Overview
U.S. trade data are collected by U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and compiled
and distributed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau using the United States' Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) of 10-digit codes. Updated trade data are
released monthly by the Census Bureau. Foreign Agricultural
Trade of the United States (FATUS) is a standard USDA
aggregation of several thousand HTS codes into 213 agricultural
groups most used by the public.
Tables formerly published in the monthly U.S. Agricultural
Trade Update are now the last four items in the monthly
section below. For release dates, see the 2008
release calendar.
Trade data are presented for three different time periods.
For help understanding the data, see the FATUS
Questions and Answers.
Monthly
Latest U.S. Agricultural
Trade Data summarizes USDA's monthly release of calendar
year, fiscal year, year-to-date, and monthly value of
U.S. agricultural exports, imports, and trade balance.
| Data
Set |
Last
Updated |
Next
Update |
 |
Total
value of U.S. agricultural trade and trade balance,
monthly
A historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the export surplus; monthly, October
1975-present.
|
Sept 11,
2008 |
Oct
10, 2008 |
|
U.S.
agricultural exports, year-to-date and current
months
Value and volume of major commodities exported
for current and prior month and current and
prior year-to-date.
 2008
2007 |
Sept
12,
2008 |
Oct 14,
2008 |
|
Top
10 U.S. export markets for wheat, corn, soybeans,
and cotton, by volume
Leading destination markets for U.S. exports
of wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton for current
month and current and prior year-to-date.
2008
2007 |
Sept
12,
2008 |
Oct
14,
2008 |
|
U.S.
agricultural imports, year-to-date and current
months
Value and volume of major commodities imported
for current and prior month and current and
prior year-to-date.
2008
2007 |
Sept
12,
2008 |
Oct
14,
2008 |
|
Top
10 sources of U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables,
by value
Leading source countries for imports of fresh
and prepared or preserved fruits and vegetables
for current month and current and prior year-to-date.
2008
2007 |
Sept
12,
2008 |
Oct
14,
2008 |
|
Fiscal Year
| Data
Set |
Last
Updated |
|
Value
of U.S. trade—agricultural, nonagricultural,
and total—and trade balance, by fiscal
year
Commerce/Census data on total merchandise trade
of the United States, USDA data on agricultural
trade, and a calculation of nonagricultural
trade. Exports, imports, and balance, 1990-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
Value
of U.S. agricultural trade, by fiscal year
A historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the export surplus, 1935-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
U.S.
exports of bulk and high-value products, by
fiscal year
Historical agricultural exports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
U.S.
imports of bulk and high-value products, by
fiscal year
Historical agricultural imports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
Top
15 U.S. export destinations, by fiscal year,
U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country export destinations for
total U.S. agricultural exports, 1990-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
Top
15 U.S. import sources, by fiscal year, U.S.
value
Top 15-ranked country import sources for total
U.S. agricultural imports, 1990-present. |
Dec
2007 |
|
Calendar Year
| Data
Set |
Last
Updated |
|
Value of U.S. trade—agricultural, nonagricultural,
and total—and trade balance, by calendar
year
Commerce/Census data on total merchandise trade
of the United States, USDA data on agricultural
trade, and a calculation of nonagricultural
trade. Exports, imports, and balance, 1990-present. |
Feb
2008 |
|
Value of U.S. agricultural trade, by calendar
year
A historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the export surplus, 1935-present. |
Feb
2008 |
|
U.S. exports of bulk and high-value products,
by calendar year
Historical agricultural exports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. |
Feb
2008 |
|
U.S. imports of bulk and high-value products,
by calendar year
Historical agricultural imports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present |
Feb
2008 |
|
Top 15 U.S. export destinations, by calendar
year, U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country export destinations for
total U.S. agricultural exports, 1989-present. |
Feb
2008 |
|
Top 15 U.S. import sources, by calendar year,
U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country import sources for total
U.S. agricultural imports, 1989-present. |
Feb
2008 |
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Related Resources
U.S. Agricultural Trade
Briefing Room offers articles and general information
about U.S. agricultural trade and links to other resources.
State Export Data provides
annual ERS estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity
group based on each State's share of U.S. agricultural
production—using State production data from USDA's
National Agricultural Statistics Service and national
level U.S. export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's U.S.
Trade Internet System contains monthly and year-to-date
U.S. agricultural trade data by FATUS group and HTS code
(see FATUS
exports and FATUS
imports). Information on the country
composition of FATUS regions and the HTS content of
FATUS commodity groups for exports
and imports
is also available.
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