Barley: Movement

China's thirst for beer and pig feed

China's thirst for beer and pig feed What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

World barley imports (HS 1003) were worth $9.5 billion in 2024, and exports $10.0 billion in 2023 (Comtrade). Australia shipped 22.6% of 2023 export value and France 20.7%, then Germany, Argentina and Canada. China took 39.9% of imports and Saudi Arabia 9.6%, for brewing and pig feed and for camel and sheep feed. Black Sea exporters such as Russia and Ukraine also ship large volumes. China imposed punitive duties on Australian barley in 2020 and lifted them in 2023.

Where it is exported from and imported to, 2023

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows

Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2023. Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

Barley · HS 1003

World exports 2023 $10.0 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $9.52 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Australia 22.6% France 20.7% Germany 9.4% Argentina 9.1% Canada 8.3% Romania 5.1% Top importers, share of value China 39.9% Saudi Arabia 9.6% Netherlands 6.3% Belgium 5.1% Spain 3.8% Japan 3.6% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.