# Containing Hormones (But Not Insulin buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $9.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $9.3B | +1.7% | 43 | Italy |
| China | $3.0B | +17.6% | 40 | Denmark |
| United Kingdom | $3.0B | +31.6% | 53 | Italy |
| Germany | $2.8B | +12.4% | 58 | Italy |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.7B | -0% | 48 | Austria |
| France | $2.4B | +19% | 64 | Italy |
| Japan | $1.8B | +10.2% | 37 | Denmark |
| Italy | $1.7B | -12.4% | 55 | Denmark |
| Belgium | $1.6B | -7.8% | 54 | Italy |
| Spain | $1.2B | +14.1% | 37 | Italy |
| Brazil | $1.2B | +19.6% | 35 | Denmark |
| Denmark | $1.2B | +30.7% | 31 | China |
| Netherlands | $899.8M | -2.9% | 56 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Saudi Arabia | $824.6M | +33.1% | 44 | Italy |
| Canada | $631.5M | -1.7% | 56 | USA |
| Poland | $592.7M | +20.9% | 38 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $592.2M | +39.8% | 61 | USA |
| Mexico | $485.6M | +21.1% | 34 | USA |
| Republic of Korea | $475.0M | +11% | 38 | Denmark |
| Australia | $468.8M | +9.7% | 40 | USA |
| Israel | $421.0M | +32.6% | 27 | Denmark |
| Czechia | $417.0M | +11.6% | 34 | Denmark |
| Sweden | $311.0M | +17.3% | 31 | Denmark |
| Turkey | $290.6M | +10.2% | 35 | Brazil |
| Russia | $272.7M | -9.8% | 30 | Germany |
| Colombia | $266.6M | +15.7% | 35 | Denmark |
| Romania | $265.2M | +21.6% | 27 | Denmark |
| Ireland | $253.4M | +17.1% | 53 | Denmark |
| Argentina | $209.1M | +12.4% | 27 | Denmark |
| Norway | $193.3M | +31.6% | 33 | Denmark |
| Thailand | $189.5M | +18.3% | 38 | Denmark |
| Taiwan | $185.9M | +10.6% | 26 | Italy |
| Portugal | $182.5M | +13.7% | 32 | France |
| Hungary | $177.4M | +4% | 37 | Belgium |
| Austria | $167.6M | +3.6% | 45 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $12.0B | $1,462,775.2 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $3.0B | $2,464,028.66 |
| China | 2023 | $2.1B | $549,888.22 |
| France | 2023 | $2.0B | $375,273.11 |
| Germany | 2023 | $1.8B | $299,015.51 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.6B | $656,141.04 |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.6B | $401,371.01 |
| Japan | 2023 | $1.5B | $1,324,273.76 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.2B | $172,174.19 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $1.0B | $937,931.82 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $974.1M | $339,158.93 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $673.2M | $275,792.64 |
| Spain | 2023 | $593.3M | $230,573.04 |
| Canada | 2023 | $471.6M | $502,881.87 |
| Poland | 2023 | $435.9M | $315,416.24 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $412.8M | $418,899.9 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $386.8M | $438,324.75 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $366.2M | $433,501.27 |
| Australia | 2023 | $353.3M | $265,992.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $280.2M | $245,467.09 |

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