Jamaica

U.S. Trade with Jamaica in 2022

Export Market Rank
#36 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$696.88 Million
3-Year Average
$563.37 Million
Compound Average Growth
3.1% (2013-2022)
Total Export Value 2013 - 2022
Export Value by Commodity 2022

Top 10 Exports to Jamaica in 2022

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Corn $88.97 Million 289,284 $60.53 Million 31%
Wheat $67.66 Million 156,291 $51.41 Million 9%
Ethanol (non-bev.) $65.05 Million --- $36.72 Million 134%
Soybean Meal $55.06 Million 109,131 $45.71 Million 13%
Forest Products $52.28 Million --- $42.96 Million 44%
Eggs & Products $42.72 Million 6 $25.86 Million 148%
Dairy Products $34.46 Million 6,622 $22.18 Million 77%
Soybean Oil $30.94 Million 21,259 $22.02 Million 163%
Baked Goods $28.39 Million 9,812 $22.29 Million 45%
Poultry Meat & Prods. (excl. eggs) $24.42 Million 17,510 $26.05 Million -23%

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Data and Analysis

Attaché Report (GAIN)

Jamaica: Sugar Annual

Post forecasts Jamaica’s sugar production down eight percent to 36,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/2024, an outlook that reinforces a trend already underway with past estimates for this waning industry.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Jamaica: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

U.S. agricultural exports to Jamaica in 2021 totaled nearly $500 million, making the United States a key trading partner for the Caribbean nation. Currently, some U.S. exported livestock feed inputs and intermediate foods to Jamaica are produced using biotechnological methods. Jamaica recently approved a national Biosafety Policy which will guide how biotechnology and biosafety is utilized in the country.
This report outlines the requirement for exporting food and agricultural products to Jamaica. There were no major changes to these requirements in 2022.

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