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Maize supply chain

In the FAOSTAT flows for 2023, the United States, Brazil and Ukraine ship the most maize.

Source: FAOSTATTrade between countries: 2023, the latest FAOSTAT has publishedUpdated 24 Oct 2026

YearTrade between countries: 2023, the latest FAOSTAT has published

Top 10 flows, Mt

  1. United States → Mexico17.5
  2. Brazil → China11.9
  3. United States → China7.1
  4. United States → Japan6.7
  5. Brazil → Japan6.6
  6. Ukraine → China5.5
  7. Brazil → Vietnam3.9
  8. Ukraine → Spain3.9
  9. United States → Colombia3.8
  10. Brazil → South Korea3.5

Source: FAOSTAT2023

United States to China: 7.1 MtUnited States to Mexico: 17.5 MtUnited States to Japan: 6.7 MtUnited States to South Korea: 0.83 MtUnited States to Colombia: 3.8 MtUnited States to Others: 8.8 MtBrazil to China: 11.9 MtBrazil to Japan: 6.6 MtBrazil to South Korea: 3.5 MtBrazil to Vietnam: 3.9 MtBrazil to Spain: 2.3 MtBrazil to Colombia: 1.7 MtBrazil to Italy: 0.28 MtBrazil to Egypt: 1.9 MtBrazil to Netherlands: 0.35 MtBrazil to Others: 12.2 MtUkraine to China: 5.5 MtUkraine to South Korea: 1.5 MtUkraine to Spain: 3.9 MtUkraine to Italy: 1.8 MtUkraine to Egypt: 2.5 MtUkraine to Netherlands: 1.6 MtUkraine to Others: 7.2 MtArgentina to Japan: 0.76 MtArgentina to South Korea: 3.0 MtArgentina to Vietnam: 3.2 MtArgentina to Colombia: 0.74 MtArgentina to Egypt: 1.3 MtArgentina to Others: 10.0 MtPoland to Netherlands: 0.94 MtPoland to Others: 3.0 MtFrance to Spain: 1.1 MtFrance to Italy: 0.3 MtFrance to Netherlands: 0.8 MtFrance to Others: 1.6 MtRomania to South Korea: 0.99 MtRomania to Spain: 0.43 MtRomania to Italy: 0.46 MtRomania to Netherlands: 0.72 MtRomania to Others: 0.57 MtOthers to South Korea: 0.55 MtOthers to Vietnam: 1.7 MtOthers to Spain: 0.66 MtOthers to Italy: 3.1 MtOthers to Netherlands: 0.54 MtOthers to Others: 15.1 MtUnited States 44.9 (45.9)Brazil 44.6 (55.9)Ukraine 24.1 (26.4)Argentina 19.0 (23.6)Poland 4.0 (4.6)France 3.7 (3.8)Romania 3.2 (5.4)Others 21.7China 24.6 (26.2)Mexico 17.5 (18.5)Japan 14.1 (14.9)South Korea 10.4 (11.3)Vietnam 8.8Spain 8.3 (9.2)Colombia 6.3Italy 6.0 (6.5)Egypt 5.7 (6.3)Netherlands 4.9 (5.4)Others 58.5SuppliersBuyers

Band width is the amount. Bands are coloured by where they start and named at both ends; hover a band for its value. Outside the 7 largest on the left and the 10 largest on the right, flows are grouped as Others; the table lists every one. Beside each country: its total in the flows shown, then in brackets all its exports or imports that year, from FAOSTAT’s trade figures. FAOSTAT’s detailed trade matrix, as importers report it, cut to each importer’s main suppliers, so the totals are of the flows shown, not of all trade.

