# HS 100790 Grain Sorghum global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in grain sorghum, other than seed reached $2.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +27.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.6B | +13.1% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | $2.1B | +33.2% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | $3.1B | +48.1% | +30.7% |
| 2016 | $1.8B | -43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | $1.4B | -19.8% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | -14.2% | -26.9% |
| 2019 | $783.5M | -35.6% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | +99.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | $3.2B | +103.9% | +37.8% |
| 2022 | $3.8B | +19.3% | +69.2% |
| 2023 | $2.3B | -39.2% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | $2.6B | +13.5% | -6.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $2.2B | +61.1% | 6 |
| Ethiopia | $39.1M | +13.1% | 5 |
| South Africa | $34.8M | +22.8% | 13 |
| Eritrea | $34.7M | +26.7% | 1 |
| Japan | $32.7M | -17.8% | 11 |
| Sudan | $25.7M | +8.5% | 3 |
| South Sudan | $23.5M | -7.4% | 4 |
| Spain | $20.7M | -24.5% | 13 |
| Italy | $18.1M | +3.2% | 15 |
| Taiwan | $17.6M | -1% | 9 |
| Botswana | $11.8M | +123.2% | 2 |
| Kenya | $10.4M | -21.8% | 5 |

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