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Where does the United States get its beef? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $10.8 billion of beef (1.5 million tonnes), 15.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Australia (26%), Canada (24%) and Mexico (17%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of beef.

Summary

Value
$10.8billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Share of world total
15.6%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Australia2.8Tonnes: 379,341USD per tonne: $7,43926.2%Sea
Canada2.6Tonnes: 344,605USD per tonne: $7,56224.2%Land
Mexico1.8Tonnes: 222,094USD per tonne: $8,02616.6%Land
New Zealand1.1Tonnes: 182,277USD per tonne: $6,30410.7%Sea
Brazil0.97Tonnes: 192,552USD per tonne: $5,0489%Sea
Uruguay0.58Tonnes: 95,372USD per tonne: $6,0485.4%Sea
Nicaragua0.32Tonnes: 49,396USD per tonne: $6,4493%Sea
Argentina0.2Tonnes: 34,714USD per tonne: $5,8411.9%Sea
Paraguay0.14Tonnes: 28,686USD per tonne: $4,7711.3%Sea
Japan0.08Tonnes: 1,721USD per tonne: $48,2570.77%Air
Costa Rica0.07Tonnes: 12,140USD per tonne: $5,7480.65%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 2,909USD per tonne: $8,8570.24%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 1,019USD per tonne: $5,5430.05%Sea
Ireland0.01Tonnes: 1,194USD per tonne: $4,4140.05%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 338USD per tonne: $4,5490.01%Sea
Dominican Republic< 0.01Tonnes: 243USD per tonne: $4,8260.01%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $11,9630%Sea
Guatemala< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $16,3690%Sea
Honduras< 0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $5,6220%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $11,5850%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Australia has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Australia 2.8
  • Canada 2.6
  • Mexico 1.8
  • New Zealand 1.1
  • Brazil 0.97

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Australia0.432.8
Canada0.362.6
Mexico0.011.8
New Zealand0.41.1
Brazil< 0.010.97

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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