The same flows as a table

438 flows, million tonnes, 2023.
United StatesMexico17.5
BrazilChina11.9
United StatesChina7.1
United StatesJapan6.7
BrazilJapan6.6
UkraineChina5.5
BrazilVietnam3.9
UkraineSpain3.9
United StatesColombia3.8
BrazilSouth Korea3.5
ArgentinaVietnam3.2
United StatesCanada3.1
ArgentinaSouth Korea3.0
ArgentinaPeru2.9
UkraineEgypt2.5
BrazilTaiwan2.5
ArgentinaMalaysia2.4
BrazilSpain2.3
BrazilEgypt1.9
UkraineItaly1.8
RussiaTürkiye1.7
BrazilColombia1.7
UkraineNetherlands1.6
PolandGermany1.6
UkraineSouth Korea1.5
ParaguayBrazil1.4
ArgentinaEgypt1.3
BrazilMorocco1.3
BrazilSaudi Arabia1.2
MyanmarThailand1.2
IndiaVietnam1.2
SloveniaItaly1.2
BrazilDominican Republic1.1
FranceSpain1.1
RomaniaSouth Korea0.99
United StatesGuatemala0.99
PolandNetherlands0.94
BrazilMalaysia0.9
ArgentinaSaudi Arabia0.9
UkraineSlovenia0.89
United StatesTaiwan0.86
United StatesSouth Korea0.83
FranceNetherlands0.8
HungaryItaly0.78
UkrainePortugal0.77
ArgentinaMorocco0.77
CanadaIreland0.77
United StatesHonduras0.76
ArgentinaJapan0.76
ArgentinaColombia0.74
RomaniaNetherlands0.72
BrazilVenezuela0.72
FranceBelgium0.71
CanadaUnited States0.69
UkraineHungary0.67
CanadaSpain0.66
ArgentinaIndonesia0.61
BrazilIndonesia0.61
CroatiaItaly0.61
South AfricaTaiwan0.6
UkrainePoland0.6
BrazilPortugal0.6
UkraineTunisia0.59
UkraineRomania0.59
BrazilGuatemala0.57
UkraineGermany0.55
South AfricaSouth Korea0.55
GermanyNetherlands0.54
United StatesCosta Rica0.53
PakistanVietnam0.52
United StatesSaudi Arabia0.51
BrazilCosta Rica0.49
United StatesEl Salvador0.47
RomaniaItaly0.46
UkraineIsrael0.46
CanadaUnited Kingdom0.45
RomaniaSpain0.43
PolandUnited Kingdom0.42
AustriaItaly0.41
ParaguayUruguay0.41
RussiaIsrael0.41
South AfricaZimbabwe0.37
UkraineBelgium0.36
BrazilNetherlands0.35
United StatesPanama0.35
ParaguayPeru0.34
United StatesDominican Republic0.33
ArgentinaSenegal0.32
BrazilJordan0.3
FranceItaly0.3
RussiaLatvia0.29
FranceUnited Kingdom0.29
United StatesJamaica0.29
ArgentinaVenezuela0.29
FranceGermany0.28
South AfricaBotswana0.28
BrazilItaly0.28
United StatesNicaragua0.28
UkraineSlovakia0.27
ArgentinaJordan0.26
UkraineUnited Kingdom0.26
IrelandUnited Kingdom0.25
BrazilEl Salvador0.25
UkraineTürkiye0.23
ArgentinaUnited Arab Emirates0.23
United StatesMorocco0.23
PolandBelgium0.23
TanzaniaKenya0.22
ArgentinaPhilippines0.21
UkraineCyprus0.21
United KingdomIreland0.21
BrazilTunisia0.2
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina0.2
NetherlandsBelgium0.19
BrazilPanama0.19
BrazilNicaragua0.19
HungaryAustria0.18
CanadaPortugal0.18
South AfricaItaly0.18
UkraineGreece0.17
GermanyFrance0.17
South AfricaNamibia0.17
South AfricaMozambique0.17
SerbiaSlovenia0.16
VietnamPhilippines0.16
PolandCzechia0.16
PakistanSri Lanka0.16
South AfricaEswatini0.16
South AfricaKenya0.16
BulgariaGreece0.15
MoldovaRomania0.15
NetherlandsGermany0.15
PolandPortugal0.15
FranceSwitzerland0.14
BrazilUnited Kingdom0.14
ArgentinaUnited States0.14
RomaniaPortugal0.14
BrazilIreland0.13
CzechiaAustria0.12
ArgentinaUruguay0.12
