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. For release dates, see the 2009 release calendar.
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.
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 |
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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.
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Aug
12, 2009 |
Sep
10, 2009 |
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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.
2009 2008
2007 |
Aug
13, 2009 |
Sep
11, 2009 |
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Top
10 U.S. agricultural 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.
2009
2008
2007
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Aug
13, 2009 |
Sep
11, 2009 |
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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.
2009
2008
2007
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Aug
13, 2009 |
Sep
11, 2009 |
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Top
10 sources of U.S. agricultural 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.
2009
2008
2007
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Aug
13, 2009 |
Sep
11, 2009 |
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Fiscal Year
Data
Set |
Last
Updated |
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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 trade balance, 1990-present. |
Mar 2009 |
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Value
of U.S. agricultural trade, by fiscal year
A historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the trade balance, 1935-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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U.S.
exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products, by
fiscal year
Historical agricultural exports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. Includes bulk volume and two measures of bulk value. |
Aug 2009 |
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Value of U.S. agricultural exports by level of processing for bulk and high-value products, by fiscal year
Historical exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including levels of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 25 agricultural export commodities, with level of processing, by fiscal year
Historical value of exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including level of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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U.S.
imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products, by
fiscal year
Historical agricultural imports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. Includes bulk volume and two measures of bulk value. |
Aug 2009 |
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Value of U.S. agricultural imports by level of processing for bulk and high-value products, by fiscal year
Historical imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including levels of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 25 agricultural import commodities, with level of processing, by fiscal year
Historical value of imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including level of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top
15 U.S. agricultural export destinations, by fiscal year,
U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country export destinations for
total U.S. agricultural exports, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top
15 U.S. agricultural import sources, by fiscal year, U.S.
value
Top 15-ranked country import sources for total
U.S. agricultural imports, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Calendar Year
Data
Set |
Last Updated |
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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 trade balance, 1990-present. |
Mar 2009 |
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Value of U.S. agricultural trade, by calendar
year
A historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the trade balance, 1935-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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U.S. exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products,
by calendar year
Historical agricultural exports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. Includes bulk volume and two measures of bulk value. |
Aug 2009 |
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Value of U.S. agricultural exports by level of processing for bulk and high-value products, by calendar year
Historical exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including levels of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 25 agricultural export commodities, with level of processing, by calendar year
Historical value of exports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including level of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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U.S. imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products,
by calendar year
Historical agricultural imports of bulk and
high-value products, 1976-present. Includes bulk volume and two measures of bulk value. |
Aug 2009 |
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Value of U.S. agricultural imports by level of processing for bulk and high-value products, by calendar year
Historical imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including levels of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 25 agricultural import commodities, with level of processing, by calendar year
Historical value of imports of bulk and high-value agricultural products including level of processing, 1990-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 15 U.S. agricultural export destinations, by calendar
year, U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country export destinations for
total U.S. agricultural exports, 1989-present. |
Aug 2009 |
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Top 15 U.S. agricultural import sources, by calendar year,
U.S. value
Top 15-ranked country import sources for total
U.S. agricultural imports, 1989-present. |
Aug
2009 |
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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
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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