# Whey buyer markets and demand | HS 040410 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $734.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $734.7M | +5.8% | 36 | USA |
| Netherlands | $402.3M | -2.2% | 37 | Germany |
| Indonesia | $194.1M | +4.6% | 23 | USA |
| Germany | $186.4M | -2.9% | 40 | Austria |
| France | $129.2M | -1.6% | 45 | Germany |
| Denmark | $127.7M | +13.8% | 28 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | $113.7M | +5.8% | 28 | Ireland |
| Malaysia | $102.1M | +2.6% | 33 | Germany |
| Philippines | $88.7M | +2.8% | 32 | USA |
| Thailand | $88.5M | +5.7% | 35 | France |
| Japan | $88.3M | +1.6% | 34 | USA |
| Italy | $75.3M | +6% | 27 | Germany |
| Ireland | $73.0M | +1.9% | 17 | United Kingdom |
| Viet Nam | $68.8M | +10.4% | 35 | USA |
| Canada | $67.8M | +10.6% | 25 | USA |
| USA | $63.8M | +4.3% | 22 | Canada |
| Mexico | $63.3M | -3% | 8 | USA |
| Belgium | $60.2M | -4.6% | 25 | Netherlands |
| Poland | $57.7M | +10.1% | 29 | Germany |
| Spain | $46.4M | -1% | 21 | Portugal |
| Brazil | $45.2M | +14.2% | 8 | Argentina |
| Singapore | $42.2M | -8.2% | 39 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $41.4M | -0.9% | 26 | USA |
| Russia | $37.8M | -5.1% | 7 | Belarus |
| Austria | $35.7M | -1.9% | 21 | Italy |
| New Zealand | $28.8M | -16.2% | 18 | Germany |
| Australia | $28.3M | -10.7% | 18 | USA |
| Egypt | $25.0M | +6.9% | 23 | Turkey |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $24.8M | +2.5% | 23 | France |
| India | $24.3M | +8.7% | 22 | France |
| Chile | $23.5M | +2.4% | 12 | Argentina |
| South Africa | $20.4M | -10.3% | 17 | France |
| United Arab Emirates | $19.1M | +24.1% | 27 | France |
| Pakistan | $17.5M | -3.8% | 18 | France |
| Nigeria | $16.2M | +32% | 18 | France |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $773.6M | $1,213.25 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $423.6M | $824.09 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $201.9M | $1,682.49 |
| Germany | 2023 | $196.3M | $445.1 |
| France | 2023 | $139.7M | $1,054.87 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $108.7M | $1,018.11 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $94.7M | $1,080.69 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $90.6M | $1,632.98 |
| Japan | 2023 | $87.9M | $1,851.36 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $86.8M | $1,220.88 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $77.7M | $1,277.27 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $73.0M | $2,594.99 |
| Italy | 2023 | $67.8M | $725.96 |
| USA | 2023 | $64.2M | $2,312.14 |
| Canada | 2023 | $62.2M | $1,480.56 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $61.8M | $1,199.25 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $60.0M | $1,169.85 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $58.3M | $1,064.07 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $57.8M | $2,674.49 |
| Poland | 2023 | $49.6M | $668.98 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._