Sector footprint
$116.6M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 84 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Solomon Islands Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Solomon Islands'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$116.6M2024 reported value
Products84Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets35Markets represented
Average CAGR+63.3%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$59.1BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Solomon Islands 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
$59.1B 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 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $12.4B | $8.4M | $5.7B | -5.4% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $3.6B | $17.0 | $3.6B | -23.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $5.2B | $63.4M | $3.2B | +1.7% | 13 | +0.7% |
| 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 | $5.0B | $23.3K | $2.2B | +129.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 151329Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.2B | $865.9 | $1.4B | +4.5% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $3.2B | $4.5K | $1.3B | +1.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $3.1B | $223.3 | $1.1B | -51.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151311Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $1.2B | $178.2K | $989.7M | -15.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $1.0B | $40.9K | $720.9M | -12.2% | 5 | +0.1% |
| HS 151319Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $854.4M | $42.8K | $712.4M | +13.7% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $1.8B | $15.2M | $646.1M | -10.5% | 4 | +0.6% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $836.1M | $10.7 | $591.2M | -37.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $970.8M | $9.6M | $575.3M | +2976.7% | 3 | +1.5% |
| 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 | $1.5B | $4.9M | $574.0M | +11.0% | 8 | +0.8% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.8B | $119.4K | $532.8M | -9.5% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 070490Vegetables, brassica: edible, n.e.s. in heading no. 0704, fresh or chilled | $423.3M | $7.8 | $458.9M | -30.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $1.1B | $4.2K | $448.4M | -50.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070190Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $334.8M | $10.9 | $415.3M | -34.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $494.9M | $2.0K | $355.3M | -26.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230660Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nuts or kernels oils | $304.5M | $196.4K | $333.1M | -8.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $838.3M | $10.8 | $278.2M | -20.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030487Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $874.3M | $615.5K | $276.7M | +17.7% | 4 | +0.8% |
| HS 030342Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $837.1M | $6.7M | $272.6M | +83.9% | 7 | +1.1% |
| HS 121221Seaweeds and other algae: fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground | $273.3M | $194.0K | $266.0M | -32.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $635.5M | $803.2 | $257.0M | -6.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 090411Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground | $310.9M | $16.5 | $251.2M | -27.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $629.6M | $891.6K | $241.1M | +65.4% | 3 | +1.1% |
| HS 080711Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $390.4M | $1.5K | $236.3M | -58.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $216.5M | $2.3 | $221.2M | +12.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $532.0M | $623.1K | $196.1M | -1.6% | 4 | +0.1% |
| HS 030475Fish fillets: frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | $407.6M | $474.3 | $173.2M | +48.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $313.2M | $39.2 | $171.3M | +101.2% | 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 | $256.3M | $535.6K | $160.1M | +67.7% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 121229Seaweeds and other algae: not fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground | $116.2M | $3.3M | $145.0M | +42.8% | 1 | +2.9% |
| 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) | $439.6M | $474.7 | $143.8M | +3.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $363.2M | $420.3 | $135.5M | -74.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030344Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $233.0M | $2.0K | $132.3M | -10.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151321Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $233.8M | $1.0M | $129.3M | -5.7% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 030631Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not | $133.1M | $597.1 | $120.5M | +117.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030199Fish: live, n.e.s. in heading no. 0301 | $187.7M | $61.1K | $118.7M | +26.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070511Vegetables: cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled | $100.0M | $24.4 | $109.4M | -32.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010611Mammals: live, primates | $115.8M | $229.4 | $107.5M | +1.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160411Fish preparations: salmon, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $205.5M | $32.6K | $96.7M | +2.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030821Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled | $128.4M | $1.0K | $96.4M | +221.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 081070Fruit, edible: persimmons, fresh | $77.5M | $485.5 | $94.2M | +68.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030284Fish: fresh or chilled, seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $143.2M | $1.3K | $92.5M | -12.9% | 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 | $321.3M | $7.7K | $91.6M | +67.3% | 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 | $290.0M | $3.0K | $85.8M | +3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030462Fish fillets: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $72.7M | $474.7 | $81.6M | +3.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $61.1M | $127.8 | $80.5M | +162.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $78.1M | $23.3 | $78.1M | -4.3% | 1 | +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 | $72.3M | $15.1 | $72.6M | -52.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030532Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae | $124.6M | $101.9 | $71.6M | +41.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 051199Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5 | $309.5M | $37.9 | $70.1M | -14.