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Article Publishing Date: Dec 21, 2021

U.S. Vegetable Imports Will Peak at 9.3M Tons in 2022

IndexBox has just published a new report: 'U.S. - Vegetable - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights. Here is a summary of the report's key findings.

The volume of imports in the U.S. fresh vegetable market is forecast to increase from 8.9M tons in 2021 to 9.3M tons in 2022. In monetary terms, imports should decrease from $10.5B to $10.3B with an expected price decline. Throughout January-October 2021, American purchases totalled 6.9M tons, which was 5.5% more than in the same period last year. Mexico, Canada and Peru remain the key suppliers for the U.S., accounting for 95% of its total import volume.

U.S. Vegetable Imports

From January to October 2021, the U.S. imported 6.9M tons of fresh vegetables, a 5.5%-increase compared to the same period last year. According to a recent USDA forecast, American purchases are set to keep growing from approximately 8.91M tons by the end of this year to 9.3M tons in 2022. The average import prices are forecast to decrease, and the total value of supplies into the U.S. to fall by 2% y-o-y to $10.3B next year.

Last year, the amount of vegetables imported into the U.S. totalled 8.1M tons, growing by 2.7% compared with the year before. In value terms, vegetable imports reached $10.4B (IndexBox estimates).

In 2020, Mexico (6.1M tons) constituted the largest vegetable supplier to the U.S., with a 75% share of total imports. Moreover, vegetable imports from Mexico exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Canada (1.4M tons), fourfold.

Over the past year, the growth rate of volume from Mexico amounted to +2.5%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average annual rates of imports growth: Canada (+7.0% per year) and Peru (-4.7% per year).

In value terms, Mexico ($7.3B) constituted the largest supplier of vegetables to the U.S., comprising 70% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by Canada ($1.9B), with an 18% share of total imports.

The average vegetable import price stood at $1,294 per ton in 2020, increasing by 8.6% against the previous year. Average prices varied somewhat amongst the major supplying countries. The country with the highest price was Peru ($1,759 per ton), while the price for Mexico ($1,206 per ton) was amongst the lowest. The most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Mexico, while the prices for the other significant suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the vegetable market in the U.S.. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and exports). The forecast exhibits the market prospects through 2030.

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  11. LIST OF TABLES

    1. Key Findings In 2023
    2. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    3. Market Value, 2012–2023
    4. Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2023
    5. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    6. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    7. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
    8. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    9. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    10. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
  12. LIST OF FIGURES

    1. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    2. Market Value, 2012–2023
    3. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
    4. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
    5. Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
    6. Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
    7. Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
    8. Market Volume Forecast to 2030
    9. Market Value Forecast to 2030
    10. Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
    11. Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
    12. Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
    13. Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
    14. Production Volume And Growth
    15. Yield And Growth
    16. Exports And Growth
    17. Export Prices And Growth
    18. Market Size And Growth
    19. Per Capita Consumption
    20. Imports And Growth
    21. Import Prices
    22. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    23. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    24. Area Harvested, 2012–2023
    25. Yield, 2012–2023
    26. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    27. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    28. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    29. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    30. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    31. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
    32. Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    33. Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    34. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    35. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    36. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    37. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

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