ArgentinaOman0.12
ArgentinaKuwait0.11
PolandSlovakia0.11
UkraineCroatia0.11
UkraineLebanon0.11
BrazilUnited States0.11
SlovakiaHungary0.11
UkraineAustria0.11
BrazilUnited Arab Emirates0.11
BrazilEcuador0.1
LaosThailand0.1
RomaniaUnited Kingdom0.099
RomaniaTunisia0.099
RussiaGreece0.097
ArgentinaUnited Kingdom0.097
CroatiaSlovenia0.095
BrazilSenegal0.095
PolandDenmark0.09
CzechiaGermany0.083
GermanyAustria0.08
ArgentinaEcuador0.079
ArgentinaLebanon0.078
UkraineLithuania0.078
IndonesiaPhilippines0.075
PolandNorway0.075
FranceIreland0.074
PolandFrance0.074
RussiaAzerbaijan0.072
South AfricaLesotho0.071
MyanmarPhilippines0.071
ArgentinaDemocratic Republic of the Congo0.069
BrazilCambodia0.069
RomaniaFrance0.069
PolandLithuania0.068
RussiaArmenia0.067
United StatesTrinidad and Tobago0.065
BrazilPhilippines0.063
SerbiaAlbania0.063
ArgentinaCambodia0.063
LatviaPortugal0.061
KazakhstanTajikistan0.06
RomaniaHungary0.059
RussiaLebanon0.059
UgandaTanzania0.058
SlovakiaAustria0.057
BrazilIsrael0.056
HungaryRomania0.056
RussiaGeorgia0.052
UkraineCzechia0.051
South AfricaUnited Arab Emirates0.051
MoldovaCyprus0.05
TürkiyeLebanon0.049
SpainFrance0.047
TürkiyeIsrael0.047
HungarySlovakia0.047
UkraineKenya0.044
BrazilOman0.044
SerbiaNorth Macedonia0.04
IndiaBhutan0.04
ParaguayUnited Arab Emirates0.039
BrazilLebanon0.039
PolandSweden0.038
RomaniaCyprus0.037
IndiaSri Lanka0.036
AustraliaUnited Arab Emirates0.035
UkraineDenmark0.034
ArgentinaPoland0.034
RussiaKenya0.034
ArgentinaCameroon0.034
BelgiumFrance0.033
United StatesBarbados0.033
SerbiaAustria0.033
CroatiaMalta0.032
PakistanOman0.032
MoldovaLebanon0.031
SerbiaMontenegro0.031
RussiaEstonia0.03
RussiaLithuania0.03
VietnamCambodia0.03
TanzaniaUganda0.029
UkraineMoldova0.029
ArgentinaCabo Verde0.028
SerbiaGreece0.027
RomaniaGreece0.027
SlovakiaCzechia0.026
TürkiyeKenya0.025
BrazilKuwait0.025
ArgentinaAngola0.025
PakistanPhilippines0.025
LithuaniaDenmark0.023
GermanyCzechia0.023
MozambiqueMalawi0.023
RomaniaUnited Arab Emirates0.023
ZambiaTanzania0.023
FrancePoland0.023
ArgentinaGhana0.022
ArgentinaQatar0.022
PolandAustria0.022
RussiaUnited Arab Emirates0.021
HungaryCroatia0.02
KyrgyzstanUzbekistan0.02
ArgentinaJamaica0.02
BrazilGuyana0.02
SpainPoland0.019
BrazilParaguay0.019
PolandFinland0.018
United StatesGuyana0.017
TanzaniaBurundi0.017
KazakhstanUzbekistan0.015
LithuaniaLatvia0.015
PakistanBahrain0.015
United StatesPakistan0.015
Burkina FasoNiger0.014
IndiaOman0.014
ArgentinaBrunei0.014
GermanySwitzerland0.014
RussiaKazakhstan0.013
PakistanQatar0.013
UkraineSwitzerland0.012
United StatesArgentina0.012
South AfricaFrance0.012
DenmarkIceland0.012
FranceRepublic of the Congo0.012
LithuaniaEstonia0.011
LatviaEstonia0.011
RomaniaQatar0.011
United StatesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines0.011
ThailandPakistan0.01
RomaniaBulgaria0.01
TürkiyeDenmark0.01
NetherlandsIceland0.0099
GermanyDenmark0.0097
RussiaOman0.0096
United StatesHong Kong0.0093
South AfricaIndia0.0093
GreeceBulgaria0.0091
