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Although the United States buys more vegetables from Mexico than from any other country, only 35% of the U.S. vegetable supply is imported. Most fruit in the U.S. — around 60% — is sourced from other countries. 

In 2023, 63% of U.S. vegetable imports, and 47% of fruits and nuts imports, came from Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture. Around 90% of Mexico’s horticultural exports go to the U.S., totalling $19.7 billion in 2023. 

In 2024, Colorado imported almost $1.1 billion in products from Mexico. Agricultural goods accounted for $8 million, while $155 million in navigational and medical instruments and $96 million in household appliances were imported. Mexico is currently subject to a 25% tariff on steel, aluminum and automobiles. 

Colorado imported over $16 billion in products from around the world, including $3.3 billion in oil and gas and $1.1 billion in electronic components.

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References:

Growth in Mexico’s Horticultural Exports to the United States Continued Even as New U.S. Food Safety Laws Took Effect, Department of Agriculture, Oct. 21, 2024. Source link.

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetables supplies continue to rely on imports, Department of Agriculture, Jan. 16, 2025. Source link.

U.S. State Goods Trade by Partner, filtered for Colorado and Mexico, and Colorado and worldwide, International Trade Administration, accessed in April 2025. Source link.

Tradestats Express — State Trade by Partners, filtered for Colorado worldwide imports in agricultural products, International Trade Administration, accessed in April 2025. Source link.

Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out, Reuters, Apr. 7, 2025. Source link.

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