Latest trade
$110.0BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Food industry residues
sector trade overview
A clear view of the food industry residues 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
-11.6%Latest year on yearExporters
190Active reporting countriesImporters
200Active reporting countriesHS6 products
23Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$110.0B in trade, with +3.2% annualized growth over three years.
Food industry residues is recorded across 8,233 active corridors, with 190 exporters and 200 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalGrowing+7.4% 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 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | CanadaCAN | $2.4B | +4.4% | 23 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $2.3B | +5.1% | 18 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | MexicoMEX | $2.2B | +4.2% | 19 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | BrazilBRA | IndonesiaIDN | $1.7B | +25.4% | 11 | 15,642 km | No |
| 5 | ArgentinaARG | Viet NamVNM | $1.6B | +2.7% | 5 | 16,964 km | No |
| 6 | NetherlandsNLD | BelgiumBEL | $1.5B | +3.9% | 22 | 174 km | Yes |
| 7 | PeruPER | ChinaCHN | $1.4B | -1% | 2 | 17,167 km | Yes |
| 8 | NetherlandsNLD | GermanyDEU | $1.3B | -2% | 22 | 579 km | Yes |
| 9 | BrazilBRA | ThailandTHA | $1.2B | +3.5% | 10 | 16,409 km | No |
| 10 | PolandPOL | GermanyDEU | $1.0B | +12.4% | 20 | 518 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 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $15.0B | 165 | 23 |
| 2 | BrazilBRA | $10.9B | 159 | 22 |
| 3 | ArgentinaARG | $10.7B | 106 | 23 |
| 4 | GermanyDEU | $6.9B | 162 | 23 |
| 5 | NetherlandsNLD | $6.3B | 172 | 23 |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | $4.3B | 171 | 23 |
| 7 | FranceFRA | $4.2B | 171 | 23 |
| 8 | CanadaCAN | $3.5B | 120 | 23 |
| 9 | ThailandTHA | $3.4B | 134 | 23 |
| 10 | PolandPOL | $3.2B | 128 | 23 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | $6.7B | 79 | 23 |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | $6.1B | 105 | 23 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $5.3B | 101 | 23 |
| 4 | Viet NamVNM | $4.9B | 89 | 22 |
| 5 | NetherlandsNLD | $4.4B | 115 | 23 |
| 6 | FranceFRA | $4.2B | 143 | 23 |
| 7 | United KingdomGBR | $3.8B | 88 | 23 |
| 8 | PolandPOL | $3.7B | 82 | 23 |
| 9 | IndonesiaIDN | $3.4B | 71 | 23 |
| 10 | ItalyITA | $3.1B | 79 | 23 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 23.
28 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Flours, meals and pellets: of meat or meat offal, greavesHS6 230110
Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebratesHS6 230120
Bran, sharps and other residues: of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230210
Bran, sharps and other residues: of rice, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230220
Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230230
Bran, sharps and other residues: of other cereals, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230240
Bran, sharps and other residues: of leguminous plants, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230250
Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pelletsHS6 230310
Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture: whether or not in the form of pelletsHS6 230320
Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pelletsHS6 230330
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oilHS6 230400
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of ground-nut oilHS6 230500
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of cotton seed oilsHS6 230610
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of linseed oilsHS6 230620
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oilsHS6 230630
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape or colza seed oilsHS6 230640
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oilsHS6 230641
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza)HS6 230649
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of coconut or copra seed oilsHS6 230650
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nuts or kernels oilsHS6 230660
Oil cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of maize (corn) germ oilsHS6 230670
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 2306HS6 230690
Wine lees: argolHS6 230700
Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products: whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or includedHS6 230800
Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and bi-products: whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, acorns and horse-chestnutsHS6 230810
Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and bi-products: whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, other than acorns or horse-chestnutsHS6 230890
Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS6 230910
Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS6 230990
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.