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The featured reported corridor is China to Chile, with a unit value of $877.68 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to Chile | $861.92 | $8,750 | -90.1% | 188,392 t |
| 2023 | China to Kazakhstan | $1,225.97 | $4,093.3 | -70% | 81,212.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $1,008.23 | $18,574.36 | -94.6% | 69,590.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Peru | $1,027.23 | $13,979.07 | -92.7% | 56,869 t |
| 2023 | China to Mexico | $909.46 | $11,460.46 | -92.1% | 47,970.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $1,061.23 | $10,889.06 | -90.3% | 40,750.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Mongolia | $949.13 | $949.13 | 0% | 44,481.8 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Brazil | $1,200.59 | $18,574.36 | -93.5% | 33,975.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Ghana | $946.22 | $1,365.02 | -30.7% | 37,035.8 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $1,149.42 | $7,241.72 | -84.1% | 27,395.4 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $1,573.3 | $11,460.46 | -86.3% | 19,316.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $990.9 | $1,739.77 | -43% | 30,162.1 t |
| 2023 | Russia to Kazakhstan | $809.31 | $4,093.3 | -80.2% | 31,759.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Ecuador | $1,069.65 | $1,069.65 | 0% | 23,896 t |
| 2023 | China to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,006.68 | $1,488.74 | -32.4% | 23,062.8 t |
| 2023 | USA to Panama | $1,563.17 | $10,398.92 | -85% | 11,041.2 t |
| 2023 | Peru to Chile | $1,090.2 | $8,750 | -87.5% | 14,770.8 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Bolivia | $1,103.5 | $1,213.11 | -9% | 14,064.1 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Peru | $1,204.03 | $13,979.07 | -91.4% | 12,105 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Indonesia | $1,172.2 | $4,022.73 | -70.9% | 12,295.3 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Laos | $1,201.1 | $2,349.88 | -48.9% | 11,901 t |
| 2023 | China to Côte d\'Ivoire | $1,067.21 | $1,746.24 | -38.9% | 13,303.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Mauritania | $856.76 | $1,042.8 | -17.8% | 15,208.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Saudi Arabia | $1,089.99 | $1,194.91 | -8.8% | 11,810.3 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $1,243.73 | $1,739.77 | -28.5% | 10,242 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to Burkina Faso | $1,890.13 | $1,342.3 | +40.8% | 6,511.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Bolivia | $1,566.98 | $1,213.11 | +29.2% | 7,626.3 t |
| 2023 | Russia to Armenia | $846.81 | $1,000 | -15.3% | 13,465.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Philippines | $945.69 | $7,471.43 | -87.3% | 12,017 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Mali | $1,280.13 | $1,280.13 | 0% | 8,801.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Guinea | $986.18 | $1,277.6 | -22.8% | 11,201.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $1,169.72 | $5,806.51 | -79.9% | 9,313.1 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $1,213.24 | $7,241.72 | -83.2% | 8,798.4 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Ecuador | $1,135.18 | $1,069.65 | +6.1% | 9,366 t |
| 2023 | China to Burkina Faso | $1,267.36 | $1,342.3 | -5.6% | 8,332.4 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $37.5M | +149.2% | +101.9% |
| 2011 | $44.1M | +17.7% | +126.7% |
| 2012 | $50.3M | +14% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | $79.6M | +58.4% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | $109.0M | +36.9% | +35.2% |
| 2015 | $131.0M | +20.2% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | $139.1M | +6.2% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | $137.3M | -1.3% | +8% |
| 2018 | $167.8M | +22.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | $173.9M | +3.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | $152.1M | -12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $237.0M | +55.8% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | $218.0M | -8.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $168.4M | -22.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $178.8M | +6.2% | -9% |

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