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The United States is both the leading exporter and importer of essential oils, shipping a record-high $2.5 billion in 2024, primarily to Canada, the European Union (EU), and Mexico.

U.S. soybean exports to Pakistan have resumed after Pakistan removed a 2-year functional ban. On February 18, 2025, Pakistan received its first U.S. soybean shipment of 65,000 tons, and U.S. exporters will soon ship approximately 200,000 more tons.

Bulk, Intermediate, and Consumer-Oriented (BICO) goods are the primary classification for agricultural commodities. To better understand trends in agricultural trade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) organizes thousands of Harmonized Tariff System codes related to agriculture into BICO groupings based on the level of processing and typical end-use.

U.S. 2024 calendar year agricultural exports totaled $176.0 billion, marking a 1-percent increase ($1.8 billion) from the previous year and securing the third-largest total recorded.

Interactive Tableau visualization showing U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beverage (excluding juices) exports to the world from FY2011-2024.

The United States is one of the world’s leading cranberry producers and exporters. In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the United States exported $351.0 million of cranberries and related products, performing 2 percent higher than the 5-year average (FY 2019 through FY 2023).

As one of the world’s top agricultural exporters, the United States boasts a vast global trading network. In 2023, U.S. agricultural exports reached 23 markets valued at least $1.0 billion. These markets account for 88 percent of total agricultural exports and are primarily located in North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

India is expected to reach record corn consumption of 37.4 million tons for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (Nov-Oct). This increase is driven by the government’s ethanol policy and the growth of the poultry sector, which have significantly reduced corn...

The United States is the leading exporter of tree nuts in the global market, specifically almonds, walnuts, and pistachios.

U.S. wheat exports are forecast to rebound by more than a million tons in the 2024/25 marketing year (June – May), after dipping to the lowest volume in more than 50 years in 2023/24.

U.S. agricultural exports are a critical source of farm income. The USDA Economic Research Service estimates that on average 23 percent of the output of nonmanufactured agricultural products were exported between 2013 and 2022.

Agricultural exports continue to play an important role in the U.S. economy, with every state contributing.