🇺🇸 United States exports of sorghum: 2024 trade data
The United States exported $1.61 billion of sorghum in 2024 (6.15 million tonnes). That makes it the largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 105 countries. That is 24% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $2.38 billion.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of sorghum by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.61B | 6.15M t |
| 2023 | $1.30B | 3.20M t |
| 2022 | $2.38B | 7.09M t |
| 2021 | $2.14B | 6.97M t |
| 2020 | $1.38B | 5.46M t |
| 2019 | $578.1M | 2.51M t |
| 2018 | $946.3M | 4.83M t |
| 2017 | $1.13B | 5.76M t |
Where the United States exports sorghum to
One buyer market dominates: China accounted for 87% of the value.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.41B | 87% |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $42.7M | 2.7% |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $34.7M | 2.2% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $29.8M | 1.9% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $20.7M | 1.3% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $15.2M | 0.9% |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | $9.7M | 0.6% |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $7.7M | 0.5% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $7.3M | 0.5% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $7.1M | 0.4% |
Types of sorghum under HS 1007
| 1007.90 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | 97% |
| 1007.10 | Cereals: grain sorghum, seed | 2.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1007.
Average export price of sorghum
The average declared value was about $0.26 per kg, close to the world average of $0.27.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also imports sorghum
In 2024, the United States imported sorghum worth $2.3 million (1.0 thousand tonnes). One supplier dominates: Brazil accounted for 55% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Argentina grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $1.3M | 55% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $446K | 20% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $270K | 12% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $69K | 3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $52K | 2.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $45K | 2% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $40K | 1.7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $31K | 1.4% |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $23K | 1% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $18K | 0.8% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1007: Grain sorghum.
Sorghum trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of sorghum imported by the United States?
The United States imported sorghum worth $2.3 million in 2024 (1.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import sorghum from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Brazil (55%), Argentina (20%), India (12%).
What is the average import price of sorghum in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $2.22 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.27 per kg.
Does the United States export sorghum?
Yes. The United States exported sorghum worth $1.61 billion in 2024, mainly to China, Ethiopia, Eritrea.
What is the HS code for sorghum?
Sorghum falls under HS heading 1007 (Grain sorghum). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading sorghum with the United States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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