Route intelligence

The routes that move Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn)

A sharper view of the exporter-to-importer lanes behind the product. Start with the routes that matter most, then compare growth, access, and emerging signals.

Leading corridorSouth Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo$61.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration351.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes67corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage64routes with reported FTA context
View statusReportedderived route comparison

The corridor workbench

Where the product actually moves

Ranked by the latest reported trade value. Use growth and access together; a large lane is not automatically an easy lane.

Top 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
South Africa Democratic Republic of the CongoZAF / COD
$61.5M+167.4%56.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
South Africa MozambiqueZAF / MOZ
$47.3M+15.6%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Democratic Republic of the CongoUSA / COD
$44.9M+36.2%41.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$30.4M+10.8%98.7%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Argentina MalaysiaARG / MYS
$23.3M+18.2%55.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$17.9M+4.2%95%FTA reportedStable
07
Pakistan AfghanistanPAK / AFG
$14.7M+13.2%99.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Turkey IraqTUR / IRQ
$13.7M+8.6%92.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
France SpainFRA / ESP
$10.3M+4.8%69.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Italy IsraelITA / ISR
$9.0M+10.2%78.8%FTA reportedStable
11
France United KingdomFRA / GBR
$8.5M+34.6%40.9%FTA reportedStable
12
Dominican Republic HaitiDOM / HTI
$7.4M+21.3%52.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$7.0M+5.3%48%FTA reportedStable
14
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$6.9M-9.9%47.3%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Congo, Rep. of theUSA / COG
$6.8M+143.7%61.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HaitiUSA / HTI
$6.1M+4.2%43.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Poland BelgiumPOL / BEL
$5.6M+56.1%38.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Switzerland, Liechtenstein IsraelCHE / ISR
$5.2M+68.8%37.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$4.6M+0.7%38.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$4.4M+2.7%27.1%FTA reportedStable
21
Spain CameroonESP / CMR
$4.3M-1.7%27%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$4.3M+21.8%30.7%FTA reportedGrowing
23
South Africa CameroonZAF / CMR
$4.2M+53.7%26.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Italy United KingdomITA / GBR
$3.7M+29.9%17.8%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Belgium United KingdomBEL / GBR
$3.6M+21.6%17%FTA reportedGrowing

Movement to watch

Growth leaders and emerging lanes

The strongest growth rates are a starting point for investigation, not a forecast. Check the underlying value and route conditions.

01

Growth leader

Ukraine Mexico

+2,472.8%3-year CAGR

$179.0K latest value · 0.8% share

02

Growth leader

Ukraine United Kingdom

+1,294.8%3-year CAGR

$419.6K latest value · 2% share

03

Growth leader

Myanmar Malaysia

+309.5%3-year CAGR

$279.5K latest value · 0.7% share

04

Growth leader

Turkey Democratic Republic of the Congo

+264.5%3-year CAGR

$806.9K latest value · 0.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

These corridors carry a reported signal or a non-routine attention label in the available route context.

AcceleratingSouth Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo+167.4%
AcceleratingSouth Africa Mozambique+15.6%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Democratic Republic of the Congo+36.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+10.8%

Access comparison

Does preferential access show up in the route mix?

Compare the value and growth of corridors with a reported free-trade agreement indicator against corridors without one. This is context for research, not a tariff recommendation.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$237.6M
64 corridors · +58.6% average growth
No FTA reported$195.3M
36 corridors · +104.1% average growth
Access fields are shown only where reported context is available.

How to read this view

Scale, momentum, and access belong in the same frame.

Trade value identifies the routes with the largest observed footprint. Growth shows how that footprint has changed over the available three-year comparison. Share indicates the route's position within the displayed product view.

Distance, FTA status, volatility, and signals add context from supporting bilateral datasets. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). 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.