Sector footprint
$966.8K in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 66 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Saint Lucia Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Saint Lucia'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$966.8K2024 reported value
Products66Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets14Markets represented
Average CAGR+13.3%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$162.3BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Saint Lucia 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
$162.3B 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 220300Beer: made from malt | $10.0B | $47.2K | $9.3B | +18.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $16.9B | $9.7K | $9.1B | +3.5% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $15.4B | $112.5K | $8.1B | +10.8% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $424.3 | $6.6B | +12.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $4.0B | $1.4K | $6.3B | -9.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $11.0B | $8.8K | $4.5B | +8.8% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $4.4B | $11.5 | $4.0B | -10.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $4.1B | $92.0K | $3.1B | -14.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $4.7B | $4.6K | $3.1B | +27.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $3.8B | $17.9K | $3.1B | +28.6% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $6.5B | $6.9K | $2.8B | +12.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $3.7B | $10.0K | $2.3B | -17.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.6B | $2.6K | $2.2B | -10.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 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) | $2.6B | $0.2 | $2.2B | -63.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $6.0B | $29.3 | $2.1B | +22.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.8B | $611.2 | $1.9B | +3.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $2.9B | $2.0K | $1.8B | -3.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $2.6B | $61.3 | $1.7B | -16.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220820Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.7B | $33.6K | $1.7B | +18.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $3.2B | $67.3K | $1.6B | +11.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $8.5 | $1.6B | -4.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $397.6K | $1.5B | +3.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $2.7B | $2.6K | $1.4B | -1.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $1.4B | $36.9 | $1.4B | +39.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $3.8K | $1.3B | +35.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $1.3B | $1.3K | $1.1B | +53.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $0.4 | $1.1B | -23.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070700Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | $1.4B | $6.4 | $1.1B | +3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.4B | $258.4 | $993.3M | +39.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $1.4K | $970.6M | +46.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $91.7 | $897.4M | +31.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $3.0K | $815.7M | +31.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.1B | $325.9 | $792.2M | -5.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.0B | $297.9 | $677.7M | +22.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $16.8 | $656.4M | -8.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $606.6M | $6.5K | $613.7M | -5.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $11.0 | $611.5M | +4.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $770.8M | $105.1 | $576.8M | -13.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $852.7M | $973.9 | $574.7M | +49.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.7B | $26.7 | $540.6M | +11.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $81.8 | $519.2M | +24.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151590Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $734.9M | $8.0 | $482.0M | +3.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $937.5M | $216.6 | $479.9M | +16.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $342.4M | $35.0 | $473.3M | +20.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200520Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $426.3M | $1.2K | $468.3M | -15.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070490Vegetables, brassica: edible, n.e.s. in heading no. 0704, fresh or chilled | $423.3M | $12.7 | $458.9M | -3.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190120Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | $527.6M | $1.5K | $453.5M | +112.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081010Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $471.2M | $219.7 | $452.0M | -36.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $1.1B | $19.0K | $448.4M | +21.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160250Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | $606.1M | $2.7K | $447.4M | +377.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | $611.3M | $5.5 | $446.6M | +3.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $786.4M | $6.4 | $435.4M | -43.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151319Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $479.0M | $16.7 | $424.8M | -15.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220870Liqueurs and cordials | $1.4B | $48.8K | $423.7M | +33.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210320Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $375.8M | $1.7K | $408.6M | +15.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151800Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $1.8B | $35.9K | $405.5M | +55.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $1.6B | $1.2 | $390.2M | -42.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080711Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $417.7M | $6.8 | $380.5M | -35.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200989Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.0B | $8.6K | $378.7M | +5.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220860Vodka | $1.1B | $2.7K | $376.9M | +32.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $485.6M | $23.1 | $372.7M | +278.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 021019Meat, preserved: of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0210.1 | $713.8M | $1.4 | $361.0M | -19.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220850Gin and geneva | $387.6M | $932.4 | $357.8M | +31.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $320.0M | $1.7K | $355.7M | +4.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $444.9M | $5.6K | $354.2M | +5.7% | 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) | $693.9M | $3.3 | $343.6M | -31.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
59 products represented in the sector.
$77.2B$106.7B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
14 products represented in the sector.
$9.6B$11.9B reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
10 products represented in the sector.
$5.8B$14.0B reported buyer importsFRA
France
6 products represented in the sector.
$4.1B$8.2B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
5 products represented in the sector.
$3.9B$8.6B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
4 products represented in the sector.
$1.9B$5.4B reported buyer importsPOL
Poland
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$1.5B reported buyer importsKOR
Republic of Korea
1 products represented in the sector.
$994.2M$1.7B reported buyer importsITA
Italy
2 products represented in the sector.
$752.8M$2.3B reported buyer importsSGP
Singapore
1 products represented in the sector.
$517.6M$520.2M reported buyer importsTHA
Thailand
1 products represented in the sector.
$473.3M$342.4M reported buyer importsCHN
China
1 products represented in the sector.
$426.4M$390.6M 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 160250Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) | +377.9% | $447.4M | 1 |
| HS 070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | +278.9% | $372.7M | 1 |
| HS 190120Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | +112.7% | $453.5M | 1 |
| HS 151800Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | +55.8% | $405.5M | 1 |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | +53.8% | $1.1B | 1 |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | +49.8% | $574.7M | 1 |
| HS 080132Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | +46.6% | $970.6M | 1 |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | +39.5% | $993.3M | 2 |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | +39.4% | $1.4B | 1 |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | +35.0% | $1.3B | 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 190590
Food 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
5 markets$9.1B calculated opportunityHS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
5 markets$8.1B calculated opportunityHS 180690
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18
5 markets$2.8B calculated opportunityHS 220300
Beer: made from malt
4 markets$9.3B calculated opportunityHS 220421
Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less
4 markets$4.5B calculated opportunityHS 060290
Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602
4 markets$3.1B calculated opportunityHS 220830
Whiskies
4 markets$3.1B calculated opportunityHS 090121
Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated
3 markets$3.1B 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 Saint Lucia 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.