Food and beverages purchased for future consumption

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Top Producer
California
$302B in 2024
Top Consumer
California
$298B in 2024
Most Common Transport Type
Truck
1.58B tons

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In 2024, the top producer of Food and beverages purchased for future consumption was California with $302B. This is expected to increase 60.4% to $484B by 2050. The top consumer was California with $298B, and those inbound shipments are expected to increase 66.4% to $496B by 2050.

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages

In 2024, the most common means of transport for Food and beverages purchased for future consumption , by weight, was Truck with 1.58B tons, followed by Rail with 107M tons and Multiple Modes and Mail with 73.4M tons.

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Production

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
Largest Producers in 2024
  1. California
    $302B
  2. Texas
    $164B
  3. Illinois
    $120B

In 2024, the US state which produced the most outbound food and beverages purchased for future consumption was California ($302B). Production in California is expected to increase 60.4% to $484B by 2050.

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Consumption

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
Largest Consumers in 2024
  1. California
    $298B
  2. Texas
    $169B
  3. Illinois
    $131B

In 2024, the US state which consumed the most inbound food and beverages purchased for future consumption was California ($298B). Consumption in California is expected to increase 66.4% to $496B by 2050.

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Transportation Method by Weight

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
Most Common Means
  1. Truck
    1.58B tons
  2. Rail
    107M tons
  3. Multiple Modes and Mail
    73.4M tons

In 2024, the most common means of transport for food and beverages purchased for future consumption , by weight, was Truck with 1.58B tons, followed by Rail with 107M tons and Multiple Modes and Mail with 73.4M tons. The following chart shows the breakdown of each transportation type compared to the national average for all products.

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Outbound California Partners

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
Top Purchasers (excluding California)
  1. Texas
    $7.34B
  2. Washington
    $6.05B
  3. Arizona
    $5.75B

In 2024, the largest purchaser of food and beverages purchased for future consumption from California (excluding California itself) is Texas ($7.34B), followed by Washington ($6.05B) and Arizona ($5.75B)

The following map shows the amount of food and beverages purchased for future consumption that California sells to each state (excluding California itself). Select a new state from the dropdown menu to update the map to focus on sales for that state.

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Inbound California Partners

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
Top Exporters
  1. Texas
    $9.4B
  2. Washington
    $5.35B
  3. Arizona
    $4.73B

In 2024, the largest domestic source for food and beverages purchased for future consumption in California (excluding California itself) is Texas ($9.4B), followed by Washington ($5.35B) and Arizona ($4.73B)

The following map shows the amount of food and beverages purchased for future consumption that each state outbounds to California (excluding California itself). Select a new state from the dropdown menu to update the map to focus on purchases made by that state.

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Product Flow

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are other ag prods., meat/seafood, milled grain prods., other foodstuffs, and alcoholic beverages
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