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120991Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $193.8M | $8.1 | $66.2M | -46.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $249.3M | $4.3K | $66.2M | -13.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220190Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow | $84.3M | $15.2 | $65.7M | -28.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $216.3M | $485.5 | $65.0M | +68.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030341Fish: albacore or longfinned tunas (thunnus alalunga), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $121.2M | $99.1K | $60.2M | -16.4% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 100640Cereals: rice, broken | $30.6M | $15.0K | $59.4M | +4.3% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $63.6M | $3.6K | $56.8M | -24.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $80.1M | $15.2 | $54.4M | -44.6% | 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 | $94.9M | $2.6K | $49.2M | -4.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030471Fish fillets: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $101.8M | $474.3 | $44.8M | +48.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230800Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products: whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included | $68.7M | $43.6K | $43.7M | +7.9% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 010690Animals: live, n.e.c. in chapter 01, other than mammals, reptiles and birds | $72.0M | $12.6K | $39.0M | +11.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010619Mammals: live, other than primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises (order Cetacea), manatees and dugongs (order Sirenia) | $32.1M | $233.7 | $36.7M | +21.2% | 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 | $95.7M | $198.7K | $36.5M | -2.0% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030781Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled | $42.0M | $1.0K | $36.1M | +479.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030633Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not | $63.8M | $29.6 | $35.7M | -22.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230230Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $17.5M | $23.7 | $33.6M | -35.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220850Gin and geneva | $35.2M | $1.3 | $32.8M | +17.0% | 1 | +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 | $121.0M | $6.8 | $32.5M | +5.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030271Fish: fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $28.5M | $1.2K | $32.1M | -18.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060120Plants, live: bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212 | $30.0M | $57.1K | $31.7M | +55.6% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $67.6M | $4.0K | $30.6M | -3.6% | 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 | $26.3M | $1.0 | $30.4M | -63.4% | 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 | $19.2K | $29.3M | +1.4% | 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 | $33.8M | $0.4 | $28.1M | -41.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080810Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $67.0M | $448.6 | $27.5M | -49.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $57.3M | $14.8K | $25.5M | +45.3% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030539Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3 | $47.7M | $20.2 | $23.1M | +22.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $43.7M | $23.1K | $22.6M | +16.7% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 030249Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in item no. 0302.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $22.6M | $24.9 | $22.3M | +9.9% | 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
27 products represented in the sector.
$10.3B$15.9B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
9 products represented in the sector.
$3.3B$7.2B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
14 products represented in the sector.
$3.2B$7.9B reported buyer importsAUS
Australia
20 products represented in the sector.
$2.2B$4.1B reported buyer importsCHN
China
7 products represented in the sector.
$1.7B$1.5B reported buyer importsBEL
Belgium
4 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$1.8B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
11 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$2.3B reported buyer importsTHA
Thailand
8 products represented in the sector.
$1.0B$1.9B reported buyer importsMYS
Malaysia
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.0B$3.1B reported buyer importsSGP
Singapore
4 products represented in the sector.
$993.4M$1.8B reported buyer importsIDN
Indonesia
3 products represented in the sector.
$850.5M$1.5B reported buyer importsESP
Spain
5 products represented in the sector.
$715.6M$1.5B 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 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | +2976.7% | $575.3M | 3 |
| HS 030781Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled | +479.3% | $36.1M | 1 |
| HS 030821Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled | +221.2% | $96.4M | 2 |
| 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 | +162.8% | $80.5M | 1 |
| 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 | +129.8% | $2.2B | 3 |
| HS 030631Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not | +117.4% | $120.5M | 1 |
| HS 220830Whiskies | +101.2% | $171.3M | 1 |
| HS 030342Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | +83.9% | $272.6M | 7 |
| HS 081070Fruit, edible: persimmons, fresh | +68.3% | $94.2M | 1 |
| HS 081090Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | +68.3% | $65.0M | 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 160414
Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
13 markets$3.2B calculated opportunityHS 180100
Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted
10 markets$5.7B calculated opportunityHS 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$574.0M calculated opportunityHS 030342
Fish: yellowfin tunas (thunnus albacares), frozen (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304)
7 markets$272.6M calculated opportunityHS 230990
Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding
6 markets$532.8M calculated opportunityHS 240220
Cigarettes: containing tobacco
5 markets$720.9M calculated opportunityHS 151319
Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
5 markets$712.4M calculated opportunityHS 151329
Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
4 markets$1.4B 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 Solomon Islands 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.