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Who buys the United States’ corn (maize)? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $10.8 billion of corn (maize) (43.7 million tonnes), 23.9% of the world total. Its main destinations were Japan (28%), Mexico (17%) and Colombia (14%). The United States was the world’s largest exporter of corn (maize).

Summary

Value
$10.8billion
Tonnes
43.7million tonnes
Share of world total
23.9%
World rank
1st
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Japan3Tonnes: 11,728,298USD per tonne: $25728%Sea
Mexico1.8Tonnes: 7,782,414USD per tonne: $23316.8%Sea
Colombia1.5Tonnes: 6,797,051USD per tonne: $22514.2%Sea
South Korea0.65Tonnes: 2,525,665USD per tonne: $2566%Sea
Canada0.63Tonnes: 2,378,484USD per tonne: $2665.9%Sea
China0.49Tonnes: 1,853,561USD per tonne: $2644.5%Sea
Taiwan0.41Tonnes: 1,664,045USD per tonne: $2483.8%Sea
Guatemala0.3Tonnes: 1,188,631USD per tonne: $2532.8%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.24Tonnes: 914,465USD per tonne: $2612.2%Sea
Honduras0.23Tonnes: 987,411USD per tonne: $2362.2%Sea
Spain0.22Tonnes: 1,091,233USD per tonne: $2042.1%Sea
Costa Rica0.15Tonnes: 622,034USD per tonne: $2411.4%Sea
Venezuela0.15Tonnes: 613,336USD per tonne: $2411.4%Sea
El Salvador0.13Tonnes: 481,781USD per tonne: $2641.2%Sea
Panama0.13Tonnes: 558,307USD per tonne: $2261.2%Sea
Nicaragua0.1Tonnes: 389,435USD per tonne: $2580.93%Sea
Portugal0.07Tonnes: 333,515USD per tonne: $2200.68%Sea
Jamaica0.07Tonnes: 313,076USD per tonne: $2140.62%Sea
Dominican Republic0.06Tonnes: 276,455USD per tonne: $2200.56%Sea
Morocco0.06Tonnes: 231,799USD per tonne: $2420.52%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Japan has been its main destination since 2024

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

  • Japan 3
  • Mexico 1.8
  • Colombia 1.5
  • South Korea 0.65
  • Canada 0.63

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Japan2.33
Mexico0.381.8
Colombia0.141.5
South Korea1.20.65
Canada0.130.63

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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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