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Sorghum: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sorghum totaled $2.8 billion (10.1 million tonnes). The United States accounted for 62% of exports, followed by Australia (21%) and Argentina (9%); China accounted for 83% of imports, followed by Ethiopia (2%) and Japan (1%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 201%.

Summary

World trade
$2.8billion
Tonnes
10.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$282
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$1.8 billion · 62.2%
    see destinations
  2. Australia$587 million · 20.6%
  3. Argentina$251 million · 8.8%
  4. France$46 million · 1.6%
  5. Brazil$40 million · 1.4%
  6. Hungary$21 million · 0.74%
  7. Tanzania$19 million · 0.66%
  8. South Africa$19 million · 0.66%
  9. India$18 million · 0.64%
  10. Uganda$17 million · 0.59%
  11. Ukraine$11 million · 0.37%
  12. Paraguay$6 million · 0.21%
  13. Kenya$4 million · 0.15%
  14. Bolivia$4 million · 0.15%
  15. United Kingdom$4 million · 0.14%
  16. Uzbekistan$4 million · 0.14%
  17. Austria$2 million · 0.08%
  18. Slovakia$2 million · 0.08%
  19. Moldova$2 million · 0.07%
  20. Netherlands$2 million · 0.06%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$2.4 billion · 82.7%
    see sources
  2. Ethiopia$43 million · 1.5%
  3. Japan$40 million · 1.4%
  4. Eritrea$35 million · 1.2%
  5. South Africa$34 million · 1.2%
  6. Italy$27 million · 0.96%
  7. Sudan$26 million · 0.9%
  8. South Sudan$25 million · 0.86%
  9. Spain$24 million · 0.84%
  10. Taiwan$19 million · 0.66%
  11. Kenya$18 million · 0.62%
  12. Mexico$14 million · 0.49%
  13. Botswana$14 million · 0.49%
  14. Uganda$9 million · 0.31%
  15. Philippines$8 million · 0.28%
  16. Argentina$8 million · 0.27%
  17. Cameroon$8 million · 0.27%
  18. Djibouti$7 million · 0.26%
  19. Somalia$7 million · 0.25%
  20. Israel$7 million · 0.24%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • United States 1.8
  • Australia 0.59
  • Argentina 0.25
  • France 0.05
  • Brazil 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.691.8
Australia0.010.59
Argentina0.020.25
France0.040.05
Brazil< 0.010.04

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 112% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $282

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$133
1996$172
1997$134
1998$113
1999$102
2000$118
2001$128
2002$122
2003$139
2004$165
2005$148
2006$156
2007$214
2008$277
2009$192
2010$212
2011$295
2012$277
2013$295
2014$286
2015$264
2016$218
2017$222
2018$240
2019$269
2020$241
2021$303
2022$351
2023$338
2024$282

What it includes

  • 1007 · Sorghum

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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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