# HS 120921 Lucerne (Alfalfa) Seed global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in lucerne (alfalfa) seed, of a kind used for sowing reached $287.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $276.8M | +15.1% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | $281.6M | +1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | $310.9M | +10.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | $335.0M | +7.8% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | $298.6M | -10.9% | +2% |
| 2018 | $242.9M | -18.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | $228.3M | -6% | -12% |
| 2020 | $258.1M | +13% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | $279.4M | +8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | $312.3M | +11.8% | +11% |
| 2023 | $323.2M | +3.5% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | $287.4M | -11.1% | +0.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $32.8M | -4.5% | 7 |
| Mexico | $30.3M | +7.9% | 17 |
| Germany | $21.7M | +23% | 35 |
| Italy | $20.3M | +28.7% | 25 |
| Argentina | $12.3M | +9.4% | 6 |
| Belarus | $10.4M | +14% | 10 |
| Netherlands | $10.3M | +11.1% | 28 |
| Romania | $9.0M | +14.3% | 12 |
| China | $8.9M | +3.1% | 6 |
| France | $8.3M | +9.7% | 26 |
| Greece | $8.3M | +46.3% | 13 |
| Algeria | $7.1M | +34.3% | 6 |

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