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Sunflower seeds: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sunflower seeds totaled $4.7 billion (5.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (18%), Romania (14%) and Bulgaria (11%); the top importers were Bulgaria (9%), Romania (7%) and the Netherlands (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 7%.

Summary

World trade
$4.7billion
Tonnes
5.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$874
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$833 million · 17.6%
  2. Romania$645 million · 13.6%
  3. Bulgaria$530 million · 11.2%
  4. France$530 million · 11.2%
  5. Turkey$453 million · 9.5%
  6. Moldova$317 million · 6.7%
  7. Hungary$220 million · 4.6%
  8. United States$206 million · 4.3%
  9. Russia$92 million · 2%
  10. Kazakhstan$89 million · 1.9%
  11. Serbia$84 million · 1.8%
  12. Ukraine$82 million · 1.7%
  13. Slovakia$80 million · 1.7%
  14. Argentina$69 million · 1.5%
  15. Spain$66 million · 1.4%
  16. Germany$59 million · 1.2%
  17. Austria$54 million · 1.2%
  18. Italy$48 million · 1%
  19. Chile$43 million · 0.91%
  20. Croatia$42 million · 0.89%

Top importers

  1. Bulgaria$422 million · 8.9%
  2. Romania$320 million · 6.7%
  3. Netherlands$318 million · 6.7%
    re-exports
  4. Russia$282 million · 5.9%
  5. Spain$259 million · 5.5%
  6. Germany$258 million · 5.4%
  7. Ukraine$208 million · 4.4%
  8. Turkey$201 million · 4.2%
  9. France$200 million · 4.2%
  10. Hungary$161 million · 3.4%
  11. Iraq$137 million · 2.9%
  12. Iran$135 million · 2.8%
  13. China$128 million · 2.7%
  14. Austria$128 million · 2.7%
  15. Kazakhstan$120 million · 2.5%
  16. United States$118 million · 2.5%
  17. Czechia$105 million · 2.2%
  18. Italy$91 million · 1.9%
  19. Portugal$87 million · 1.8%
  20. Belgium$65 million · 1.4%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 0.83
  • Romania 0.65
  • Bulgaria 0.53
  • France 0.53
  • Turkey 0.45

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.010.83
Romania< 0.010.65
Bulgaria0.050.53
France0.250.53
Turkey< 0.010.45

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 151% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $874

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$348
1996$310
1997$293
1998$308
1999$302
2000$240
2001$295
2002$348
2003$334
2004$406
2005$424
2006$422
2007$548
2008$834
2009$541
2010$654
2011$794
2012$851
2013$844
2014$787
2015$701
2016$690
2017$666
2018$711
2019$614
2020$704
2021$928
2022$880
2023$888
2024$874

What it includes

  • 1206 · Sunflower seeds

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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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