| Table 20--U.S. corn and sorghum imports (bushels) |
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| Import and mkt yr 1/ | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Annual |
| Corn grain | 2005/06 | 762,970 | 732,067 | 618,499 | 468,533 | 359,744 | 406,887 | 2,137,589 | 1,581,165 | 418,245 | 694,387 | 328,592 | 297,238 | 8,805,915 |
| 2006/07 | 242,139 | 479,573 | 431,151 | 523,614 | 552,213 | 608,527 | 2,246,950 | 2,607,439 | 621,346 | 1,137,884 | 1,785,953 | 745,906 | 11,982,695 |
| 2007/08 | 854,256 | 595,563 | 734,654 | 659,014 | 923,664 | 1,235,797 | 3,873,306 | 3,445,290 | 2,392,927 | 2,447,810 | 1,937,859 | 920,362 | 20,020,501 |
| 2008/09 | 574,782 | 796,720 | 1,443,349 | 1,240,994 | 1,632,505 | 1,234,189 | 2,614,112 | 1,832,405 | 674,288 | 672,875 | 486,483 | 327,060 | 13,529,763 |
| 2009/10 | 297,375 | 272,271 | 409,889 | 399,057 | 469,987 | 449,680 | 983,024 | 1,550,931 | 597,807 | 851,723 | 854,373 | 1,207,095 | 8,343,211 |
| 2010/11 | 1,270,195 | 1,277,994 | 2,773,222 | 2,692,871 | 2,725,591 | 3,045,325 | 3,969,135 | 4,640,222 | 1,774,745 | 1,831,863 | 485,347 | 1,182,791 | 27,669,302 |
| 2011/12 | 546,166 | 1,209,699 | 2,298,293 | 1,480,309 | 1,081,696 | 1,372,502 | 3,764,436 | 3,806,849 | 3,072,712 | 3,446,317 | 2,855,610 | 4,037,783 | 28,972,372 |
| 2012/13 | 1,683,822 | 10,719,659 | 16,728,874 | 18,286,164 | 17,881,792 | 15,317,820 | 7,692,467 | | | | | | 88,310,598 |
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| Corn total 2/ | 2005/06 | 2,915,931 | 2,952,907 | 2,651,986 | 2,614,381 | 2,465,541 | 2,240,944 | 4,174,667 | 3,648,334 | 2,524,378 | 2,677,666 | 2,306,837 | 2,710,193 | 33,883,764 |
| 2006/07 | 2,139,471 | 2,403,110 | 2,293,261 | 2,528,341 | 2,551,770 | 2,507,056 | 4,649,138 | 4,677,733 | 2,965,200 | 3,268,259 | 3,736,742 | 3,269,276 | 36,989,357 |
| 2007/08 | 2,813,409 | 2,991,712 | 2,856,826 | 2,790,427 | 3,267,901 | 3,333,467 | 5,965,169 | 5,750,154 | 4,933,409 | 4,804,914 | 4,642,760 | 3,539,622 | 47,689,769 |
| 2008/09 | 2,971,688 | 3,404,550 | 3,829,995 | 3,483,220 | 3,993,378 | 3,215,121 | 4,600,666 | 4,167,488 | 2,636,376 | 2,720,264 | 2,534,915 | 2,426,320 | 39,983,981 |
| 2009/10 | 2,331,854 | 2,184,955 | 2,133,171 | 2,265,102 | 2,526,251 | 2,466,534 | 3,426,853 | 3,726,202 | 2,890,911 | 3,171,679 | 3,039,397 | 3,711,670 | 33,874,580 |
| 2010/11 | 3,585,497 | 3,324,482 | 4,903,557 | 4,622,265 | 4,955,381 | 5,041,958 | 6,361,159 | 6,913,853 | 4,319,294 | 4,216,613 | 2,684,652 | 3,568,318 | 54,497,029 |
| 2011/12 | 2,564,203 | 3,290,486 | 4,520,237 | 3,592,123 | 3,507,308 | 3,580,169 | 6,139,725 | 6,210,660 | 5,668,264 | 5,707,937 | 5,576,113 | 6,390,372 | 56,747,597 |
| 2012/13 | 3,870,992 | 13,654,158 | 18,988,488 | 20,524,692 | 20,752,274 | 17,533,477 | 10,381,738 | | | | | | 105,705,819 |
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| Sorghum total 3/ | 2005/06 | | | | | 107 | 787 | 1,417 | | | | | | 2,312 |
| 2006/07 | 168 | | | 68 | 354 | 35,390 | | 16 | | | 571 | 39,165 | 75,732 |
| 2007/08 | 10,968 | 7,874 | 4,625 | | 898 | | 3,367 | 2,073 | 180 | 685 | 118 | 7,874 | 38,662 |
| 2008/09 | 12,590 | 15,747 | 83,786 | 15,747 | 3,937 | 169 | | 438 | 14 | | | | 132,428 |
| 2009/10 | | | | 865 | | 3,817 | 79 | 56 | 433 | 13 | | 129 | 5,391 |
| 2010/11 | 179 | 7,583 | | | 18,662 | 1,031 | 1,385 | 59 | 250 | | | 567 | 29,716 |
| 2011/12 | 71 | 670 | 143 | 11,960 | 9,755 | 24,876 | 17,598 | 7,704 | 26,794 | 4,799 | 247 | 772 | 105,390 |
| 2012/13 | 2,078 | 1,082,687 | 2,777 | 806 | 7,717 | 49,016 | 1,084,744 | | | | | | 2,229,825 |
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1/ September-August. 2/ Includes whole grain (white, yellow, seed, relief), dry-processed corn (cornmeal for relief, as grain, grits), and wet-processed corn (corn starch, sugar dextrose, |
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glucose, high fructose). 3/ Includes seed and unmilled. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Statistics; and ERS calculations using Census trade statistics. |
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