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Wheat flour: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wheat flour totaled $5.9 billion (13.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Turkey (20%), Kazakhstan (9%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were Afghanistan (11%), Iraq (8%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$5.9billion
Tonnes
13.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$439
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Turkey$1.2 billion · 20.1%
  2. Kazakhstan$507 million · 8.7%
  3. Germany$470 million · 8%
  4. Egypt$461 million · 7.9%
  5. Uzbekistan$322 million · 5.5%
  6. Italy$300 million · 5.1%
  7. Canada$189 million · 3.2%
  8. Argentina$166 million · 2.8%
  9. United States$154 million · 2.6%
  10. Belgium$138 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$132 million · 2.3%
  12. France$115 million · 2%
  13. Japan$102 million · 1.8%
  14. Vietnam$98 million · 1.7%
  15. Russia$97 million · 1.7%
  16. India$96 million · 1.6%
  17. Netherlands$80 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  18. Spain$68 million · 1.2%
  19. China$66 million · 1.1%
  20. Hungary$62 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Afghanistan$640 million · 10.9%
  2. Iraq$456 million · 7.8%
  3. United States$319 million · 5.5%
  4. Netherlands$274 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  5. Sudan$252 million · 4.3%
  6. France$241 million · 4.1%
  7. Ireland$167 million · 2.9%
  8. Uzbekistan$147 million · 2.5%
  9. Brazil$129 million · 2.2%
  10. Somalia$119 million · 2%
  11. Syria$104 million · 1.8%
  12. Hong Kong$99 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  13. China$84 million · 1.4%
  14. Germany$79 million · 1.4%
  15. Belgium$79 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  16. Madagascar$73 million · 1.2%
  17. Palestine$72 million · 1.2%
  18. Mexico$72 million · 1.2%
  19. Canada$71 million · 1.2%
  20. Thailand$70 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Turkey has been the top exporter since 2010

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

  • Turkey 1.2
  • Kazakhstan 0.51
  • Germany 0.47
  • Egypt 0.46
  • Uzbekistan 0.32

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Turkey0.141.2
Kazakhstan< 0.010.51
Germany0.150.47
Egypt00.46
Uzbekistan< 0.010.32

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 70% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $439

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$258
1996$298
1997$270
1998$252
1999$211
2000$212
2001$219
2002$228
2003$253
2004$272
2005$254
2006$265
2007$340
2008$491
2009$372
2010$360
2011$447
2012$426
2013$475
2014$452
2015$398
2016$347
2017$349
2018$349
2019$368
2020$377
2021$444
2022$507
2023$484
2024$439

What it includes

Includes meslin flour.

  • 1101 · Wheat flour

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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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