Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2026 were an estimated 10.1 million metric tons (Mt), a 9.8% increase from shipments in June 2025.
Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 49.6 Mt, a 5.1% increase from those for the same period in 2025. Of total blended tonnage reported year-to-date in 2026, 29.7 Mt (95%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type IL); the leading destination for Type IL shipments by tonnage was Texas.
The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in June 2026 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan; these states accounted for 37.6% of cement produced.
The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and New York, in descending order) received 37.7% of shipments in June.
Masonry cement shipments totaled an estimated 177,000 metric tons (t) in June 2026, a 5.9% decrease from those in June 2025. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 955,000 t, a decrease of 8.8% from those for the same period in 2025.
The leading masonry cement-consuming states in June 2026 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, California and Georgia; these states received 52.3% of shipments in June.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totaled an estimated 6.74 Mt in June 2026, a 5.3% increase from that in June 2025. Production for the year through June totaled an estimated 33.3 Mt, a 6.0% increase from the same period in 2025.
The leading clinker-producing states in June 2026 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. Clinker imports into the Detroit, and Seattle, customs districts do not include material trucked in from Canada on an informal-entry basis.
Monthly imports can show significant year-over-year changes for a variety of reasons and commonly do not correlate well with consumption levels in the respective import districts in the same month. June 2026 imports of cement and clinker, including the San Juan, Puerto Rico, customs district, totaled 2.52 Mt, a 3.6% decrease from June 2025. Imports for the year through June totaled 12.5 Mt, an increase of 0.95% from those for the same period in 2025.
An estimate for cement imported by independent importers not participating in the USGS surveys is tabulated ) but import volumes do not correlate well with consumption levels by domestic final customers in many of the respective import districts. Customs districts affected include, but are not limited to, Houston-Galveston, TX; Miami; New Orleans; Philadelphia; Savannah, Ga.; and Tampa, Fla.
