In addition to this, a report released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada using U.S. Census Data in April shows that 58 percent of Arkansas agriculture exports to its top five markets go to Western Hemisphere countries. These countries include Mexico, Canada, Haiti and Guatemala.
Nearly half of all exports and 72 percent of all Arkansas agriculture exports go to Western Hemisphere countries.
According to the report, 43 percent of total agriculture exports go to Canada and Mexico. Furthermore, 34 percent of all exports from Arkansas go to Canada and Mexico, according to recently updated data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In addition, Arkansas exports $182 million in services to Canada every year and nearly $100 million in services to Mexico.
Recently updated reports by the ITA TradeStats Express State Export Data explore Arkansas's total exports to Western Hemisphere countries as well as the growth of agriculture exports to these countries.
The Western Hemisphere substantially grew by 20% YOY after a decline since 2013.
72% of all agricultural exports from Arkansas go to Western Hemisphere Countries, the highest since 2007.
Over 46% of all Arkansas exports now go to Western Hemisphere countries.
34% of all exports from Arkansas go to Canada and Mexico.
43% of all agricultural exports from Arkansas go to Canada and Mexico.
Arkansas exports of agricultural commodities since 1994 have increased by 911% compared to the rest of the world at 167%.
This translates into an agricultural export growth rate from Arkansas to Mexico of 5.46 times higher than its agricultural export growth rate to the rest of the world.