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2022
World Trade $187BRnk 23 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $32.6B | $18.6BUnited States | China
2022
Product Complexity -0.71Rnk 72 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 13.1%Rnk 26 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 0.79%Rnk 23 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cereals. In 2022, Cereals were the world's 23rd most traded product, with a total trade of $187B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Cereals grew by 13.1%, from $165B to $187B. Trade in Cereals represent 0.79% of total world trade.

Cereals are a part of Vegetable Products. They include Wheat, Corn, Rice, Barley, Sorghum, Buckwheat, Oats, and Rye.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Cereals  were United States ($32.6B), Argentina ($16.5B), India ($14.7B), Brazil ($14.1B), and Australia ($13.7B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Cereals were China ($18.6B), Japan ($8.51B), Mexico ($7.82B), Egypt ($7.23B), and Spain ($5.88B).

Ranking Cereals ranks 72nd 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)United States$32.6B
Top Destination (2022)China$18.6B

In 2022 Cereals were the world's 23rd most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Cereals were United States ($32.6B), Argentina ($16.5B), India ($14.7B), Brazil ($14.1B), and Australia ($13.7B).

In 2022, the top importers of Cereals were China ($18.6B), Japan ($8.51B), Mexico ($7.82B), Egypt ($7.23B), and Spain ($5.88B).

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Exporters of Cereals (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Brazil$9.14B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Spain$2.17B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Cereals grew the fastest in Brazil ($9.14B), France ($3.92B), Australia ($3.62B), Argentina ($3.47B), and Canada ($2.09B).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Cereals were Spain ($2.17B), Japan ($1.86B), Italy ($1.29B), Morocco ($1.21B), and Romania ($1.05B).

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Exporters of Cereals (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cereals.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.5. This means that most of the exports of Cereals are explained by 22 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cereals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)United States$29.5B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$17.3B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cereals were United States ($29.5B), Argentina ($16.4B), India ($14.5B), Australia ($13.5B), and France ($11.4B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cereals were China ($17.3B), Japan ($8.43B), Mexico ($7.66B), Egypt ($7.21B), and Spain ($5.24B).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Cereals, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Wheat ($73.3B), Corn ($64.7B), Rice ($32.1B), Barley ($10.4B), and Sorghum ($3.65B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Cereals (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 Cereals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Cereals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Cereals by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $183M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $253M

Cereals’s highest export potential is Canada. With an export gap of $183M.  Cereals’s highest import potential is Canada with an import gap of $253M.

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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)

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