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Plant waste for animal feed: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plant waste for animal feed totaled $1.1 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Argentina (27%), Brazil (8%) and Germany (7%); the top importers were the United Kingdom (12%), Ireland (10%) and Germany (9%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 4%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$286
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Argentina$293 million · 26.9%
  2. Brazil$88 million · 8.1%
  3. Germany$76 million · 7%
  4. Netherlands$65 million · 6%
    re-exports
  5. United States$64 million · 5.9%
  6. China$40 million · 3.7%
  7. Canada$37 million · 3.4%
  8. Russia$36 million · 3.3%
  9. Sweden$27 million · 2.5%
  10. Poland$23 million · 2.1%
  11. Mexico$23 million · 2.1%
  12. Thailand$23 million · 2.1%
  13. India$20 million · 1.8%
  14. Vietnam$19 million · 1.8%
  15. Hungary$19 million · 1.8%
  16. France$19 million · 1.7%
  17. Peru$18 million · 1.7%
  18. Indonesia$14 million · 1.3%
  19. United Kingdom$14 million · 1.3%
  20. Romania$13 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United Kingdom$128 million · 11.7%
  2. Ireland$112 million · 10.3%
  3. Germany$100 million · 9.2%
  4. Netherlands$83 million · 7.6%
    re-exports
  5. China$78 million · 7.1%
  6. United States$66 million · 6.1%
  7. Denmark$65 million · 6%
  8. Japan$45 million · 4.2%
  9. South Korea$43 million · 3.9%
  10. France$35 million · 3.3%
  11. Spain$30 million · 2.8%
  12. Belgium$28 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  13. Morocco$28 million · 2.6%
  14. Italy$22 million · 2%
  15. Czechia$17 million · 1.6%
  16. Hungary$16 million · 1.5%
  17. Turkey$16 million · 1.5%
  18. Poland$11 million · 1%
  19. Cambodia$9 million · 0.81%
  20. India$8 million · 0.73%

Trend

Who sells it

Argentina has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • Argentina 293
  • Brazil 88.1
  • Germany 76.5
  • Netherlands 65.5
  • United States 64.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Argentina16.5293
Brazil14588.1
Germany11.376.5
Netherlands98.665.5
United States25064.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 69% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $286

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$169
1996$150
1997$170
1998$129
1999$117
2000$124
2001$113
2002$127
2003$149
2004$149
2005$150
2006$163
2007$203
2008$260
2009$273
2010$226
2011$264
2012$268
2013$271
2014$267
2015$260
2016$248
2017$243
2018$277
2019$260
2020$257
2021$273
2022$345
2023$334
2024$286

What it includes

  • 2308 · Plant waste for animal feed

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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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