# HS 120991 Vegetable Seed global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing reached $5.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.5B | +3.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | $3.7B | +6.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | $3.5B | -4.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | $3.8B | +9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | $4.1B | +6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | $4.5B | +9.1% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | $4.5B | +0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | $4.7B | +5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | $5.0B | +5.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | $4.8B | -3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $5.0B | +4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | $5.5B | +9.9% | +3.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $567.5M | +7.3% | 28 |
| Spain | $409.6M | +4.6% | 56 |
| Netherlands | $392.9M | -3.1% | 95 |
| USA | $366.5M | +4.7% | 75 |
| Italy | $302.5M | +7.2% | 55 |
| France | $247.6M | +4.3% | 71 |
| Canada | $193.8M | +10.1% | 101 |
| China | $193.5M | +0% | 57 |
| Germany | $162.2M | +5.6% | 76 |
| Japan | $145.0M | -1.6% | 50 |
| Brazil | $127.5M | +9.3% | 28 |
| Morocco | $121.5M | +13.5% | 45 |

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