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Breakfast cereals: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in breakfast cereals totaled $8.6 billion (2.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (10%), the United States (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Canada (7%) and Germany (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$8.6billion
Tonnes
2.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,995
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$893 million · 10.4%
  2. United States$811 million · 9.4%
  3. United Kingdom$681 million · 7.9%
  4. Poland$616 million · 7.2%
  5. Belgium$485 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  6. Spain$477 million · 5.6%
  7. Canada$450 million · 5.2%
  8. France$413 million · 4.8%
  9. Mexico$304 million · 3.5%
  10. Netherlands$283 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  11. Thailand$273 million · 3.2%
  12. South Korea$250 million · 2.9%
  13. Turkey$210 million · 2.4%
  14. China$204 million · 2.4%
  15. Italy$182 million · 2.1%
  16. Czechia$155 million · 1.8%
  17. Denmark$99 million · 1.2%
  18. Australia$98 million · 1.1%
  19. South Africa$95 million · 1.1%
  20. India$91 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 12.5%
  2. Canada$635 million · 7.4%
  3. Germany$620 million · 7.2%
  4. United Kingdom$480 million · 5.6%
  5. France$463 million · 5.4%
  6. Netherlands$386 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$310 million · 3.6%
  8. Belgium$289 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  9. Spain$201 million · 2.4%
  10. Ireland$196 million · 2.3%
  11. Sweden$183 million · 2.1%
  12. Australia$164 million · 1.9%
  13. Saudi Arabia$151 million · 1.8%
  14. China$151 million · 1.8%
  15. Austria$134 million · 1.6%
  16. Denmark$130 million · 1.5%
  17. Greece$116 million · 1.4%
  18. Switzerland$108 million · 1.3%
  19. United Arab Emirates$91 million · 1.1%
  20. Philippines$90 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 893
  • United States 811
  • United Kingdom 681
  • Poland 616
  • Belgium 485

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany192893
United States207811
United Kingdom261681
Poland3.8616
Belgium57.9485

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 63% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,995

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,835
1996$1,889
1997$1,894
1998$1,870
1999$1,739
2000$1,766
2001$1,714
2002$1,747
2003$2,008
2004$2,048
2005$2,067
2006$2,122
2007$2,327
2008$2,545
2009$2,431
2010$2,272
2011$2,516
2012$2,516
2013$2,607
2014$2,528
2015$2,247
2016$2,210
2017$2,245
2018$2,395
2019$2,364
2020$2,383
2021$2,578
2022$2,645
2023$3,004
2024$2,995

What it includes

  • 1904 · Breakfast cereals

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Sources and methodology

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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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