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Australia is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $140.4M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | $140.4M | +10.7% | 11 | Thailand |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $53.2M | +28.5% | 13 | China |
| USA | $48.7M | +4.5% | 16 | India |
| Canada | $35.8M | +3.8% | 16 | India |
| Brazil | $35.1M | -1.9% | 16 | India |
| Ghana | $21.0M | +13.1% | 4 | India |
| Laos | $21.0M | +22.9% | 5 | China |
| Mexico | $19.0M | +0.5% | 24 | China |
| Indonesia | $18.7M | +10.4% | 10 | China |
| South Africa | $17.7M | -12.3% | 10 | China |
| Russia | $15.7M | -2.8% | 8 | China |
| Philippines | $14.6M | -2.3% | 9 | India |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $12.3M | +28.5% | 7 | India |
| Zimbabwe | $11.6M | +16.9% | 7 | South Africa |
| Papua New Guinea | $10.1M | -1.7% | 4 | India |
| Chile | $9.3M | -8.4% | 12 | India |
| Belgium | $9.0M | -4.5% | 13 | Thailand |
| Saudi Arabia | $8.0M | +0.7% | 17 | India |
| Malaysia | $7.9M | +8.5% | 11 | China |
| Peru | $7.6M | -14.4% | 8 | China |
| Sweden | $6.7M | +5.3% | 13 | Finland |
| Turkey | $6.5M | +16.3% | 16 | Thailand |
| Dominican Republic | $6.4M | -3.9% | 5 | India |
| Thailand | $5.9M | +21.5% | 17 | China |
| Poland | $5.8M | +2.9% | 14 | Spain |
| Nigeria | $5.6M | +14.9% | 4 | India |
| Oman | $5.5M | +9.6% | 6 | India |
| Portugal | $5.5M | +3.7% | 8 | Spain |
| Japan | $5.5M | -7.3% | 8 | China |
| Pakistan | $5.3M | +13% | 4 | China |
| Netherlands | $5.3M | +20.5% | 22 | India |
| Bahrain | $5.1M | +3.2% | 3 | India |
| Mozambique | $4.9M | +20.3% | 5 | China |
| Botswana | $4.9M | +47.6% | 6 | South Africa |
| Spain | $4.7M | -1.1% | 19 | Thailand |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2023 | $139.0M | $1,414.14 |
| Panama | 2023 | $90.3M | $1,699 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $60.9M | $1,698.09 |
| USA | 2023 | $42.7M | $1,455.8 |
| Ghana | 2023 | $37.0M | $1,479.08 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023 | $29.8M | $1,209.54 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $27.2M | $1,227.05 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $19.0M | $1,235.41 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $18.2M | $1,199.74 |
| Peru | 2023 | $17.4M | $1,030.47 |
| Russia | 2023 | $16.2M | $1,212.79 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2023 | $16.1M | $1,734.96 |
| Laos | 2023 | $14.7M | $1,082.31 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $14.6M | $1,215.71 |
| Chile | 2023 | $14.0M | $2,101.86 |
| Canada | 2023 | $13.9M | $1,546.91 |
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | $12.9M | $1,579.95 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $12.7M | $1,386.31 |
| Serbia | 2023 | $11.9M | $1,397.25 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $11.8M | $1,308.61 |

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