Almost 70 percent of U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico in 2008 consisted of beer, fruit, or vegetables 1/

Pie chart with 8 items.

Item 1, Beer 14%.
Item 2, Other beverages, excluding fruit juice 3%.
Item 3, Fruit and preparations, excluding juice 19%.
Item 4, Tomatoes 10%.
Item 5, Peppers 5%.
Item 6, Other vegetables and preparations 17%.
Item 7, Livestock and animal products 6%.
Item 8, Other agricultural products 26%.

1/ Data are for calendar year 2008, when U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico equaled $10.9 billion.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Trade Internet System.

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