# HS 120729 Cotton Seeds global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken reached $471.3M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +17.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $346.3M | -0.9% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | $341.7M | -1.3% | -1% |
| 2015 | $212.4M | -37.8% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | $267.8M | +26.1% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | $293.3M | +9.5% | -5% |
| 2018 | $236.6M | -19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $207.3M | -12.4% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | $235.6M | +13.6% | -7% |
| 2021 | $336.6M | +42.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | $510.5M | +51.7% | +35% |
| 2023 | $574.1M | +12.5% | +34.6% |
| 2024 | $471.3M | -17.9% | +11.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $214.4M | +176.1% | 6 |
| Republic of Korea | $46.3M | +4.4% | 6 |
| Italy | $36.1M | +0.4% | 14 |
| Japan | $35.3M | +7.6% | 11 |
| Mexico | $27.6M | +7.9% | 22 |
| Saudi Arabia | $24.4M | -6.4% | 16 |
| USA | $19.3M | +52.1% | 10 |
| Spain | $11.8M | +29.6% | 8 |
| Turkey | $7.6M | +148.1% | 2 |
| Burkina Faso | $7.5M | +1.6% | 3 |
| Mali | $6.4M | -12.2% | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | $5.0M | +15.5% | 9 |

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