FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
United States of America
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for United States of America (2018–2023).
- $718.8B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $611.4B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$107.4B
- trade surplus
- $1330.2B
- total trade (imports + exports)
United States of America agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Heavy cumulative trade book
United States of America in the heavy-trade third
$1330.2B cumulative 2018–2023 ag trade puts United States of America in the heaviest third of FAO partners here (#1 of 50).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for United States of America reached $1330.2B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Soya beans; leading import: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each United States of America-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soya beans | $28.0B |
| 2 | Maize (corn) | $13.7B |
| 3 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $7.5B |
| 4 | Wheat | $6.1B |
| 5 | Cotton lint; ginned | $6.0B |
| 6 | Cake of soya beans | $5.7B |
| 7 | Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled | $4.5B |
| 8 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $4.3B |
| 9 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $2.5B |
| 10 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $2.5B |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $11.3B |
| 2 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $7.5B |
| 3 | Beer of barley; malted | $7.1B |
| 4 | Wine | $7.0B |
| 5 | Coffee; green | $6.1B |
| 6 | Rapeseed or canola oil; crude | $4.9B |
| 7 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $3.3B |
| 8 | Tomatoes | $3.3B |
| 9 | Sugar confectionery | $3.3B |
| 10 | Grapes | $2.7B |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Soya beans
- Leading agricultural import: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for United States of America's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($1330.2B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$107.4B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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