Sector footprint
$244.4M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 80 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Greenland Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Greenland's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$244.4M2024 reported value
Products80Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets38Markets represented
Average CAGR+15.6%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$53.2BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Greenland in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$53.2B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $14.6B | $915.9K | $8.6B | -4.2% | 20 | +0.1% |
| HS 190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $3.6B | $21.7 | $2.7B | -90.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $5.9B | $355.3 | $1.8B | -3.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $4.2B | $22.7K | $1.7B | +10.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030614Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $2.0B | $16.6M | $1.6B | +12.1% | 6 | +0.5% |
| HS 160521Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers | $2.3B | $24.2M | $1.0B | +2.3% | 9 | +0.9% |
| HS 030363Fish: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.1B | $27.3M | $845.1M | +10.8% | 6 | +1.4% |
| HS 030471Fish fillets: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $1.7B | $44.4M | $725.2M | +7.1% | 9 | +1.7% |
| HS 030541Fish: Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka/gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/kisutch/masou/rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and Danube salmon (hucho hucho), including fillets, smoked (whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) | $644.6M | $283.2K | $609.1M | +51.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030389Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.6B | $3.4M | $593.4M | +3.3% | 6 | +0.2% |
| HS 030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $908.9M | $8.4M | $530.6M | +30.1% | 10 | +1.0% |
| HS 030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $980.3M | $4.4M | $465.4M | +20.2% | 4 | +0.2% |
| HS 160510Crustacean preparations: crab, prepared or preserved | $728.3M | $135.7K | $422.7M | +6.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $1.0B | $1.3K | $382.5M | -0.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030499Fish: fish meat (whether or not minced) other than fillets, frozen, excluding swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) | $919.6M | $11.0M | $339.0M | +6.0% | 9 | +0.6% |
| HS 160529Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers | $644.1M | $64.6M | $294.7M | +33.0% | 6 | +6.5% |
| HS 030441Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho) | $409.4M | $708.9K | $265.6M | +86.7% | 3 | +1.4% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $378.1M | $8.3K | $262.6M | -2.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030722Molluscs: scallops, whether in shell or not, including queen scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen | $408.1M | $1.3M | $225.0M | +7.1% | 2 | +0.6% |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $505.9M | $603.4K | $225.0M | -0.9% | 2 | +0.4% |
| HS 030483Fish fillets: frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae) | $257.3M | $4.4M | $222.3M | +14.1% | 4 | +1.1% |
| HS 030391Fish: frozen, livers, roes and milt | $396.7M | $142.0K | $220.4M | +55.9% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 030221Fish: fresh or chilled, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $211.4M | $189.5K | $219.6M | -5.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $206.9M | $347.5 | $215.9M | +4.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030572Fish: edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws | $278.9M | $178.6K | $179.6M | +76.7% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 030444Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae | $168.2M | $13.4K | $175.1M | -1.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030244Fish: fresh or chilled, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $130.0M | $1.6M | $171.9M | +14.4% | 2 | +1.0% |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $441.2M | $11.0 | $165.8M | -28.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020319Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled | $263.1M | $1.5K | $156.7M | +219.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030551Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $262.8M | $22.0K | $156.7M | +128.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $363.9M | $2.0K | $156.6M | +36.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030339Fish: frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $151.9M | $161.1K | $149.1M | +9.1% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030364Fish: frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $147.7M | $978.3K | $148.0M | +24.0% | 2 | +1.0% |
| HS 030251Fish: fresh or chilled, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $179.3M | $203.1K | $145.1M | -3.6% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 051191Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates and dead animals of chapter 3, unfit for human consumption | $335.7M | $3.6M | $144.7M | +9.4% | 6 | +1.2% |
| HS 030616Crustaceans: frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $245.7M | $14.4M | $143.7M | +14.7% | 5 | +4.3% |
| HS 071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $287.3M | $58.5K | $140.1M | +37.6% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 030351Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $218.5M | $1.1M | $136.4M | +135.0% | 4 | +0.3% |
| HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $187.5M | $12.2 | $130.5M | -8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 051199Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5 | $265.7M | $161.4K | $113.8M | +3.5% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 220190Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow | $113.1M | $116.9 | $106.0M | -3.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $217.8M | $8.7 | $97.5M | -21.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210500Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $157.1M | $308.3K | $97.5M | -18.7% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $207.1M | $347.5 | $97.0M | +4.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $315.9M | $1.1K | $94.6M | -20.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $152.5M | $264.4 | $87.5M | -4.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030486Fish fillets: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | $101.5M | $139.6K | $83.7M | +46.3% | 2 | +0.3% |
