Puerto Rico agri and related exports dropped in value from a high of $352 million in 2016 to just $191 million in 2020.
The largest destination markets have been the European Union and Canada. The value of exports to Canada fell by 60 percent from 2011–20, while shipments to the European Union (EU-27) rose 66 percent. Exports of processed fruit nearly doubled (up 98 percent) from 2011−20.
Crop sales in Puerto Rico decreased by $82 million from 2012 to 2018, with 8 of the 10 commodity groups decreasing. The most notable decreases were for plantains (-$54 million), coffee (-$30 million), vegetables and melons (-$23 million), and fruits and coconuts (-$19 million).
Notably, the most negatively affected commodities were tree crops, which require some years to return to profitable yields; destruction of these long-term agricultural investments was a substantial impact of the hurricanes. Only two crop-commodity groups increased in sales from 2012 to 2018. Pineapples, the crop least affected by the hurricanes, increased by $0.7 million.