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2022
Exports $671MWorld Rnk 5 / 124
Flag Rnk 534 / 1216
2022
Destination $41.5M Iran
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $41.5MIran
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Sunflower Seeds-0.4Rnk 672 / 1025
2022
Imports $135MWorld Rnk 15 / 193
Flag Rnk 590 / 1212
2022
Origin $65.9M Kazakhstan
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $65.9MKazakhstan
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China1.12Rnk 22 / 133

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Exports In 2022, China exported $671M in Sunflower Seeds, making it the 5th largest exporter of Sunflower Seeds in the world. At the same year, Sunflower Seeds was the 534th most exported product in China. The main destination of Sunflower Seeds exports from China are: Iran ($82.7M), Iraq ($81.6M), Russia ($64.2M), United Arab Emirates ($62M), and Spain ($57.2M).

The fastest growing export markets for Sunflower Seeds of China between 2021 and 2022 were Iran ($41.5M), Russia ($38M), and United Arab Emirates ($35.9M).

Imports In 2022, China imported $135M in Sunflower Seeds, becoming the 15th largest importer of Sunflower Seeds in the world. At the same year, Sunflower Seeds was the 590th most imported product in China. China imports Sunflower Seeds primarily from: Kazakhstan ($91.2M), Bulgaria ($28.8M), United Arab Emirates ($12M), Russia ($1.69M), and United States ($344k).

The fastest growing import markets in Sunflower Seeds for China between 2021 and 2022 were Kazakhstan ($65.9M), United Arab Emirates ($6.36M), and United States ($308k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Walong Marketing (3) and CrimsonLogic (1) were at the forefront of shipping Sunflower Seeds from China to the United States.

Latest Trends

September 2024

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Overview In September 2024 China's Sunflower Seeds exports accounted up to $43.3M and imports accounted up to $5.22M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $38.1M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China's   Sunflower Seeds have increased by $15M (52.8%) from $28.3M to $43.3M, while imports decreased by $-13.2M (-71.8%) from $18.5M to $5.22M.

Destinations In September 2024, Sunflower Seeds were exported mostly to Russia ($6.73M), Iraq ($5.33M), Spain ($4.33M), Uzbekistan ($3.92M), and Iran ($3.91M), and were imported mostly from Bulgaria ($3.67M), Kazakhstan ($794k), United States ($328k), Chile ($312k), and Russia ($40k).

Growth In September 2024, the increase in Sunflower Seeds's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Russia ($10.3M or 6.49k%), Turkey ($4.77M or 308%), and Morocco ($1.1M or 916%). In September 2024, the decrease in Sunflower Seeds's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Bulgaria ($-735k or -12.5%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
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Color
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$15M(52.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-13.2M(-71.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region$92.9M
MAIN DESTINATION (September 2024)Russia$6.73M

This section shows Sunflower Seeds's exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Sunflower Seeds over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$671M
IMPORTS (2022)$135M
NET TRADE (2022)$536M

In 2022, China exported $671M in Sunflower Seeds. The main destinations of China exports on Sunflower Seeds were Iran ($82.7M), Iraq ($81.6M), Russia ($64.2M), United Arab Emirates ($62M), and Spain ($57.2M).

In 2022, China imported $135M in Sunflower Seeds, mainly from Kazakhstan ($91.2M), Bulgaria ($28.8M), United Arab Emirates ($12M), Russia ($1.69M), and United States ($344k).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Sunflower Seeds EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2021 - 2022):
Iran$41.5M (101%)
Russia$38M (144%)
United Arab Emirates$35.9M (137%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Sunflower Seeds BY China WERE (2021 - 2022):
Turkey-$52.3M (-65.3%)
Egypt-$35M (-45.1%)
Afghanistan-$1.14M (-44.2%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, China's main exporting competitors in Sunflower Seeds were:
Ukraine $1.31B
Romania $1.09B
Bulgaria $735M
In 2022, China's main importing competitors in Sunflower Seeds were:
Bulgaria $764M
Romania $575M
Hungary $515M

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Trade Value of Sunflower Seeds by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $15.9M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALBulgaria+ $3.46M

Sunflower Seeds’s highest export potential is Russia. With an export gap of $15.9M.   Sunflower Seeds’s highest import potential is Bulgaria with an import gap of $3.46M.

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