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Lettuce and chicory: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in lettuce and chicory totaled $3.5 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (29%), the United States (17%) and Mexico (16%); the top importers were the United States (17%), Canada (15%) and Germany (13%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$3.5billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,452
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$1 billion · 29.1%
  2. United States$591 million · 17%
  3. Mexico$551 million · 15.8%
  4. Italy$287 million · 8.2%
  5. Netherlands$284 million · 8.1%
    re-exports
  6. China$160 million · 4.6%
  7. France$94 million · 2.7%
  8. Germany$88 million · 2.5%
  9. Belgium$74 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  10. Canada$66 million · 1.9%
  11. Poland$38 million · 1.1%
  12. Egypt$28 million · 0.79%
  13. Malaysia$21 million · 0.61%
  14. Jordan$17 million · 0.5%
  15. Sweden$16 million · 0.44%
  16. Hungary$15 million · 0.43%
  17. United Kingdom$12 million · 0.35%
  18. Portugal$12 million · 0.33%
  19. Guatemala$11 million · 0.33%
  20. Vietnam$8 million · 0.22%

Top importers

  1. United States$582 million · 16.7%
  2. Canada$520 million · 14.9%
  3. Germany$445 million · 12.8%
  4. United Kingdom$237 million · 6.8%
  5. France$193 million · 5.5%
  6. Italy$144 million · 4.1%
  7. Netherlands$113 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  8. Poland$101 million · 2.9%
  9. Austria$77 million · 2.2%
  10. Switzerland$73 million · 2.1%
  11. Belgium$69 million · 2%
    re-exports
  12. Vietnam$55 million · 1.6%
  13. Sweden$54 million · 1.6%
  14. Mexico$53 million · 1.5%
  15. Spain$50 million · 1.4%
  16. Denmark$45 million · 1.3%
  17. Saudi Arabia$36 million · 1%
  18. Czechia$35 million · 0.99%
  19. Hong Kong$31 million · 0.88%
    re-exports
  20. Finland$30 million · 0.85%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Spain 1
  • United States 0.59
  • Mexico 0.55
  • Italy 0.29
  • Netherlands 0.28

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain0.281
United States0.180.59
Mexico0.010.55
Italy0.130.29
Netherlands0.150.28

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 54% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,452

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$940
1996$1,055
1997$858
1998$846
1999$807
2000$757
2001$803
2002$823
2003$1,128
2004$1,095
2005$1,228
2006$1,044
2007$1,209
2008$1,312
2009$1,232
2010$1,315
2011$1,220
2012$1,284
2013$1,306
2014$1,282
2015$1,239
2016$1,222
2017$1,308
2018$1,349
2019$1,239
2020$1,266
2021$1,207
2022$1,357
2023$1,459
2024$1,452

What it includes

  • 0705 · Lettuce and chicory

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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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