European Union

U.S. Trade with European Union in 2024

Export Market Rank
#4 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$12.8 Billion
3-Year Average
$12.58 Billion
Compound Average Growth
1.5% (2015-2024)
Total Export Value 2015 - 2024
Export Value by Commodity 2024

Top 10 Exports to European Union in 2024

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Tree Nuts $2.72 Billion 509,212 $2.63 Billion -2%
Soybeans $2.43 Billion 5.57 Million $2.29 Billion 34%
Distilled Spirits $1.23 Billion --- $665.93 Million 129%
Essential Oils $526.01 Million 28,687 $484.53 Million 40%
Food Preparations $455.82 Million 25,543 $376.02 Million 58%
Ethanol (non-bev.) $428.09 Million --- $200.97 Million 499%
Other Intermediate Products $398.22 Million 66,696 $375.54 Million 34%
Corn $384.87 Million 1.91 Million $124.9 Million 710%
Planting Seeds $356.12 Million 58,975 $400.28 Million -13%
Tobacco $299.55 Million 39,001 $187.44 Million 26%

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Data and Analysis

On December 23, 2024, the European Union published Regulation 2024/3234, which officially delayed the entry into application of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) until December 30, 2025.
Bisphenol A in food contact materials is banned in the European Unions as of January 20, 2025, with a phase-in period of one to three years depending on the product.
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European Union: EU Organics Market Begins to Recover

After taking a dip in 2022, the EU organic market began to recover in 2023 as consumers’ financial situations improved. France and Germany still have the largest organic markets in the EU and growth is expected in almost every Member State until 2025.

News and Features

USDA will host the second in-person Stakeholder Session of the US-EU Collaboration Platform on Agriculture April 8-9 in Washington, D.C.
May is World Trade Month, and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is marking the occasion by sharing some of the most recent facts and figures about U.S. agricultural trade.
Secretary Vilsack and EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski traveled to a family farm in Maryland so the Commissioner could learn more about U.S. agriculture and its commitment to climate-smart, sustainable production.