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2022
Exports $1.21BWorld Rnk 5 / 198
Flag Rnk 73 / 96
2022
Destination $15.7M Canada
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $15.7MMexico
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Live animals0.34Rnk 426 / 1025
2022
Imports $3.19BWorld Rnk 1 / 211
Flag Rnk 69 / 96
2022
Origin $281M Canada
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $281MCanada
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of United States1.47Rnk 10 / 133

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Exports In 2022, United States exported $1.21B in Live animals, making it the 5th largest exporter of Live animals in the world. At the same year, Live animals was the 73rd most exported product in United States. The main destination of Live animals exports from United States are: Canada ($532M), Mexico ($197M), Japan ($72M), United Kingdom ($46.9M), and Indonesia ($33.5M).

The fastest growing export markets for Live animals of United States between 2021 and 2022 were Mexico ($15.7M), United Kingdom ($15.1M), and Saudi Arabia ($12.6M).

Imports In 2022, United States imported $3.19B in Live animals, becoming the 1st largest importer of Live animals in the world. At the same year, Live animals was the 69th most imported product in United States. United States imports Live animals primarily from: Canada ($1.92B), Mexico ($461M), Netherlands ($203M), Germany ($176M), and Ireland ($74.8M).

The fastest growing import markets in Live animals for United States between 2021 and 2022 were Canada ($281M), Germany ($26.7M), and United Kingdom ($16.7M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Walmart (536), Hall's Warehouse (417), and Woodstream (305) were at the forefront of shipping Live animals to the United States.

Latest Trends

June 2024

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Overview In June 2024 United States' Live animals exports accounted up to $84.2M and imports accounted up to $354M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $269M. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of United States'   Live animals have decreased by $-9.6M (-10.2%) from $93.8M to $84.2M, while imports increased by $72.2M (25.7%) from $281M to $354M.

Destinations In June 2024, Live animals were exported mostly to Canada ($43.6M), Mexico ($8.77M), China ($4.6M), Ireland ($4.34M), and Philippines ($3.02M), and were imported mostly from Canada ($170M), Mexico ($125M), Germany ($11.1M), Ireland ($10.8M), and Netherlands ($10.7M).

Growth In June 2024, the decrease in Live animals's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Mexico ($-12.6M or -54.7%), China ($-7.51M or -100%), and United Kingdom ($-7.03M or -96.1%). In June 2024, the increase in Live animals's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Mexico ($21.6M or 44.2%), Vietnam ($4.81M or 309%), and Ireland ($4.67M or 82.5%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$-9.6M(-10.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$72.2M(25.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Kentucky$26.3M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)Canada$43.6M

This section shows Live animals's exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Live animals over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$1.21B
IMPORTS (2022)$3.19B
NET TRADE (2022)-$1.98B

In 2022, United States exported $1.21B in Live animals. The main destinations of United States exports on Live animals were Canada ($532M), Mexico ($197M), Japan ($72M), United Kingdom ($46.9M), and Indonesia ($33.5M).

In 2022, United States imported $3.19B in Live animals, mainly from Canada ($1.92B), Mexico ($461M), Netherlands ($203M), Germany ($176M), and Ireland ($74.8M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Live animals EXPORT MARKETS FOR United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
Mexico$15.7M (8.7%)
United Kingdom$15.1M (47.6%)
Saudi Arabia$12.6M (229%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Live animals BY United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
Canada-$42.1M (-7.33%)
China-$28.7M (-58.8%)
Japan-$21.5M (-23%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, United States's main exporting competitors in Live animals were:
France $2.5B
Canada $1.97B
Netherlands $1.74B
In 2022, United States's main importing competitors in Live animals were:
Italy $1.85B
Germany $1.48B

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Trade Value of Live animals by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $3.66M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited Kingdom+ $8.01M

Live animals’s highest export potential is Vietnam. With an export gap of $3.66M.   Live animals’s highest import potential is United Kingdom with an import gap of $8.01M.

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