Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing

1209 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Sowing Seeds. In 2022, Sowing Seeds were the world's 419th most traded product, with a total trade of $8.49B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Sowing Seeds decreased by -4.88%, from $8.93B to $8.49B. Trade in Sowing Seeds represent 0.036% of total world trade.

Sowing Seeds are a part of Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder. They include Seed, vegetable, nes for sowing, Seed, sugar beet, for sowing, Seed, forage plants, for sowing nes, Seed, fruits and spores for sowing, nes, Seed, flower, for sowing, Seed, rye grass, for sowing, Seed, lucerne (alfalfa), for sowing, Seed, fescue, for sowing, Seed, clover, for sowing, and Seed, Kentucky blue grass, for sowing, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Sowing Seeds  were Netherlands ($1.89B), United States ($955M), Germany ($730M), France ($675M), and Denmark ($451M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($724M), United States ($603M), Germany ($589M), France ($510M), and Mexico ($425M).

Ranking Sowing Seeds ranks 884th 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)Netherlands$1.89B
Top Destination (2022)Netherlands$724M

In 2022 Sowing Seeds were the world's 419th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($1.89B), United States ($955M), Germany ($730M), France ($675M), and Denmark ($451M).

In 2022, the top importers of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($724M), United States ($603M), Germany ($589M), France ($510M), and Mexico ($425M).

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Exporters of Sowing Seeds (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Germany$64.7M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Mexico$41.8M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Sowing Seeds grew the fastest in Germany ($64.7M), Lithuania ($33.6M), Chile ($29.6M), Poland ($21.4M), and Brazil ($15M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Sowing Seeds were Mexico ($41.8M), Russia ($30.6M), Saudi Arabia ($29.3M), Algeria ($21.2M), and Canada ($17.3M).

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Exporters of Sowing Seeds (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Sowing Seeds (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Sowing Seeds.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.46. This means that most of the exports of Sowing Seeds are explained by 22 countries.

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Value of Exports in Sowing Seeds

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Netherlands$1.17B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Mexico$390M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Sowing Seeds were Netherlands ($1.17B), Denmark ($372M), United States ($352M), Chile ($212M), and Thailand ($170M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Sowing Seeds were Mexico ($390M), Russia ($289M), Spain ($254M), Canada ($208M), and United Kingdom ($122M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Sowing Seeds, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Seed, vegetable, nes for sowing ($4.7B), Seed, sugar beet, for sowing ($795M), Seed, forage plants, for sowing nes ($696M), Seed, rye grass, for sowing ($498M), and Seed, fruits and spores for sowing,... ($485M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Sowing Seeds (2022)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Sowing Seeds.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Sowing Seeds by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $8.83M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $14.9M

Sowing Seeds’s highest export potential is Canada. With an export gap of $8.83M.  Sowing Seeds’s highest import potential is Canada with an import gap of $14.9M.

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Product Complexity

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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 Sowing Seeds 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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