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Cereal flours; other than of wheat or meslin

1102 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $1.39BRnk 871 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $161M | $239MThailand | United States
2022
Product Complexity -1.29Rnk 921 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 17.7%Rnk 229 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.0059%Rnk 871 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cereal Flours. In 2022, Cereal Flours were the world's 871st most traded product, with a total trade of $1.39B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Cereal Flours grew by 17.7%, from $1.18B to $1.39B. Trade in Cereal Flours represent 0.0059% of total world trade.

Cereal Flours are a part of Products of the milling industry. They include Maize (corn) flour, Cereal flour except wheat, meslin, rye, maize, rice, Rice flour, and Rye flour.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Cereal Flours  were Thailand ($161M), Mexico ($150M), United States ($113M), Italy ($85.1M), and Germany ($79.6M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Cereal Flours were United States ($239M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($86.9M), Canada ($57.7M), Spain ($53M), and Germany ($48.9M).

Ranking Cereal Flours ranks 921st in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)Thailand$161M
Top Destination (2022)United States$239M

In 2022 Cereal Flours were the world's 871st most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Cereal Flours were Thailand ($161M), Mexico ($150M), United States ($113M), Italy ($85.1M), and Germany ($79.6M).

In 2022, the top importers of Cereal Flours were United States ($239M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($86.9M), Canada ($57.7M), Spain ($53M), and Germany ($48.9M).

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Exporters of Cereal Flours (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Zambia$54.5M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Democratic Republic of the Congo$66.5M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Cereal Flours grew the fastest in Zambia ($54.5M), China ($36.6M), Mexico ($23.8M), France ($18M), and United States ($15M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Cereal Flours were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($66.5M), United States ($46.7M), Nigeria ($39.3M), Thailand ($13.7M), and Spain ($8.01M).

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Exporters of Cereal Flours (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cereal Flours.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.98. This means that most of the exports of Cereal Flours are explained by 31 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cereal Flours

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Thailand$140M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$126M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Cereal Flours. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Cereal Flours during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cereal Flours were Thailand ($140M), Mexico ($136M), Italy ($69.3M), Zambia ($54.3M), and Colombia ($42.2M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cereal Flours were United States ($126M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($86.7M), Nigeria ($41.3M), Spain ($30.9M), and United Kingdom ($24.2M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Cereal Flours, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Maize (corn) flour ($693M), Cereal flour except wheat, meslin, rye,... ($693M), and Rye flour ($1.42k)

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Cereal Flours by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $1.21M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALThailand+ $161k

Cereal Flours’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $1.21M.  Cereal Flours’s highest import potential is Thailand with an import gap of $161k.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cereal Flours to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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