Table 24--U.S. durum wheat imports: Grain, flour, and products (1,000 bushels)
Import and mkt yr 1/
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Q1 Jun-Aug
Q2 Sep-Nov
Q3 Dec-Feb
Q4 Mar-May
Annual
Durum grain
2005/06
1,540
615
1,055
895
1,090
1,256
1,892
1,650
1,930
2,137
1,392
1,714
3,209
3,241
5,472
5,244
17,166
2006/07
3,016
2,398
2,162
2,260
2,185
1,720
1,745
2,093
1,856
1,824
2,667
1,612
7,576
6,164
5,694
6,103
25,537
2007/08
2,542
3,041
2,298
1,318
1,360
1,429
1,988
2,047
1,782
3,390
1,422
1,762
7,880
4,107
5,816
6,574
24,377
2008/09
1,629
1,126
970
371
1,979
1,795
1,979
3,211
2,960
2,383
2,735
2,312
3,725
4,145
8,150
7,430
23,450
2009/10
1,716
1,318
1,092
1,142
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
4,126
1,142
--
--
5,267
                  
Durum semolina and flour 2/
2005/06
266
237
321
267
324
261
247
298
258
332
295
308
824
853
803
934
3,413
2006/07
305
271
294
285
366
295
273
313
239
296
284
312
871
946
825
892
3,533
2007/08
285
194
301
332
387
336
336
297
328
398
428
420
780
1,055
961
1,247
4,042
2008/09
501
310
386
363
268
270
219
270
268
324
273
275
1,198
900
758
872
3,727
2009/10
240
253
294
289
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
787
289
--
--
1,075
                  
Durum pasta and couscous 3/
2005/06
978
945
948
856
1,009
1,059
1,017
910
834
1,002
1,014
1,058
2,871
2,925
2,761
3,074
11,630
2006/07
1,007
1,007
995
732
1,062
1,109
1,059
1,191
926
1,260
1,139
934
3,010
2,902
3,176
3,333
12,421
2007/08
965
1,044
1,026
819
1,041
1,066
1,048
1,077
918
969
1,051
918
3,035
2,926
3,043
2,938
11,942
2008/09
941
1,012
879
788
810
918
1,004
856
775
986
1,011
997
2,832
2,516
2,635
2,994
10,977
2009/10
993
968
1,008
851
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2,969
851
--
--
3,820
                  
Durum total 4/
2005/06
2,783
1,796
2,324
2,019
2,423
2,576
3,157
2,858
3,021
3,471
2,701
3,079
6,903
7,018
9,036
9,251
32,209
2006/07
4,328
3,677
3,451
3,276
3,613
3,123
3,077
3,596
3,021
3,380
4,089
2,858
11,456
10,012
9,695
10,328
41,491
2007/08
3,792
4,279
3,624
2,469
2,788
2,830
3,371
3,421
3,027
4,757
2,902
3,101
11,695
8,087
9,820
10,759
40,361
2008/09
3,072
2,447
2,235
1,522
3,057
2,982
3,202
4,337
4,003
3,693
4,019
3,583
7,755
7,561
11,543
11,295
38,154
2009/10
2,949
2,539
2,394
2,281
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
7,881
2,281
--
--
10,163
                  
1/ June-May.
2/ Expressed in grain-equivalent bushels.
3/ Expressed in grain-equivalent bushels. Includes 80 percent of selected nonegg pastas.
4/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Statistics; and ERS calculations using Census trade statistics.
Date run: 11/23/2009