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Where does China get its sorghum? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $2.4 billion of sorghum (8.5 million tonnes), 82.7% of the world total. The United States sold 67% of the total, followed by Australia (22%) and Argentina (10%). China was the world’s largest importer of sorghum.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
8.5million tonnes
Share of world total
82.7%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 7 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.6Tonnes: 5,385,003USD per tonne: $29567.3%Sea
Australia0.53Tonnes: 2,007,263USD per tonne: $26222.3%Sea
Argentina0.24Tonnes: 1,098,578USD per tonne: $22310.4%Sea
Uruguay< 0.01Tonnes: 1,039USD per tonne: $2460.01%Sea
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 999USD per tonne: $2290.01%Sea
Myanmar< 0.01Tonnes: 297USD per tonne: $3640%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $11,3850%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2014

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 1.6
  • Australia 0.53
  • Argentina 0.24
  • Uruguay < 0.01
  • Canada < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States01.6
Australia00.53
Argentina00.24
Uruguay0< 0.01
Canada0< 0.01

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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