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From: Ed P <esp@snet.n>
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Subject: How much food we import
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:14:54 -0500
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I assume these figures are correct, we import more than I'd have guessed.

https://tinyurl.com/5xcujwf9

A 2023 report by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that 94 
percent of seafood sold in the U.S. in 2018 was imported from abroad, 
along with 55 percent of fresh fruit and 32 percent of fresh vegetables.

"Among the notable products imported are various fruits and vegetables 
from Mexico; apple juice, tilapia and cod from China; and a small amount 
of wheat from both Canada and Europe," said Quoc Le.

Eggs are another story

https://www.newsweek.com/bird-flu-avian-influenza-egg-shortages-poultry-california-2013109
Why Is There an Egg Shortage Right Now?
The latest report by the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
Marketing Service, which was published last week, said bird flu 
outbreaks—and fires in poultry facilities—resulted in a total loss of 
39.9 million egg-laying hens across 12 U.S. states in 2024.

The report added that 43 percent of those losses occurred in the last 
two months of the year, with "persistent and significant outbreaks of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial table egg layer 
flocks through December."