Imports 

22%

Exports 

78%

Top 20 U.S. Ports Moving Waterborne Agricultural Trade, 2011

Rank U.S. Ports State Imports Exports Total Share

Metric Tons

1 New Orleans Port Region* LA 1,905,984 59,716,467 61,622,450 33%

2 Los Angeles CA 2,725,490 7,666,611 10,392,101 6%

3 Kalama WA - 9,504,198 9,504,198 5%

4 New York NY 7,979,024 1,463,135 9,442,159 5%

5 Houston TX 1,796,448 7,425,281 9,221,729 5%

6 Seattle WA 553,031 8,348,638 8,901,669 5%

7 Tacoma WA 110,408 7,295,856 7,406,264 4%

8 Portland OR 85,320 6,741,356 6,826,677 4%

9 Long Beach CA 1,925,664 4,467,843 6,393,507 3%

10 Oakland CA 2,038,008 4,221,872 6,259,880 3%

11 Norfolk* VA 1,109,023 4,905,642 6,014,665 3%

12 Savannah GA 2,466,994 2,066,933 4,533,927 2%

13 Corpus Christi TX 39,385 4,068,528 4,107,913 2%

14 Galveston TX 298,841 3,343,325 3,642,166 2%

15 Vancouver WA - 3,403,622 3,403,622 2%

16 Philadelphia PA 2,315,106 146,635 2,461,741 1%

17 Port Everglades FL 1,276,241 580,704 1,856,945 1%

18 Beaumont TX 47,078 1,658,354 1,705,432 1%

19 Jacksonville FL 377,372 1,287,109 1,664,482 1%

20 Miami FL 992,432 602,986 1,595,418 1%

Other 12,684,456 7,564,934 20,249,390 11%

Total 40,726,304 146,480,029 187,206,333 100%

*New Orleans Port Region includes: South Louisiana, New Orleans, Westwego, Baton Rouge, Avondale, Gretna, Chalmette, 

Gramercy, Destrehan, LA

*Norfolk includes: Norfolk, Newport News, and Richmond, VA

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Follow this link for the full report.

New Orleans: Wikipedia

Los Angeles: ©Port of Los Angeles

Kalama: Port of Kalama

New York: By Amerune

Houston: Port of Houston

Seattle: Port of Seattle, image by Don Wilson

Tacoma: Port of Tacoma

Long Beach, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Oakland, CA

Portland, OR

Kalama, WA

Seattle, WA

Tacoma, WA

Vancouver, WA

Corpus Christi, TX

Houston, TX

Galveston, T

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Beaumont, TX

New Orleans, LA

Miami, FL

Port Everglades, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Savannah, GA

Norfolk, VA

Philadelphia, PA

New York, NY

Profiles of Top U.S. 

Agricultural Ports

Portland: ©Port of Portland

Long Beach: Courtesy of the Port of Long Beach

Oakland: Port of Oakland

Norfolk: Port of Norfolk, photo by Stephen Little

Savannah: Georgia Ports Authority, photo by Stephen Morton

Corpus Christi: Port of Corpus Christi

Galveston: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Vancouver: Port of Vancouver

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

Port Everglades: Port Everglades

Beaumont: Port of Beaumont

Jacksonville: Jacksonville Port Authority 

Miami: Port of Miami

Photo Credits:

Agricultural 

Marketing 

Service

September 2013

T

he agricultural community uses the ocean 

transportation network extensively to serve its 

global customers. In calendar year 2011, 80 percent 

of U.S. agricultural exports (146.5 million metric tons), 

and 78 percent of imports (40.7 million metric tons) 

were waterborne (Census Bureau, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, and PIERS). The following Agricultural Port 

Profiles provide a view of the top 20 U.S. ocean ports 

moving agricultural export and import traffic (see table). 

The Profiles provide detailed information on commodities 

moved, shipping lines used, and destination and origin 

countries. Selecting a port location above will direct you 

to the individual port profile. 

Click on the name of a port in either the map or the table 

to read its profile.