# Whether Or Not Ground Or In The Form buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $1.3B | +7.8% | 7 | Canada |
| China | $903.9M | +16.7% | 7 | Canada |
| Netherlands | $231.0M | +2.3% | 31 | Germany |
| Germany | $201.9M | +6.4% | 32 | Czechia |
| France | $185.9M | +11.3% | 19 | Belgium |
| Spain | $185.3M | +6.4% | 12 | France |
| Denmark | $147.2M | +20.2% | 14 | Poland |
| United Kingdom | $113.2M | +21.2% | 13 | Germany |
| Israel | $89.3M | +19.2% | 10 | Romania |
| Finland | $73.0M | +2.6% | 7 | Germany |
| Norway | $72.0M | +9.1% | 9 | Finland |
| Sweden | $66.3M | +10.3% | 6 | Germany |
| Ireland | $59.5M | +0.4% | 13 | Belgium |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $39.7M | +17.5% | 9 | Germany |
| Austria | $34.2M | +3.3% | 15 | Czechia |
| Hungary | $29.9M | +26.2% | 12 | Ukraine |
| Portugal | $29.0M | +9.5% | 7 | France |
| Russia | $28.7M | +11.8% | 2 | Belarus |
| Turkey | $27.3M | +13.5% | 4 | Russia |
| Belgium | $24.4M | +2.7% | 6 | Germany |
| Czechia | $23.0M | +4.7% | 11 | Poland |
| Viet Nam | $20.9M | -7.1% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| Italy | $19.2M | +12.1% | 18 | Romania |
| Lithuania | $19.0M | +17.6% | 11 | Belarus |
| Latvia | $16.7M | +6.1% | 15 | Lithuania |
| Poland | $16.4M | +29.3% | 11 | Belarus |
| Saudi Arabia | $12.1M | +139.5% | 2 | United Arab Emirates |
| India | $11.8M | +87.2% | 1 | Nepal |
| Slovakia | $10.7M | +9.2% | 8 | Czechia |
| Slovenia | $9.6M | +7.9% | 9 | Austria |
| Thailand | $8.7M | -30.8% | 5 | United Arab Emirates |
| Morocco | $8.3M | -15.1% | 4 | Romania |
| Estonia | $5.9M | +8.7% | 10 | Lithuania |
| Uzbekistan | $4.7M | +127.6% | 2 | Kazakhstan |
| Croatia | $4.3M | +10.7% | 8 | Hungary |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $1.5B | $413.92 |
| China | 2023 | $913.3M | $392.01 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $328.6M | $348.38 |
| Germany | 2023 | $249.6M | $353.37 |
| Spain | 2023 | $219.2M | $383.36 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $202.1M | $356.69 |
| France | 2023 | $180.9M | $344.73 |
| Lithuania | 2023 | $110.7M | $304.01 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $103.9M | $363.86 |
| Israel | 2023 | $96.0M | $353.71 |
| Finland | 2023 | $79.2M | $358.2 |
| Norway | 2023 | $77.8M | $396.04 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $73.9M | $424.35 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $72.8M | $364.03 |
| Poland | 2023 | $68.9M | $256.9 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $39.4M | $383.08 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $36.4M | $302.69 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $34.6M | $386.07 |
| Portugal | 2023 | $33.3M | $370.98 |
| Austria | 2023 | $32.4M | $379.58 |

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