Planting Seeds

U.S. Planting Seeds Exports in 2023

Total Export Value
$1.73 Billion
Total Volume
654,153 Metric Tons
3-Year Average
$1.7 Billion
Compound Average Growth
0.29% (2014-2023)
Market Total Value (USD)
Canada $371.55 Million
European Union $335.85 Million
Mexico $308.8 Million
China $111 Million
Argentina $77.94 Million
Japan $55.64 Million
Pakistan $53.32 Million
South Korea $47.52 Million
Saudi Arabia $33.44 Million
Dominican Republic $22.86 Million
Top 10 Planting Seeds Export Markets 2014 - 2023
Annual Planting Seeds Exports 2014 - 2023

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China: Revised Draft Cereals Seed Standards Notified

On February 12, 2024, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) notified the National Standard for Seed of Food Crops – Part 1: Cereals (Draft) to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
On February 12, 2024, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) notified the General Directive for Labeling of Agricultural Seeds (draft) to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published a revised “National Standard for Seed of Economic Crops - Part 2: Oil Species (Draft for Comments)." The revised draft standard pertains to seeds for sowing/planting...

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People's Garden Bears Fruit in Paris

by Janet Nuzum, FAS Associate Administrator After a morning visit to the White House Kitchen garden, 27 students from Ecole Du Breuil, the leading school of Horticulture and Landscaping Techniques of the City of Paris, France, spent the afternoon...