Agriculture & Forestry
Industry Summary
The Agriculture & Forestry industry involves the cultivation of crops, raising livestock, and the sustainable management of forests. From a physical commodity perspective, this industry is characterized by a wide range of tangible products, both raw and processed, that contribute to food production, wood manufacturing, together with agricultural machinery.
- Total Consignees
- 3,441
- Total Shippers
- 3,083
- Total BLS
- 685,161
Industry Details
Agricultrure & Forestry trade consists of 17 commodity groups with 174 underlying commodities, where top 5 leading commodity groups in TEU volume are 1. Animal Nutritition (227,036 TEU) 2. Agricultural Machinery (167,472 TEU) 3. Lipids & Emollients (142,571 TEU) 4. Sugarcane (127,651 TEU) 5. Inedible Animal byproducts (97,214 TEU) The leading markets within the manufacturing are All other (with 56.9%), United States (with 15.7%), China (with 14%), Italy (with 5.1%), Belgium (with 4.2%), Germany (with 4.1%). Considering the weight-intensive nature of this leading industry vertical, transportation consists of a combination of Liquid Bulk (72.8%), Dry Bulk (26.1%), General Cargo (0.6%) transportation modalities. The leading ports in liftings are port SHANG HAI, SHANGHAI, CHINA MAINLAND, LAEM CHABANG, THAILAND, ANTWERP, ANVERS, BELGIUM where the majority of cargo flows into discharge ports NEWARK, NJ, LOS ANGELES, CA, NORFOLK, VA with carriers MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S.A. - MSC, HAPAG LLOYD, CMA CGM leading in total volume.