Sector footprint
$1.1B in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 53 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Paraguay Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Paraguay'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$1.1B2024 reported value
Products53Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets41Markets represented
Average CAGR+181785384.4%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$248.5BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Paraguay 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
$248.5B 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 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $21.8B | $180.2M | $18.5B | -2.1% | 14 | +1.9% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $20.3B | $127.8M | $17.9B | +7.4% | 8 | +0.6% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $24.5B | $197.6M | $17.9B | +12.4% | 15 | +1.3% |
| HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $20.7B | $219.3M | $17.3B | +1.7% | 19 | +1.1% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $25.9B | $22.4K | $12.6B | +5.8% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $9.3B | $10.3M | $10.0B | +3.9% | 9 | +0.1% |
| 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 | $15.3B | $132.7K | $8.9B | +19.6% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $8.1B | $31.2K | $8.0B | +13.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $7.8B | $176.6M | $5.7B | +16.7% | 7 | +1.9% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $5.8B | $2.1M | $5.0B | -16.6% | 5 | +0.1% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $12.3B | $767.7K | $5.0B | -6.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $9.6B | $57.0K | $4.3B | -5.8% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.9B | $88.8M | $4.1B | +30.9% | 1 | +2.3% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $6.2B | $11.4M | $3.5B | -5.6% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 151411Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude | $3.2B | $883.5K | $3.4B | +4.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $3.0B | $52.8K | $3.1B | -40.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength | $1.4B | $293.1 | $2.4B | -68.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $3.5B | $15.7M | $2.1B | +25.3% | 3 | +0.3% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.4B | $436.6 | $1.9B | -16.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $4.1K | $1.6B | +39.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $2.0B | $86.5K | $1.6B | -0.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $2.1B | $40.2 | $1.5B | -24.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $61.4K | $1.5B | +5.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $1.2K | $1.5B | +9.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $1.6B | $7.6K | $1.3B | +33.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $1.9K | $1.3B | -0.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $616.4M | $94.0 | $1.2B | -28.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $2.5B | $568.1 | $1.2B | -26.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200819Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $1.3B | $25.3K | $1.1B | +19.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $966.2M | $4.1M | $1.0B | +463.4% | 2 | +0.4% |
| 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 | $1.8B | $37.7K | $1.0B | +14451937242.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $2.2B | $9.0K | $1.0B | -14.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $1.1M | $887.9M | +11.8% | 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 | $1.9B | $577.3 | $815.7M | +37.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071331Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $617.9M | $118.2K | $730.0M | -16.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.0B | $6.3K | $677.7M | +45.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | $445.9M | $7.8M | $620.3M | +51.8% | 1 | +1.8% |
| HS 140490Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $613.2M | $4.5K | $615.6M | -10.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $606.6M | $6.9M | $604.7M | +58.4% | 1 | +1.1% |
| 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 | $949.4M | $37.4 | $592.4M | -0.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $508.0M | $113.3 | $592.1M | +0.6% | 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 | $907.6 | $576.8M | +8.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $756.6M | $0.0 | $543.4M | -55.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.0B | $383.7K | $533.8M | +17.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken | $1.1B | $161.9K | $517.8M | +6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200919Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $363.5M | $0.5 | $506.0M | -96.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $553.4M | $3.1K | $482.9M | +5.1% | 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 | $167.8K | $481.7M | -5.9% | 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 | $4.2K | $479.9M | -11.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200520Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $426.3M | $75.8K | $468.1M | -0.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100610Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $380.2M | $1.3M | $455.4M | +238.8% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 190120Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | $527.6M | $1.2K | $453.5M | +56.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $1.1B | $43.4K | $448.3M | +8.5% | 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
26 products represented in the sector.
$40.7B$67.5B reported buyer importsCHN
China
7 products represented in the sector.
$18.5B$23.1B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
14 products represented in the sector.
$13.5B$13.9B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
11 products represented in the sector.
$9.0B$22.6B reported buyer importsVNM
Viet Nam
6 products represented in the sector.
$8.8B$9.0B reported buyer importsIND
India
3 products represented in the sector.
$7.6B$7.6B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
5 products represented in the sector.
$5.7B$7.1B reported buyer importsMEX
Mexico
4 products represented in the sector.
$5.5B$5.4B reported buyer importsESP
Spain
6 products represented in the sector.
$5.2B$7.3B reported buyer importsEGY
Egypt
5 products represented in the sector.
$5.1B$6.1B reported buyer importsIRN
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
4 products represented in the sector.
$4.8B$7.0B reported buyer importsARE
United Arab Emirates
4 products represented in the sector.
$3.8B$3.0B 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 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 | +14451937242.6% | $1.0B | 2 |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | +463.4% | $1.0B | 2 |
| HS 100610Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | +238.8% | $455.4M | 1 |
| HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | +58.4% | $604.7M | 1 |
| HS 190120Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | +56.4% | $453.5M | 1 |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | +51.8% | $620.3M | 1 |
| HS 190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | +45.2% | $677.7M | 1 |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | +39.2% | $1.6B | 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 | +37.8% | $815.7M | 1 |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | +33.5% | $1.3B | 2 |
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 230400
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil
19 markets$17.3B calculated opportunityHS 100590
Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed
15 markets$17.9B calculated opportunityHS 120190
Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken
14 markets$18.5B calculated opportunityHS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
10 markets$12.6B calculated opportunityHS 170114
Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
9 markets$10.0B calculated opportunityHS 020230
Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen
8 markets$17.9B calculated opportunityHS 100199
Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed
7 markets$5.7B calculated opportunityHS 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$8.9B 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 Paraguay 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.