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Seeds for planting: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in seeds for planting totaled $9.2 billion (987 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the Netherlands (17%), Germany (9%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the Netherlands (9%), the United States (7%) and France (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$9.2billion
Tonnes
987thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,185
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Netherlands$1.5 billion · 16.7%
    re-exports
  2. Germany$855 million · 9.3%
  3. United States$828 million · 9%
  4. France$795 million · 8.6%
  5. Italy$431 million · 4.7%
  6. China$411 million · 4.5%
  7. Denmark$377 million · 4.1%
  8. Chile$362 million · 3.9%
  9. India$339 million · 3.7%
  10. Thailand$323 million · 3.5%
  11. New Zealand$248 million · 2.7%
  12. Peru$226 million · 2.5%
  13. Belgium$208 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  14. South Africa$185 million · 2%
  15. Spain$178 million · 1.9%
  16. Canada$173 million · 1.9%
  17. Australia$140 million · 1.5%
  18. Israel$122 million · 1.3%
  19. Japan$110 million · 1.2%
  20. Guatemala$99 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Netherlands$828 million · 9%
    re-exports
  2. United States$629 million · 6.8%
  3. France$579 million · 6.3%
  4. Mexico$531 million · 5.8%
  5. Germany$493 million · 5.4%
  6. Italy$443 million · 4.8%
  7. Spain$442 million · 4.8%
  8. China$354 million · 3.9%
  9. Canada$293 million · 3.2%
  10. Russia$214 million · 2.3%
  11. Japan$209 million · 2.3%
  12. United Kingdom$195 million · 2.1%
  13. Poland$185 million · 2%
  14. Turkey$175 million · 1.9%
  15. Morocco$154 million · 1.7%
  16. India$154 million · 1.7%
  17. Brazil$131 million · 1.4%
  18. Egypt$115 million · 1.3%
  19. Australia$112 million · 1.2%
  20. Belgium$108 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

The Netherlands has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Netherlands 1.5
  • Germany 0.86
  • United States 0.83
  • France 0.8
  • Italy 0.43

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Netherlands0.441.5
Germany0.230.86
United States0.390.83
France0.210.8
Italy0.090.43

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 142% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,185

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,803
1996$3,134
1997$2,876
1998$3,066
1999$3,970
2000$3,865
2001$3,641
2002$3,880
2003$4,280
2004$4,941
2005$5,091
2006$5,229
2007$4,940
2008$5,393
2009$6,452
2010$4,806
2011$6,649
2012$7,158
2013$7,144
2014$6,874
2015$7,199
2016$7,631
2017$7,314
2018$7,676
2019$6,815
2020$7,049
2021$7,382
2022$7,841
2023$8,439
2024$9,185

What it includes

  • 1209 · Seeds for planting

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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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