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Does the U.S. Feed the World?. Economic Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ag exports exceed imports. U.S. food imports 2003 (Total: $45.7 Billion). Horticultural products $23.2 Billion Animals, animal products $8.6 Billion Coffee, cocoa, rubber $5.3 Billion
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Does the U.S. Feed the World? Economic Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. food imports 2003(Total: $45.7 Billion) • Horticultural products • $23.2 Billion • Animals, animal products • $8.6 Billion • Coffee, cocoa, rubber • $5.3 Billion • Grains and feeds • $3.9 Billion • Sugar, tobacco • $2.8 Billion • Oilseeds, oilseed products • $2.0 Billion
Value of U.S. agricultural imports, ranked by country Fiscal year Growth Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000-03 (billion U.S.$) Percent European Union 8.3 8.1 8.7 10.3 5.7% Canada 8.5 9.5 10.2 10.3 4.7% Mexico 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7% Australia 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 6.8% Brazil 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 4.1% New Zealand 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 3.9% Chile 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 5.4% China, mainland 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 9.9% Indonesia 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 3.7% Colombia 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 -3.0% World 38.9 39.0 41.0 45.7 1.5% Source: Economic Research Service, USDA and the Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. Who does the U.S. Import food from?
U.S. Food Exports 2003(Total: $56.2 Billion) • Grain, grain products • $14.8 Billion • Animals, animal products • $11.9 Billion • Oilseeds, oilseed products • 10.2 Billion • Fruits, nuts, juice, wine • $6.3 Billion • Sugar, tropical products • $4.3 Billion • Cotton, tobacco • $3.9 Billion • Vegetable Products • $1.3 Billion
Value of U.S. agricultural exports, ranked by country Fiscal year Growth Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000-03 (billion U.S.$) Percent Canada 7.5 8.0 8.6 9.1 5.0% Japan 9.3 8.9 8.3 8.8 -1.3% Mexico 6.3 7.3 7.1 7.6 4.8% European Union 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 -0.6% China, mainland 1.5 1.9 1.8 3.5 24.2% South Korea 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.2% Taiwan 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 -0.7% Hong Kong 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 -4.0% Indonesia 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 8.0% Turkey 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 5.8% World 50.7 52.7 53.3 56.2 2.6% Source: Economic Research Service, USDA and Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. Imports Who does the U.S. Export food to?
20% of U.S. Corn is Exported(2003: 41 million metric tons, $4.6 Billion) Total U.S. Production: 256,904,560 MT Total World Production: 637,444,480 MT
U.S. Wheat Exports (2003: $3.9 billion, 50% of U.S. exported) Total U.S. Production: 63,589,820 Total World Production: 549,433,727
Rice • Total World Rice Production: • 588,563,933 MT • Total U.S. Rice Production: • 9,033,610 MT
Top Ten U.S. Export Customers $ Million SoybeanExports Soybean OilExports Soybean MealExports China Mexico Canada $82 $2,889 $242 Canada Mexico European Union-15 $72 $1,114 $150 Mexico Cuba Indonesia $50 $981 $96 China Australia Japan $48 $957 $83 Egypt Dominican Republic Taiwan $27 $419 $73 Japan Indonesia Korea $21 $324 $61 India Philippines Korea $21 $282 $57 Turkey Thailand Peru $19 $181 $44 Iraq Venezuela Canada 14 $158 $40 Algeria Turkey Turkey 13 $91 $39 All Others All Others All Others $188 $583 $304 Total Total Total $556 $7,980 $1,189 Soy Exports(2003:$6.5 Billion Dollars) 50% of U.S. soy is exported
