The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed that imports and exports of fresh produce into and out of the US both grew last year, with fresh produce imports outpacing exports.
According to the organisation, export sales of US agricultural products climbed 18 per cent to US$136bn (€103bn), while agricultural imports came in 21 per cent higher year-on-year at US$98.9bn (€74.8bn), The Packer reported.
Imports soared ahead of exports for fresh produce specifically, with the former valued at US$13.6bn (€10.3bn) and the latter coming in at US$6.7bn (€5bn).
Exports were divided between fruit, at US$4.5bn (€3.4bn), and vegetables at US$2.2bn (€1.7bn), while imports were split US$7.8bn (€5.9bn) for fruit and US$5.8bn (€4.4bn) for vegetables.
Commodities enjoying the greatest year-over-year value growth were potatoes (up 33 per cent), sweetcorn (27 per cent), cherries (26 per cent), cauliflower (24 per cent), cabbage (22 per cent), and oranges/tangerines (21 per cent).
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