth trends for consumer-ready foods, such as fruit, vegetables, meats, seafood, and processed food products. Although the United States imported most bulk food commodities and perishable consumer-ready products, such as fruit and vegetables, from neighboring countries in the Western Hemisphere, it imported processed foods, spices, and other tropical products from more global sources, with rising import shares for many countries in Asia.

Keywords: U.S. food imports, U.S. grain imports, U.S. processed food imports, U.S. fruit and vegetable imports

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