Latest trade
$109.6BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Preparations of cereals
sector trade overview
A clear view of the preparations of cereals economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.
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Refreshed 2026-07-20
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+4%Latest year on yearExporters
194Active reporting countriesImporters
200Active reporting countriesHS6 products
19Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$109.6B in trade, with +8.2% annualized growth over three years.
Preparations of cereals is recorded across 11,818 active corridors, with 194 exporters and 200 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalGrowing+7.2% five-year CAGR
Annual trend
Momentum across three decades
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Missing years remain unavailable rather than estimated. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where this sector moves
The leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported sector trade value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $6.8B | +12.7% | 18 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | CanadaCAN | $3.2B | +6.8% | 19 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | MexicoMEX | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $3.0B | +13.4% | 15 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | NetherlandsNLD | ChinaCHN | $1.4B | -2.4% | 13 | 8,894 km | No |
| 5 | ItalyITA | GermanyDEU | $1.4B | +9.3% | 19 | 1,184 km | Yes |
| 6 | ItalyITA | FranceFRA | $1.3B | +7.4% | 19 | 1,106 km | Yes |
| 7 | ItalyITA | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.3B | +15.4% | 18 | 6,907 km | No |
| 8 | New ZealandNZL | ChinaCHN | $1.2B | +7% | 9 | 9,361 km | Yes |
| 9 | PolandPOL | GermanyDEU | $1.1B | +16.4% | 19 | 518 km | Yes |
| 10 | GermanyDEU | NetherlandsNLD | $1.1B | +10.6% | 19 | 579 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings are separated so scale on one side of the market is not mistaken for demand on the other. Check coverage ↗
Top exporters2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | $10.2B | 175 | 19 |
| 2 | ItalyITA | $9.7B | 181 | 19 |
| 3 | CanadaCAN | $7.1B | 137 | 19 |
| 4 | FranceFRA | $6.8B | 189 | 19 |
| 5 | NetherlandsNLD | $6.6B | 185 | 19 |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $5.3B | 181 | 19 |
| 7 | PolandPOL | $5.3B | 174 | 19 |
| 8 | BelgiumBEL | $4.9B | 184 | 19 |
| 9 | MexicoMEX | $3.7B | 117 | 19 |
| 10 | SpainESP | $3.5B | 173 | 19 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $16.0B | 137 | 19 |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | $7.3B | 131 | 19 |
| 3 | United KingdomGBR | $6.9B | 126 | 19 |
| 4 | FranceFRA | $5.6B | 153 | 19 |
| 5 | ChinaCHN | $5.6B | 105 | 19 |
| 6 | CanadaCAN | $4.4B | 152 | 19 |
| 7 | NetherlandsNLD | $4.0B | 128 | 19 |
| 8 | BelgiumBEL | $2.9B | 107 | 19 |
| 9 | ItalyITA | $2.3B | 99 | 19 |
| 10 | SpainESP | $2.2B | 108 | 19 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 19.
20 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail saleHS6 190110
Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers\' waresHS6 190120
Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901HS6 190190
Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS6 190211
Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS6 190219
Food preparations: pasta, stuffed (with meat or other substances), whether or not cooked or otherwise preparedHS6 190220
Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise preparedHS6 190230
Food preparations: couscousHS6 190240
Food preparations: tapioca and substitutes thereof, prepared from starch in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similarHS6 190300
Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS6 190410
Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsHS6 190420
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (egg corn flakes): cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains, from bulgur wheatHS6 190430
Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise preparedHS6 190490
Food preparations: crispbread, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190510
Food preparations: gingerbread and the like, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190520
Food preparations: sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190530
Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190531
Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190532
Food preparations: rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoaHS6 190540
Food preparations: bakers\' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar productsHS6 190590
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS2 classification. They are not company-level sales, retail quotes, or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.
Missing data
A missing observation remains unavailable. It is not filled, interpolated, or presented as a forecast.
Coverage: 1995–2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.