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U.S. organic fresh apple exports up 33%


by Sustainable Food News 
November 6, 2017

The U.S. organic products trade deficit for the first nine months of 2017 was over $1.1 billion, with organic imports reaching $1.6 billion, while exports came in at $433 million, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade statistics released Friday.

The value of organic imports during Jan.-Sept. was up 21 percent compared to the same period in 2016, the trade data showed, while the value of organic exports during the first nine months was up 11 percent.

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Last year, the U.S. organic products trade deficit hit nearly $1.2 billion, its highest level ever, with U.S. organic imports reaching $1.7 billion, while U.S. organic exports came in at $547.6 million. Check out the Top 10 U.S. organic imported and exported commodities for 2016.

U.S. organic imports from Mexico up 66%

Mexico was the leading exporter of organic commodities to the U.S. market in the first nine months of 2017, shipping in $207 million worth of product, a 66 percent increase over the same period last year.

Mexico's main organic export in 2017 is organic avocados, valued at $93.2 million, up 130 percent over the first nine months of 2016. Organic bananas worth $31.9 million, a 123 percent increase over last year, was Mexico's second largest commodity, closely followed by organic Arabica coffee, which was worth $28.9 million, down 1 percent.

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Turkey was the second largest exporter of organic commodities to the United States, shipping over $158.2 million worth of product, down 14 percent.

Turkey's two largest organic commodities shipped to the U.S. market were animal feed products: organic corn, valued at $78.3 million, down 20 percent, and organic soybeans, which were valued at $72.4 million, a 14 percent decrease over the first nine months of 2016.

Brazil was the third largest exporter of organic commodities, shipping over $129.5 million worth of product, a 105 percent increase. Nearly two thirds of Brazil's exports were organic honey, valued at $83.8 million, an 83 percent increase. Brazil's organic sugar imports to the U.S. market were valued at $31 million, an increase of 255 percent.

Organic honey imports up 100%

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The top 10 U.S. organic commodity imports (by value) for Jan.-Sept. 2017 include:

  • Organic Arabica coffee: $212.6 million, up 14 percent
  • Organic soybeans (except seed): $190.1 million, down 4 percent
  • Organic bananas: $175.8 million, up 12 percent
  • Organic extra virgin olive oil (>18kg): $123.5 million, up 145 percent
  • Organic corn: $109.2 million, down 19 percent
  • Organic honey: $107.1 million, up 100 percent
  • Organic Hass avocado: $96.6 million, up 133 percent
  • Organic extra virgin olive oil (<18kg): $93.8 million, up 3 percent
  • Organic apples: $66.3, up 6 percent
  • Organic sugar: $60.1 million, up 248 percent

Organic fresh apple exports up 33%

The largest U.S. organic export markets for the Jan.-Sept. 2017 period were Canada, valued at $202.8 million, up 5 percent, and Mexico, valued at $106.9 million, up 9 percent.

The top 10 U.S. organic commodity exports (by value) for Jan.-Sept. 2017 include:

  • Organic fresh apples: $76.7 million, up 33 percent
  • Organic lettuce: $43.4 million, up 8 percent
  • Organic fresh strawberries: $36.2 million, down 2 percent
  • Organic spinach: $28.9 million, no change
  • Organic carrots: $27.2 million, up 18 percent
  • Organic fresh grapes: $22.8 million, down 20 percent
  • Organic tomato sauce (excl. ketchup): $21.1 million, up 27 percent
  • Organic fresh berries: $17.5 million, up 30 percent
  • Organic cauliflower: $13.9, down 11 percent
  • Organic fresh cultured blueberries: $13.5 million, down 2 percent

Notably, the value of U.S. organic milk exports in the first nine months of 2017 reached $5.2 million, up 417 percent compared to the same period in 2016. Total U.S. organic milk exports in 2016 were valued at $3 million.

 

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