The United States has imported 2.16 billion pounds of beef so far in 2015 (January – July, up 32.5 from 2014.
[Reposted from Cattle Trader Center | Rob Cook | September 4, 2015]
The United States imported the most beef in 2015 from Australia followed by New Zealand & Canada.
U.S. beef imports from Australia are up 55% in 2015.
U.S. beef imports from New Zealand are up 16% in 2015.
U.S. beef imports from Canada are up 2.5% in 2015.
U.S. beef imports from Brazil are up 119% in 2015. Brazil is the 5th largest supplier of beef to the United States so far in 2015.
| U.S. Beef Imports | 1,626,905,317 | 2,155,168,282 | 32.47% |
| Country | Jan. – July 2014 | Jan. – July 2015 | Difference |
| Australia | 503,459,466 | 780,792,189 | 55.09% |
| New Zealand | 432,092,653 | 502,096,006 | 16.20% |
| Canada | 344,250,447 | 352,757,072 | 2.47% |
| Mexico | 172,109,490 | 239,302,659 | 39.04% |
| Brazil | 46,108,777 | 100,905,863 | 118.84% |
| Uruguay | 50,460,217 | 85,448,980 | 69.34% |
| Nicaragua | 58,918,199 | 69,399,769 | 17.79% |
| Costa Rica | 13,358,663 | 16,768,285 | 25.52% |
| Honduras | 4,603,943 | 3,415,398 | -25.82% |
| Japan | 853,553 | 1,771,908 | 107.59% |
| Chile | 807 | 1,174,960 | 145579.26% |
| Argentina | 680,888 | 991,024 | 45.55% |
| Ireland | 0 | 310,088 | NA |
| Denmark | 0 | 25,024 | NA |
| Croatia | 8,188 | 8,395 | 2.53% |
| Italy | 0 | 652 |
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