# Cereals (HS4 1003) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cereals at HS4 1003, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cereals subsector recorded $10.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -15.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $10.0B |
| Latest annual change | -15.1% |
| Active exporters | 117 |
| Active importers | 180 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.6B | 782 | 2 |
| 1996 | $3.4B | 817 | 2 |
| 1997 | $2.8B | 874 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.9B | 764 | 2 |
| 1999 | $2.4B | 845 | 2 |
| 2000 | $2.9B | 931 | 2 |
| 2001 | $2.6B | 1,001 | 2 |
| 2002 | $2.6B | 917 | 2 |
| 2003 | $3.2B | 934 | 2 |
| 2004 | $3.6B | 978 | 2 |
| 2005 | $3.7B | 1,092 | 2 |
| 2006 | $3.7B | 1,050 | 2 |
| 2007 | $5.7B | 1,135 | 2 |
| 2008 | $8.2B | 1,226 | 2 |
| 2009 | $4.7B | 1,271 | 2 |
| 2010 | $5.2B | 1,267 | 2 |
| 2011 | $7.4B | 1,249 | 2 |
| 2012 | $7.9B | 1,414 | 2 |
| 2013 | $8.8B | 1,382 | 2 |
| 2014 | $8.1B | 1,437 | 2 |
| 2015 | $8.3B | 1,449 | 2 |
| 2016 | $6.4B | 1,549 | 2 |
| 2017 | $7.2B | 1,505 | 2 |
| 2018 | $7.8B | 1,692 | 2 |
| 2019 | $7.4B | 1,566 | 2 |
| 2020 | $7.7B | 1,628 | 2 |
| 2021 | $11.3B | 1,700 | 2 |
| 2022 | $11.1B | 1,662 | 2 |
| 2023 | $11.9B | 1,574 | 2 |
| 2024 | $10.0B | 1,698 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Australia to China: $1.3B; growth +55.8%.
- Canada to China: $481.2M; growth -18.2%.
- Russia to Saudi Arabia: $462.7M; growth +22.9%.
- France to China: $444.6M; growth -21.5%.
- Argentina to China: $382.6M; growth -4.7%.
- France to Belgium: $364.3M; growth +1.4%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $300.4M; growth -3%.
- Ukraine to China: $272.2M; growth -27.9%.
- Argentina to Brazil: $241.6M; growth +31.1%.
- Australia to Japan: $187.4M; growth -12.5%.

## HS6 products

- Cereals: barley (HS6 100300)
- Cereals: barley, seed (HS6 100310)
- Cereals: barley, other than seed (HS6 100390)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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