High-value products make up 98 percent U.S. agricultural import value

Growth in U.S. agricultural imports over the last 25 years has been propelled by a growing domestic demand for an array of high-value and consumer-oriented products. In 2025 these products made up 98 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural imports and have grown, on average, by 6.4 percent annually since 2001. The majority of these high-value products are processed products such as non-alcoholic beverages and bakery goods, both of which have grown significantly since 2001. In total, processed goods totaled $136 billion in 2025, comprising 64 percent of all agricultural imports. Semi-processed goods such as vegetable oils and meals comprised 13 percent of all agricultural imports in 2025. This number has grown in recent years, as vegetable oil imports have helped supply domestic biofuel demand. Raw high-value product imports were $45 billion or 21 percent of agricultural imports in 2025, with growth over the last 25 years coming largely from fresh fruits (such as berries and avocados). The share of imports in bulk commodities (such as grains, oilseeds, cotton, and tobacco) declined from 6 percent in the 1990s to 2 percent in 2025.