As Tariffs Loom, US Imports More Food Than Ever

By Transport Topics Last updated Feb 28, 2025

February 28, 2025 7:00 AM, EST

Country Expected to Run Agriculture Trade Deficit to Record $49 Billion This Year

A worker packs avocados at a facility in Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg News)

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The United States, known for being a global agriculture powerhouse, has never imported more food than it is right now.

Inbound shipments of everything from avocados to coffee and sugar are expected to drive the country’s agriculture t…