Sector footprint
$100.0M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 70 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Marshall Isds Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Marshall Isds'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$100.0M2024 reported value
Products70Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets26Markets represented
Average CAGR+27.2%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$15.6BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Marshall Isds 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
$15.6B 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 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.5B | $2.4M | $1.1B | +12.4% | 2 | +0.4% |
| 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 | $919.2K | $654.9M | +52.2% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 030343Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.4B | $66.6M | $459.6M | +24.2% | 8 | +5.6% |
| HS 030487Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $1.2B | $6.9M | $443.8M | +19.9% | 4 | +0.9% |
| HS 151311Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $547.4M | $2.9M | $422.8M | +8.5% | 2 | +0.6% |
| HS 030499Fish: fish meat (whether or not minced) other than fillets, frozen, excluding swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) | $323.2M | $407.2K | $297.4M | -6.5% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.0B | $5.3K | $295.0M | -7.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $201.0M | $301.0 | $264.6M | +3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030359Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $504.4M | $39.3K | $262.2M | -5.7% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $545.0M | $102.5K | $234.0M | -5.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030342Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $639.6M | $13.6M | $229.0M | +11.3% | 7 | +1.8% |
| HS 030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $776.5M | $10.3K | $184.8M | +381.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030475Fish fillets: frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | $407.6M | $194.4 | $173.2M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $590.2M | $13.4K | $162.8M | -2.0% | 5 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $165.7M | $14.7K | $159.0M | +9.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030199Fish: live, n.e.s. in heading no. 0301 | $217.3M | $3.7K | $142.9M | -64.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030344Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $233.0M | $43.8K | $132.3M | +0.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $69.6M | $16.6 | $120.0M | -27.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030743Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $221.7M | $19.2K | $114.0M | -9.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $91.8M | $10.7K | $105.4M | +1.7% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 080719Fruit, edible: melons, (other than watermelons), fresh | $181.2M | $569.7 | $102.4M | +0.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $374.7M | $194.4 | $101.0M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $398.0M | $145.7K | $95.8M | -4.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200520Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $108.2M | $127.8K | $85.3M | +220.0% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 030399Fish: frozen, fish fins (other than shark fins), heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal | $212.7M | $148.5K | $67.0M | +31.3% | 3 | +0.3% |
| HS 060314Flowers, cut: chrysanthemums, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $105.2M | $306.3K | $53.3M | +28.3% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 060420Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens: suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh | $232.9M | $5.5K | $52.3M | +13.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081070Fruit, edible: persimmons, fresh | $49.0M | $3.4K | $49.8M | +1.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030449Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4 | $125.6M | $1.4M | $49.4M | -9.6% | 2 | +0.6% |
| HS 030471Fish fillets: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $101.8M | $194.4 | $44.8M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $96.9M | $29.4K | $44.7M | +19.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030462Fish fillets: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $42.9M | $194.4 | $43.9M | +56.3% | 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 | $102.3M | $76.4K | $42.6M | +130.9% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $71.9M | $128.0 | $40.9M | -1.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 010690Animals: live, n.e.c. in chapter 01, other than mammals, reptiles and birds | $72.0M | $43.8K | $38.9M | +54.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| 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 | $84.8M | $160.3K | $33.8M | +11.6% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 030341Fish: albacore or longfinned tunas (thunnus alalunga), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $79.2M | $2.6K | $33.1M | -15.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030391Fish: frozen, livers, roes and milt | $56.1M | $8.6K | $29.8M | +12.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030821Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled | $36.8M | $869.6 | $28.7M | +0.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030232Fish: fresh or chilled, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $148.5M | $1.4M | $27.7M | +5.1% | 1 | +0.9% |
| HS 030614Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $46.1M | $62.1 | $24.8M | -65.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030486Fish fillets: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | $24.0M | $194.4 | $19.4M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $29.1M | $68.9K | $19.2M | +74.6% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 030357Fish: frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $24.2M | $2.4K | $18.0M | +68.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010649Insects: live, other than bees | $31.5M | $43.8K | $16.8M | +54.0% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 030235Fish: bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus), fresh or chilled (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $46.2M | $2.2K | $16.4M | -4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030459Fish meat: excluding fillets, whether or not minced: fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5 | $42.2M | $956.8K | $14.4M | +33.2% | 1 | +1.8% |
