This past month we've been taking a look at figures in four staple food crops: #wheat, #soybeans, #rice, and #corn.
Trade in foodstuffs overall continues to grow, with a 10x increase since 1960, and much greater in some regions.
#AgTrade is the engine that's allowed food systems to keep up!
#AgTrade and Europe: #corn ⬇️
Top 3 corn producers:
1. United States
2. China
3. Brazil
Top 3 importers:
1. Mexico
2. European Union
3. Japan
Top 3 exporters:
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
For corn, the EU is a major importer - bringing in about 20,000,000MT in 2024/2025. (stats: USDA)
#AgTrade and Europe: #rice ⬇️
Top 3 rice producers:
1. India
2. China
3. Bangladesh
Top 3 importers:
1. Philippines
2. Vietnam
3. Nigeria
Top 3 exporters:
1. India
2. Vietnam
3. Thailand
Rice trade is dominated by countries like India and China. The EU comes in at # 4 for importers. (stats: USDA)
#AgTrade & Europe: #Soybeans ⬇️
Top 3 producers:
1. Brazil
2. US
3. Argentina
Top 3 importers:
1. China
2. EU
3. Argentina
Top 3 exporters:
1. Brazil
2. US
3. Argentina
The EU is primarily an importer of soybeans. We do export small amounts, ~0.4m tonnes compared to Brazil's 102mt. (stats: USDA)
A political cartoon shows a white dinner plate with cracked, barren soil and withered corn stalks on it, flanked by a small yellow tractor and a red combine harvester. A red tie is used as a table runner, symbolizing Donald Trump. Below the image is a banner that reads Red Plate Special.
Fall is here and we reap what we sow. Unless you’re a farmer hurt by the tariffs. Their harvest? Dust, debt, and - for the people they need most - deportation.
#PoliticalCartoon #Satire #Farmers #Tariffs #Immigration #Harvest #FarmAid #TrumpTariffs #Trump #AmericanFarmers #FarmCrisis #AgTrade
Ag #trade not only feeds people, it also plays a key economic role.
People throughout the ag #SupplyChain invest in storage, processing, road, rail, & port infrastructure.
They create jobs and open world markets to both smallholders & big farmers, strengthening rural areas.
#AgTrade = investment
A side-by-side flowchart comparing grain processing in PRC bonded zones before and after 10 June 2025. Pre-policy, importers could defer re-export or domestic sale decisions. Post-policy, declared use is required on entry, with tighter enforcement on re-exports and tariff compliance for domestic sales.
📊 Beijing just redrew the map on bonded grain flows
Imports must now declare end use at entry — cutting flexibility, boosting traceability.
Here’s the new compliance path ⬇️
🔗 Full breakdown: shorturl.at/qCLFe
#BondedZones #ChinaCustoms #AgTrade #GrainPolicy #FoodSecurity #SupplyChains
Krysta Harden’s work continues to shape ag trade, sustainability, and industry collaboration. What’s one way we can improve global partnerships in agriculture? Drop your thoughts below! 👇 #AgTrade #WomensHistoryMonth
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🔗 Explore Food Security Portal: www.foodsecurityportal.org
#IFPRI50 #FoodSecurity #FoodPrices #AgTrade #FoodPolicy #BigData #Research
Dinner starter at the Palace Kitchen in Seattle to celebrate #Solstice eve, and my #retirement from a 23 year long career with bryantchristie.com. It was a great run with a fabulous firm. They are hiring. Check their company page for their list of job opportunities.
#internationaltrade #agtrade
Latest edition of our Perspectives column:
=> The UK needs to reset its agricultural trade policy
#AgTrade #PostBrexitTrade
By @davidheniguk.bsky.social
No £
borderlex.net/2024/02/07/p...
