| Table 24--U.S. corn and sorghum imports by selected sources (1,000 metric tons) |
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| Import and country/region 1/ | 1989/90 | 1990/91 | 1991/92 | 1992/93 | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 |
| Corn 2/ | Canada | 28 | 60 | 459 | 159 | 502 | 220 | 379 | 285 | 128 | 392 | 297 | 111 | 194 | 297 | 294 | 203 | 108 | 117 | 360 | 226 | 124 | 608 | 491 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 90 |
| Chile | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 55 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 70 |
| Argentina | 11 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 58 |
| Turkey | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 14 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 86 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| European Union-27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China (Mainland) | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand, No Islands | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guyana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| Other Europe | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivia | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia (No Islands) | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Nicaragua | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Colombia | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| El Salvador | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | |
| Former Soviet Union-12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Honduras | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| Israel | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| Japan | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Paraguay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Philippines | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | |
| Venezuela | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Total 3/ | 48 | 87 | 499 | 180 | 529 | 243 | 419 | 337 | 224 | 478 | 375 | 173 | 258 | 367 | 358 | 275 | 224 | 304 | 509 | 344 | 212 | 703 | 736 |
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| Sorghum 2/ | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China (Mainland) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Union-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chile | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Colombia | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Haiti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | |
| Turkey | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Venezuela | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total 3/ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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1/ Market year is September-August. 2/ Grain only. 3/ May not add due to rounding. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Statistics. |
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