Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$450 million$450M
vs 2010
3.2× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
0.5%
Busiest portTop port
San Luis, AZ

Most imported lettuce comes from Mexico: 82% of $450 million.

Canada is second at 17%. Fresh lettuce and chicory.

Where US lettuce comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $450M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Mexico$371M82.4%
  2. 02Canada$75.5M16.8%
  3. 03Guatemala$1.6M0.4%
  4. 04Belgium$979K0.2%
  5. 05Netherlands$420K<0.1%
  6. 06Italy$405K<0.1%
  7. 07Peru$93K<0.1%
  8. 08Spain$84K<0.1%
  9. 09Colombia$3K<0.1%

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US lettuce imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US lettuce imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Mexico81% → 82%
Italy<0.1% → <0.1%
Spain<0.1% → <0.1%
Colombia0% → <0.1%
Guatemala0.4% → 0.4%
Netherlands0.1% → <0.1%
Peru0.2% → <0.1%
Canada17% → 17%
Belgium1.5% → 0.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it's grown

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Mexico alone sends 82%, and Canada adds another 17%. North America is the next-largest source region at 17%.

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  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Canada
  3. 03Guatemala
  4. 04Belgium
  5. 05Netherlands
  6. 06Italy
  7. 07Peru
  8. 08Spain

Where it enters

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

99% comes in by land or other routes, not by ship or air. San Luis takes 33%. Laredo and Calexico East follow at 26% and 11%.

Goods crossing by land are recorded at Census ports of entry, which can be inland.

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  1. ASan Luis, AZ $148M
  2. BLaredo, TX $117M
  3. CCalexico East, CA $51.5M
  4. DChamplain-Rouses Point, NY $46.6M
  5. EHidalgo, TX $24.6M
  6. FBuffalo-Niagara Falls, NY $20.9M
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the lettuce is used.

Two states are listed for over $100M each.

  1. 01California$221M
  2. 02Texas$129M
  3. 03New York$22.2M
  4. 04New Jersey$14.4M
  5. 05Florida$12.2M
$100M+$40–100M$10–40M$1–10MUnder $1M

Counted under HS 0705. How we count.