| HS 030365Fish: frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $62.0M | $121.6K | $81.9M | -4.5% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $221.8M | $20.9 | $81.6M | -16.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $167.8M | $897.8 | $80.1M | +8.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030721Molluscs: scallops (including queen scallops of the genera pecten, chlamys or placopecten), live, fresh or chilled (whether in shell or not) | $79.4M | $317.8 | $78.6M | -28.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030472Fish fillets: frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | $138.9M | $404.2K | $77.1M | +2.6% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $105.4M | $1.8 | $74.6M | -48.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030749Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) | $64.6M | $271.4K | $63.6M | +117.5% | 1 | +0.6% |
| HS 030615Crustaceans: frozen, Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $66.4M | $6.4K | $60.8M | -12.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030241Fish: fresh or chilled, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $91.9M | $1.3M | $57.6M | +3.6% | 2 | +1.5% |
| HS 150420Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) | $51.3M | $21.2K | $51.5M | +26.6% | 1 | +1.2% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $65.9M | $22.6 | $46.7M | -22.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $136.8M | $2.5K | $43.0M | +6.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $57.7M | $1.2M | $36.3M | +37.6% | 1 | +6.9% |
| HS 030487Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $38.7M | $20.9 | $35.6M | -13.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030253Fish: fresh or chilled, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $60.7M | $310.5K | $33.0M | +0.9% | 1 | +1.4% |
| HS 030313Fish: frozen, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $64.7M | $712.0 | $32.7M | -12.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030562Fish: cod (gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus), salted or in brine but not dried or smoked | $86.9M | $2.4M | $31.4M | +14.8% | 1 | +2.7% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $81.0M | $178.8 | $30.0M | +0.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 050510Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation | $77.9M | $95.4K | $29.4M | +78.5% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030532Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae | $62.0M | $2.0M | $28.3M | +67.3% | 1 | +2.6% |
| HS 160419Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 | $50.8M | $175.6K | $28.1M | +52.7% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $54.8M | $36.0 | $25.9M | -19.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $75.5M | $74.3 | $25.7M | -11.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030449Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4 | $61.9M | $6.6K | $24.2M | +8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030819Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | $56.5M | $39.4K | $23.6M | +103.9% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $43.9M | $6.3K | $23.3M | +20.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $69.7M | $76.3 | $21.4M | +29.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030787Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | $15.6M | $11.5K | $19.9M | +83.7% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 160420Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved | $88.9M | $4.0K | $18.9M | +22.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070991Vegetables: globe artichokes, fresh or chilled | $19.2M | $347.5 | $18.5M | +4.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030549Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal | $27.4M | $20.7K | $17.2M | -8.8% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 021099Meat and edible meat offal: salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, other than of primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | $22.0M | $3.0K | $17.2M | +29.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060390Flowers: n.e.s. in heading no. 0603 | $16.6M | $11.9 | $17.1M | -14.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
CHN
China
14 products represented in the sector.
$10.1B$15.7B reported buyer importsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
11 products represented in the sector.
$4.9B$8.8B reported buyer importsDNK
Denmark
33 products represented in the sector.
$1.9B$4.4B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
10 products represented in the sector.
$1.7B$4.2B reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
10 products represented in the sector.
$1.6B$4.0B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
11 products represented in the sector.
$1.4B$2.7B reported buyer importsFRA
France
12 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$2.2B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
12 products represented in the sector.
$565.2M$1.1B reported buyer importsKOR
Republic of Korea
3 products represented in the sector.
$545.7M$777.9M reported buyer importsESP
Spain
6 products represented in the sector.
$539.7M$1.7B reported buyer importsNOR
Norway
6 products represented in the sector.
$509.8M$1.0B reported buyer importsCHE
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
3 products represented in the sector.
$498.8M$1.1B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 020319Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled | +219.2% | $156.7M | 1 |
| HS 030351Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | +135.0% | $136.4M | 4 |
| HS 030551Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | +128.8% | $156.7M | 1 |
| HS 030749Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) | +117.5% | $63.6M | 1 |
| HS 030819Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | +103.9% | $23.6M | 1 |
| HS 030441Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho) | +86.7% | $265.6M | 3 |
| HS 030787Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | +83.7% | $19.9M | 1 |
| HS 050510Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation | +78.5% | $29.4M | 1 |
| HS 030572Fish: edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws | +76.7% | $179.6M | 2 |
| HS 030532Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae | +67.3% | $28.3M | 1 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 030617
Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
20 markets$8.6B calculated opportunityHS 030354
Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
10 markets$530.6M calculated opportunityHS 160521
Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers
9 markets$1.0B calculated opportunityHS 030471
Fish fillets: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
9 markets$725.2M calculated opportunityHS 030499
Fish: fish meat (whether or not minced) other than fillets, frozen, excluding swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
9 markets$339.0M calculated opportunityHS 030614
Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water)
6 markets$1.6B calculated opportunityHS 030363
Fish: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
6 markets$845.1M calculated opportunityHS 030389
Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
6 markets$593.4M calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Greenland in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.