| HS 030473Fish fillets: frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens) | $46.3M | $194.4 | $14.4M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030483Fish fillets: frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae) | $30.1M | $194.4 | $13.7M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230650Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of coconut or copra seed oils | $12.8M | $199.6K | $13.4M | +32.5% | 1 | +1.1% |
| 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 | $8.9M | $141.9 | $12.4M | -25.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010641Insects: live, bees | $10.4M | $43.8K | $11.6M | +54.0% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 030771Molluscs: clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled | $18.3M | $869.6 | $11.1M | +0.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210320Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $7.5M | $63.0 | $10.7M | -20.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030111Fish: live, ornamental, freshwater | $58.2M | $724.1K | $10.5M | +4.2% | 1 | +1.2% |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $28.5M | $186.0 | $9.4M | +124.2% | 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 | $6.6M | $19.3 | $9.2M | -6.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030611Crustaceans: frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $22.7M | $1.6K | $8.9M | -20.1% | 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 | $30.0M | $17.5K | $8.6M | +7.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030571Fish: edible offal, shark fins | $58.0M | $115.7K | $8.3M | -0.5% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 051191Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates and dead animals of chapter 3, unfit for human consumption | $23.3M | $20.8K | $7.5M | +8.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 080810Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $5.6M | $27.8 | $7.3M | -32.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030474Fish fillets: frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $19.0M | $194.4 | $6.9M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030461Fish fillets: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) | $11.2M | $194.4 | $6.4M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030479Fish fillets: frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollack | $10.8M | $194.4 | $6.3M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030559Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $8.4M | $652.5 | $6.3M | +8.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $4.3M | $153.2 | $5.7M | -7.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030482Fish fillets: frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | $15.6M | $194.4 | $5.7M | +56.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030783Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen | $8.2M | $17.5K | $5.6M | +7.2% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 050800Animal products: coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone etc., unworked or simply prepared (but not cut to shape), and powder and waste thereof | $31.2M | $8.2K | $5.3M | +4.9% | 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
18 products represented in the sector.
$2.0B$4.6B reported buyer importsTHA
Thailand
6 products represented in the sector.
$837.0M$1.8B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
11 products represented in the sector.
$701.8M$1.8B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
15 products represented in the sector.
$643.5M$1.6B reported buyer importsCHN
China
6 products represented in the sector.
$585.5M$1.5B reported buyer importsHKG
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
8 products represented in the sector.
$429.1M$707.6M reported buyer importsTUR
Turkey
4 products represented in the sector.
$394.5M$371.7M reported buyer importsVNM
Viet Nam
6 products represented in the sector.
$355.8M$589.0M reported buyer importsTWN
Taiwan
11 products represented in the sector.
$248.3M$572.9M reported buyer importsPHL
Philippines
5 products represented in the sector.
$228.1M$315.5M reported buyer importsMYS
Malaysia
1 products represented in the sector.
$220.6M$317.3M reported buyer importsNAM
Namibia
7 products represented in the sector.
$185.2M$117.8M 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 030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | +381.7% | $184.8M | 3 |
| HS 200520Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | +220.0% | $85.3M | 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 | +130.9% | $42.6M | 2 |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | +124.2% | $9.4M | 1 |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | +74.6% | $19.2M | 1 |
| HS 030357Fish: frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | +68.6% | $18.0M | 1 |
| HS 030475Fish fillets: frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | +56.3% | $173.2M | 1 |
| HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | +56.3% | $101.0M | 1 |
| HS 030471Fish fillets: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | +56.3% | $44.8M | 1 |
| HS 030462Fish fillets: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | +56.3% | $43.9M | 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 030343
Fish: frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
8 markets$459.6M calculated opportunityHS 030342
Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304)
7 markets$229.0M 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$654.9M calculated opportunityHS 081090
Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh
5 markets$162.8M calculated opportunityHS 030487
Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)
4 markets$443.8M calculated opportunityHS 030359
Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
4 markets$262.2M calculated opportunityHS 030499
Fish: fish meat (whether or not minced) other than fillets, frozen, excluding swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
3 markets$297.4M calculated opportunityHS 030289
Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304
3 markets$234.0M 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 Marshall Isds 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.