“America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”
What PolitiFact found
The U.S. ice cream trade surplus largely diminished in 2021 under former President Joe Biden and turned to a deficit in 2022. The change was driven mostly by a jump in imports, primarily from Italy. Exports have remained largely unchanged since 2020. In general, the U.S. produces far more ice cream than it imports or exports. In 2024, U.S. traditional dairy-based ice cream imports equaled less than 1% of domestic production and exports equaled slightly more than 1%.
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In short
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (federal agency) made this claim around 20 July 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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