Sector footprint
$549.2M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 93 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Sudan Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Sudan'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$549.2M2024 reported value
Products93Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets48Markets represented
Average CAGR+15.8%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$79.5BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Sudan 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
$79.5B 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 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.2B | $197.7K | $10.4B | +5.5% | 16 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $4.2B | $134.0 | $3.3B | -23.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $4.7B | $184.9K | $3.0B | +15.2% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $3.0B | $313.6K | $2.8B | +185.0% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.5B | $6.6K | $2.0B | -18.8% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $2.0B | $3.3M | $1.7B | +138.5% | 2 | +0.4% |
| HS 120242Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | $2.0B | $4.6M | $1.6B | -14.4% | 10 | +0.3% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $3.1B | $226.8M | $1.4B | +40.2% | 9 | +4.0% |
| HS 071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.3B | $27.3M | $1.1B | +11.2% | 4 | +1.1% |
| HS 121490Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise | $740.8M | $1.2M | $1.0B | -15.9% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 121190Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $2.0B | $3.0M | $998.3M | +6.2% | 8 | +0.4% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $2.7B | $7.7K | $943.7M | +10.2% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $328.9K | $853.0M | -4.2% | 5 | +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 | $3.1B | $8.8K | $850.4M | +29.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $754.3M | $22.2K | $802.6M | +106.9% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $995.3M | $1.0K | $702.3M | +6.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $946.9M | $272.3 | $681.4M | -63.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 121299Vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots, chicorium intybus sativum variety): n.e.c. in chapter 12, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, ground or unground, primarily for human consumption | $638.9M | $1.8M | $669.0M | -1.0% | 8 | +0.3% |
| HS 200819Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $669.1M | $2.6K | $593.3M | -22.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $1.1B | $73.2 | $574.6M | -16.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $2.3B | $25.3M | $560.0M | +1.8% | 3 | +3.7% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $653.7M | $14.6K | $535.8M | +0.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150810Vegetable oils: ground-nut oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $410.6M | $16.2M | $504.1M | +62.5% | 1 | +3.8% |
| HS 020110Meat: of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $277.9M | $1.2M | $406.2M | -9.8% | 3 | +0.6% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $426.3M | $17.2K | $405.4M | +18.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230630Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | $363.0M | $4.7 | $386.9M | -95.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010410Sheep: live | $480.4M | $3.0M | $364.1M | +7.8% | 4 | +0.7% |
| HS 071290Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $596.4M | $2.4K | $357.6M | +4.4% | 2 | +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 | $495.0M | $4.5K | $330.4M | +27.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 051000Animal products: ambergris, castoreum, civet, musk, cantharides, bile (dried or not) glands and other animal products, for pharmaceutical purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved | $283.1M | $3.9K | $283.4M | -41.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $546.1M | $3.1M | $251.9M | +147.6% | 3 | +0.5% |
| HS 071350Vegetables, leguminous: broad beans (vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (vicia faba var. equina and vicia faba var. minor), dried, shelled, whether or not skinned or split | $281.8M | $110.3K | $245.8M | -7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $357.9M | $25.3M | $241.5M | +40.2% | 3 | +7.8% |
| HS 120991Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $695.5M | $48.4K | $239.5M | +19.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $595.4M | $2.2K | $226.8M | +22.1% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 020410Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $247.3M | $5.0M | $225.8M | +20.4% | 3 | +1.6% |
| HS 071360Vegetables, leguminous: pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.1B | $159.6M | $222.2M | +70.1% | 1 | +14.9% |
| HS 020629Offal, edible: of bovine animals, (other than tongues and livers), frozen | $177.3M | $2.7 | $221.5M | -43.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $286.0M | $55.9 | $217.4M | -50.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $362.7M | $2.0M | $209.7M | -26.6% | 2 | +0.9% |
| HS 080410Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $257.2M | $4.4K | $201.0M | +6.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010420Goats: live | $221.0M | $1.5K | $198.2M | -23.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 140490Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $260.8M | $93.0K | $197.0M | -18.6% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $459.3M | $4.6K | $196.3M | -18.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $262.4M | $1.9K | $163.6M | -14.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 070820Vegetables, leguminous: beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | $216.0M | $257.3 | $162.5M | -11.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $335.5M | $3.0K | $158.5M | +148.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240399Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking | $152.8M | $27.6K | $158.0M | +7.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200799Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes: of fruit or nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $418.0M | $21.9K | $155.3M | -51.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $107.7M | $215.8K | $154.0M | +0.5% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 130190Natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 1301 | $180.2M | $5.3K | $153.6M | -34.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $364.1M | $1.0K | $150.4M | -37.4% | 2 | +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) | $124.2M | $3.7 | $150.4M | -31.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $387.2M | $460.1K | $149.9M | -35.2% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $204.5M | $7.0M | $139.7M | +88.1% | 2 | +2.2% |
| HS 120241Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, in shell | $70.7M | $13.6K | $135.5M | -0.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $177.4M | $1.4K | $127.9M | +30.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020450Meat: of goats, fresh, chilled or frozen | $116.6M | $5.2M | $125.7M | +26.2% | 1 | +4.4% |
