Increased trade in fresh fruits and vegetables provides U.S. consumers with a variety of benefits including the possibility of improved nutrition by making these products available year-round. Imports of these products are regulated by USDA's Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) to reduce the risk of inadvertent entry of pests and diseases that could harm agriculture, public health, navigation, irrigation, natural resources, or the environment.

This data product identifies which countries, under APHIS phytosanitary rules, are eligible to export to the United States the fresh fruits and vegetables that are most important in the American diet. Current data represent country eligibility as of June 2012.  Previous data represent eligibility in June of 2008 through 2011 and in February of 2007. Data on the absolute and relative importance of these countries in international production and trade, individually and in aggregate, are also included. This data product supports the objectives of the Program for Research on the Economics of Invasive Species (PREISM) under which ERS funded research to improve the economic basis of decisionmaking concerning invasive species issues, policies, and programs between 2003 and 2008.

• Individual Commodity Files
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
• Summary Files
• Other Files
• Historical Data
  • All Fruit Files
  • All Vegetable Files

Data Set
Individual Commodity Files			Back to top
Fruits			Back to top
Apples		8/29/2012
Apricots		8/29/2012
Avocados		8/29/2012
Bananas		8/29/2012
Cantaloup and Honeydew		8/29/2012
Cherries		8/29/2012
Dates		8/29/2012
Figs		8/29/2012
Grapefruits		8/29/2012
Grapes		8/29/2012
Kiwis		8/29/2012
Lemons and Limes		8/29/2012
Mangoes		8/29/2012
Olives		8/29/2012
Oranges		8/29/2012
Papayas		8/29/2012
Peaches		8/29/2012
Pears		8/29/2012
Pineapples		8/29/2012
Plums		8/29/2012
Strawberries		8/29/2012
Tangerines		8/29/2012
Watermelons		8/29/2012
U.S. Import-Eligible Countries with No Corresponding FAO Production and Export Data		6/30/2011
Vegetables			Back to top
Artichokes		8/29/2012
Asparagus		8/29/2012
Bell Pepper		8/29/2012
Broccoli and Cauliflower		8/29/2012
Cabbage and Other Brassicas		8/29/2012
Carrots		8/29/2012
Cucumbers		8/29/2012
Eggplant		8/29/2012
Garlic		8/29/2012
Green Bean		8/29/2012
Lettuce		8/29/2012
Mushroom		8/29/2012
Okra		8/29/2012
Onions		8/29/2012
Potatoes		8/29/2012
Pumpkin and Squash		8/29/2012
Spinach		8/29/2012
Sweet Corn		8/29/2012
Sweet Potato		8/29/2012
Tomatoes		8/29/2012
U.S. Import-Eligible Countries with No Corresponding FAO Production and Export Data		6/30/2011
Summary Files			Back to top
World Production and Exports of Fresh Fruits Eligible for Importation into the United States		8/29/2012
World Production and Exports of Fresh Vegetables Eligible for Importation into the United States		8/29/2012
Summary: Fresh Fruits Eligible for Importation into the United States by Country		8/29/2012
Summary: Fresh Vegetables Eligible for Importation into the United States by Country		6/30/2012
Other Files			Back to top
APHIS-FAO Country Concordance		9/7/2012
Commodity Concordance		9/7/2012
Historical Data			Back to top
All Fruit Files			Back to top
2011, PhytosanitaryFruit2011.zip		6/30/2011
2010, PhytosanitaryFruit2010.zip		6/30/2011
2009, PhytosanitaryFruit2009.zip		6/30/2011
2008, PhytosanitaryFruit2008.zip		6/30/2011
2007, PhytosanitaryFruit2007.zip		6/30/2011
All Vegetable Files			Back to top
2011, PhytosanitaryVegetable2011.zip		6/30/2011
2010, PhytosanitaryVegetable2010.zip		6/30/2011
2009, PhytosanitaryVegetable2009.zip		6/30/2011
2008, PhytosanitaryVegetable2008.zip		6/30/2011
2007, PhytosanitaryVegetable2007.zip		6/30/2011

Last updated: Monday, September 10, 2012

For more information contact: Peyton Ferrier