Fruit. Although U.S. fruit exports have shown strong growth, the United States has remained a net fruit importer. U.S. fruit imports rose during the last three decades, partly owing to the growing minority ethnic populations in the United States and to an increased demand for new products. Not only have imports expanded for commodities already produced domestically and created competition for U.S. producers, but imports have also increased for nontraditional fruits, especially many tropical fruits.The recent growth in imports was evident in each of the fruit categories (fresh, juice, canned, dried, and frozen). Frozen fruit imports posted the strongest growth during the second half of the 2000s. Led by berries, frozen fruit imports more than tripled in volume, and in terms of share of domestic consumption, they rose from over 10 percent in the 1990s to around 30 percent in recent years. More than half of the frozen fruit imports are from Mexico, Canada, and Chile.Domestic fruit imports continue to rise, especially in the fresh, canned, and juice markets. U.S. markets for fresh and canned fruit, as well as fruit juice, are the most dependent on imports to meet domestic demand in recent years. Presently, nearly half of fresh fruit, two-fifths of canned fruit, and about one-third of fruit juice consumed in the United States are from imports.
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