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Top US Food Trade Advantages
Among American suppliers, the greatest food trade surpluses during 2013 were for the products listed to the right. The underlying sales for these product surpluses represent strong competitive advantages for the US.
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Cereals
The products below earned the greatest food subcategory surpluses for the US.
1. Wheat, meslin (not Durum): $9.2 billion
2. Yellow Corn No. 2: $5.0 billion
3. White wheat: $1.1 billion
4. Yellow Corn No. 3: $847.7 million
5. Husked rice (paddy or rough): $633.0 million
6. Long grain milled rice: $569.5 million
7. Grain sorghum: $464.8 million
8. Long grain milled rice: $437.9 million
9. Yellow Corn No. 1: $323.5 million
10. Durum wheat: $256.3 million
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Dairy, eggs, honey
The products below earned the greatest food subcategory surpluses for the US.
1. Concentrated milk, cream: $2.1 billion
2. Unfermented fresh cheese, curd: $414.0 million
3. Dried whey: $406.9 million
4. Butter: $315.5 million
5. Miscellaneous cheese, mixtures: $315.0 million
6. Miscellaneous cheddar cheese: $263.2 million
7. Grated/powdered cheese: $251.4 million
8. Whey protein concentrates: $232.9 million
9. Fertilized chicken eggs: $191.7 million
10. Miscellaneous milk products: $172.3 million
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Fruits, nuts
The products below earned the greatest food subcategory surpluses for the US.
1. Shelled almonds: $3.2 billion
2. Shelled pistachios: $1.1 billion
3. Fresh grapes: $1.0 billion
4. Fresh apples: $976.8 million
5. Almonds in shell: $889.3 million
6. Shelled walnuts: $701.8 million
7. Walnuts in shell: $682.8 million
8. Fresh/dried oranges: $503.1 million
9. Fresh/dried bananas: $444.3 million
10. Fresh strawberries: $429.2 million
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Meat
The products below earned the greatest food subcategory surpluses for the US.
1. Unprocessed fresh bovine, boneless: $2.4 billion
2. Frozen chicken leg quarters: $2.0 billion
3. Unprocessed frozen bovine, boneless: $1.6 billion
4. Miscellaneous frozen pork: $1.4 billion
5. Miscellaneous fresh pork: $1.2 billion
6. Fresh chicken meat, offal: $750.0 million
7. Miscellaneous frozen chicken: $580.3 million
8. Unprocessed frozen bovine, bone: $576.6 million
9. Unprocessed fresh ham, bone: $467.2 million
10. Processed miscel. fresh pork: $427.3 million
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Other food preparations
The products below earned the greatest food subcategory surpluses for the US.
1. Miscellaneous food preparations: $2.8 billion
2. Protein concentrates: $717.2 million
3. Tomato ketchup, sauces: $222.7 million
4. Sauces, mixed seasonings: $193.2 million
5. Soups, broths: $137.2 million
6. Ice cream, edible ice: $129.0 million
7. Tea extracts, concentrates: $70.6 million
8. Coffee preparations: $52.6 million
9. Prepared mustard, mustard flour: $19 million
10. Baking powders: $8.9 million
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Fastest-Growing American Food Product Surpluses 2013
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