| HS 020120Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $386.3M | $1.2K | $120.6M | -6.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240391Tobacco: homogenised or reconstituted | $196.9M | $362.9 | $113.7M | +9.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $187.4M | $290.2K | $109.4M | +129.2% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 010611Mammals: live, primates | $115.8M | $4.3 | $107.5M | -9.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200811Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit | $76.7M | $245.3K | $101.2M | +22.9% | 1 | +1.2% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $395.4M | $1.4 | $97.1M | -38.1% | 1 | +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 | $135.3M | $12.7M | $95.1M | +36.5% | 1 | +10.8% |
| HS 091099Spices: mixtures of 2 or more products of the same heading | $111.7M | $21.9K | $90.3M | -2.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020421Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled | $78.0M | $243.7K | $90.0M | -13.8% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 010613Mammals: live, camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | $110.3M | $3.3M | $88.8M | +7.0% | 1 | +3.0% |
| 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 | $188.0M | $51.9 | $87.8M | -48.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030619Crustaceans: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0306.1, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $54.7M | $1.2 | $86.2M | +21.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070320Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $63.9M | $4.3 | $83.8M | -32.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080510Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $128.0M | $10.1K | $83.3M | +50.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $105.0M | $11.6 | $82.8M | +9.0% | 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 | $60.0M | $1.4K | $81.7M | +4.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $271.3M | $3.0K | $78.6M | +1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170230Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $145.2M | $95.1 | $75.9M | -24.5% | 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 | $125.8M | $928.1 | $67.1M | +5.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130120Gum Arabic | $86.4M | $8.1M | $66.5M | +5.2% | 1 | +9.4% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $107.2M | $102.7 | $66.2M | +3.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 050790Animal products: tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, waste and powder of these products | $66.5M | $267.1 | $65.7M | -58.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151550Vegetable oils: sesame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $132.3M | $23.8K | $64.7M | +393.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200490Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables (excluding potatoes), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $67.1M | $710.3 | $61.9M | -35.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $144.4M | $1.6 | $61.5M | -46.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 050400Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof | $131.6M | $237.8 | $61.3M | -8.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $99.9M | $58.3K | $60.6M | +365.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030211Fish: trout (salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus clarki, oncorhynchus aguabonita, oncorhynchus gilae, oncorhynchus apache and oncorhynchus chrysogaster), fresh or chilled (excluding fillets, livers, roes, other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $61.4M | $6.3 | $53.9M | -11.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090230Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $128.0M | $5.0K | $52.1M | +76.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200990Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $50.2M | $4.8K | $51.7M | +21.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060390Flowers: n.e.s. in heading no. 0603 | $62.9M | $270.2 | $49.2M | -5.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170290Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose | $100.6M | $37.9 | $48.8M | -21.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080830Fruit, edible: pears, fresh | $58.9M | $1.0M | $48.4M | +2.2% | 1 | +1.5% |
| HS 080310Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $69.7M | $6.8K | $47.1M | -28.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $167.5M | $282.3 | $46.1M | -30.0% | 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
10 products represented in the sector.
$5.2B$9.2B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
11 products represented in the sector.
$4.7B$5.3B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
10 products represented in the sector.
$4.2B$6.9B reported buyer importsEGY
Egypt
6 products represented in the sector.
$3.8B$5.1B reported buyer importsARE
United Arab Emirates
23 products represented in the sector.
$3.8B$5.9B reported buyer importsCHN
China
11 products represented in the sector.
$3.7B$4.3B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
8 products represented in the sector.
$2.5B$5.9B reported buyer importsFRA
France
11 products represented in the sector.
$2.3B$7.5B reported buyer importsSAU
Saudi Arabia
16 products represented in the sector.
$2.1B$3.3B reported buyer importsIND
India
7 products represented in the sector.
$1.6B$2.8B reported buyer importsTUR
Turkey
6 products represented in the sector.
$1.5B$2.3B reported buyer importsAUS
Australia
8 products represented in the sector.
$1.4B$3.2B 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 151550Vegetable oils: sesame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | +393.7% | $64.7M | 1 |
| HS 040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | +365.6% | $60.6M | 1 |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | +185.0% | $2.8B | 5 |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | +148.2% | $158.5M | 1 |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | +147.6% | $251.9M | 3 |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | +138.5% | $1.7B | 2 |
| HS 071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | +129.2% | $109.4M | 2 |
| HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | +106.9% | $802.6M | 4 |
| HS 071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | +88.1% | $139.7M | 2 |
| HS 090230Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | +76.2% | $52.1M | 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 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
16 markets$10.4B calculated opportunityHS 120242
Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,
10 markets$1.6B calculated opportunityHS 120740
Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken
9 markets$1.4B calculated opportunityHS 121190
Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered
8 markets$998.3M calculated opportunityHS 121299
Vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots, chicorium intybus sativum variety): n.e.c. in chapter 12, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, ground or unground, primarily for human consumption
8 markets$669.0M calculated opportunityHS 100590
Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed
6 markets$3.0B calculated opportunityHS 220210
Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured
6 markets$2.0B calculated opportunityHS 151211
Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified
5 markets$2.8B 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 Sudan 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.