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Food processing machinery: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in food processing machinery totaled $16.3 billion (624 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (18%), Italy (15%) and the Netherlands (11%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (4%) and Russia (3%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 15%.

Summary

World trade
$16.3billion
Tonnes
624thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$26,026
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$3 billion · 18.4%
  2. Italy$2.4 billion · 14.7%
  3. Netherlands$1.8 billion · 11.1%
    re-exports
  4. China$1.6 billion · 10.2%
  5. United States$1 billion · 6.4%
  6. Denmark$614 million · 3.8%
  7. France$606 million · 3.7%
  8. Spain$467 million · 2.9%
  9. Switzerland$363 million · 2.2%
  10. Turkey$357 million · 2.2%
  11. Japan$339 million · 2.1%
  12. Poland$320 million · 2%
  13. Austria$299 million · 1.8%
  14. Belgium$277 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. United Kingdom$267 million · 1.6%
  16. India$262 million · 1.6%
  17. Canada$190 million · 1.2%
  18. Czechia$150 million · 0.92%
  19. Slovakia$146 million · 0.9%
  20. Taiwan$146 million · 0.9%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.1 billion · 12.8%
  2. Germany$607 million · 3.7%
  3. Russia$557 million · 3.4%
  4. France$555 million · 3.4%
  5. Canada$546 million · 3.4%
  6. Mexico$519 million · 3.2%
  7. United Kingdom$509 million · 3.1%
  8. Netherlands$472 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  9. Turkey$429 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$419 million · 2.6%
  11. Poland$396 million · 2.4%
  12. Belgium$375 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  13. India$375 million · 2.3%
  14. China$342 million · 2.1%
  15. Italy$305 million · 1.9%
  16. Brazil$291 million · 1.8%
  17. Saudi Arabia$291 million · 1.8%
  18. Indonesia$277 million · 1.7%
  19. Australia$264 million · 1.6%
  20. Switzerland$259 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 3
  • Italy 2.4
  • Netherlands 1.8
  • China 1.6
  • United States 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany1.33
Italy0.812.4
Netherlands0.521.8
China0.031.6
United States0.571

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 33% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $26,026

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$19,620
1996$17,211
1997$12,715
1998$8,554
1999$9,619
2000$16,561
2001$14,361
2002$11,969
2003$15,052
2004$20,117
2005$21,408
2006$19,429
2007$21,865
2008$24,789
2009$12,187
2010$3,480
2011$24,036
2012$23,888
2013$25,483
2014$26,803
2015$22,995
2016$23,104
2017$23,345
2018$24,477
2019$23,072
2020$23,697
2021$25,476
2022$25,131
2023$26,172
2024$26,026

What it includes

  • 8438 · Food processing machinery

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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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