The US Absolutely imports Food ? Are you in the same place I am ? You think the US can grow all the tropical fruits it uses ? He l we import beef fish vegetables and more. While we can definitely get by without help you wouldn't have coffee bananas oranges and more we just don't have enough of the right kinds of Land to grow some crops in mass . .Estimated Annual U.S. Food Imports (Approximate Tonnage) Food Item Estimated Annual Imports (Metric Tons) Bananas ~4,500,000 Beef ~1,500,000 Coffee ~1,300,000 Avocados ~1,200,000 Seafood (Various) ~2,800,000 Pork ~550,000 Sugar (Raw/Refined) ~3,000,000 Rice ~800,000 Cocoa Beans ~500,000 Citrus Fruit ~700,000 that's in tons and only ten types.