# Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets (HS4 1214) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets at HS4 1214, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets subsector recorded $3.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -22% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.0B |
| Latest annual change | -22% |
| Active exporters | 132 |
| Active importers | 175 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $747.5M | 778 | 2 |
| 1996 | $784.3M | 792 | 2 |
| 1997 | $819.5M | 798 | 2 |
| 1998 | $676.2M | 760 | 2 |
| 1999 | $744.4M | 845 | 2 |
| 2000 | $895.8M | 914 | 2 |
| 2001 | $839.8M | 974 | 2 |
| 2002 | $909.9M | 1,014 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.0B | 1,068 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 1,095 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 1,175 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.1B | 1,151 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.4B | 1,169 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 1,270 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.8B | 1,329 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 1,319 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.3B | 1,361 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.8B | 1,479 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.9B | 1,400 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.6B | 1,528 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.7B | 1,696 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.6B | 1,567 | 2 |
| 2017 | $2.7B | 1,534 | 2 |
| 2018 | $2.9B | 1,607 | 2 |
| 2019 | $3.0B | 1,590 | 2 |
| 2020 | $3.1B | 1,736 | 2 |
| 2021 | $3.5B | 1,759 | 2 |
| 2022 | $4.1B | 1,735 | 2 |
| 2023 | $3.5B | 1,719 | 2 |
| 2024 | $3.0B | 1,775 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $405.3M; growth -9.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $342.1M; growth -15.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $262.1M; growth +0.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Saudi Arabia: $178.4M; growth +29.9%.
- Australia to Japan: $140.2M; growth -3.4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $122.3M; growth +3.8%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $94.4M; growth +5.6%.
- Australia to China: $74.5M; growth +5.3%.
- Canada to Japan: $60.5M; growth -5.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Taiwan: $57.4M; growth -4.6%.

## HS6 products

- Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets (HS6 121410)
- Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise (HS6 121490)

## 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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