UkraineFrance0.009
PolandMauritania0.0088
BrazilTrinidad and Tobago0.0086
South AfricaCambodia0.0079
SerbiaCroatia0.0076
UkraineEstonia0.0074
ThailandMyanmar0.0073
RussiaQatar0.0071
UgandaBurundi0.0069
FranceLuxembourg0.0068
HungaryMalta0.0068
BulgariaMalta0.0068
United StatesSuriname0.0067
United StatesGrenada0.0065
ParaguayCabo Verde0.0063
FranceCameroon0.0061
MaliMauritania0.006
IndiaSeychelles0.0059
BrazilCabo Verde0.0055
LithuaniaFinland0.0055
MalaysiaSingapore0.0054
MoldovaCroatia0.005
PolandUkraine0.0049
HungaryBulgaria0.0048
South AfricaGhana0.0047
Côte d'IvoireNiger0.0047
ArgentinaMauritania0.0045
ZambiaBurundi0.004
ArgentinaParaguay0.0038
TürkiyeSerbia0.0038
South AfricaAngola0.0036
TürkiyeUzbekistan0.0035
TürkiyeBulgaria0.0035
LithuaniaSweden0.0034
LatviaFinland0.0032
IndiaMyanmar0.0031
South AfricaCôte d'Ivoire0.0031
Côte d'IvoireMali0.0031
Burkina FasoBenin0.0029
PakistanHong Kong0.0029
United Arab EmiratesDjibouti0.0029
FranceUkraine0.0029
BrazilPakistan0.0027
BrazilArgentina0.0026
ZambiaMalawi0.0026
ArgentinaEthiopia0.0025
TürkiyeDjibouti0.0025
UkraineBulgaria0.0024
HungaryUkraine0.0023
BrazilBolivia0.0023
HungarySerbia0.0022
FranceSerbia0.0022
South AfricaMalawi0.0022
South AfricaTogo0.002
South AfricaZambia0.0019
RomaniaSerbia0.0018
GermanyLuxembourg0.0018
RomaniaUkraine0.0017
United StatesBolivia0.0017
ThailandLaos0.0016
ArgentinaBolivia0.0016
FranceBulgaria0.0016
ZambiaUganda0.0014
ArgentinaBahrain0.0013
ArgentinaBulgaria0.0013
RomaniaMoldova0.0013
United StatesAustralia0.0012
PakistanSeychelles0.0011
South AfricaBenin0.0011
ThailandBolivia0.0011
ChileSerbia0.001
United Arab EmiratesEthiopia0.001
ChileSouth Africa0.001
UkraineKazakhstan0.00097
SlovakiaUkraine0.00096
United StatesDjibouti0.00095
VietnamLaos0.00093
Trinidad and TobagoSuriname0.00089
United StatesSouth Africa0.00082
IndiaDjibouti0.00079
NetherlandsLuxembourg0.00075
RussiaSerbia0.00074
ArgentinaIndia0.00073
UkraineSerbia0.00072
TürkiyeKazakhstan0.00071
United StatesBahamas0.0007
ArgentinaBenin0.00069
United StatesUkraine0.00068
IndiaCôte d'Ivoire0.00066
AustriaUkraine0.00066
Côte d'IvoireBurkina Faso0.00065
TürkiyeKyrgyzstan0.00062
South AfricaMadagascar0.00061
BrazilEthiopia0.00056
ItalySerbia0.00056
SerbiaMadagascar0.00055
RussiaMongolia0.00054
ItalyKazakhstan0.00051
TürkiyeUkraine0.0005
FranceKazakhstan0.0005
ArgentinaCôte d'Ivoire0.00048
MexicoCôte d'Ivoire0.00047
IndonesiaSingapore0.00044
ZambiaSouth Africa0.00043
Côte d'IvoireBenin0.00043
ArgentinaAustralia0.00041
ArgentinaDjibouti0.00038
New ZealandAustralia0.00037
IndonesiaTimor-Leste0.00033
ArgentinaTogo0.00031
FranceNew Zealand0.00029
ArgentinaGabon0.00029
ItalyKyrgyzstan0.00026
United StatesSingapore0.00025
ChinaKyrgyzstan0.0002
BeninTogo0.00019
South AfricaEthiopia0.00019
United Arab EmiratesMaldives0.00019
ArgentinaMali0.00014
HungaryKyrgyzstan0.00014
FranceKyrgyzstan0.00013
RussiaKyrgyzstan0.00011
BrazilGabon0.0001
South AfricaBurkina Faso0.0001
EswatiniSouth Africa0.000095
PakistanTimor-Leste0.000093
United StatesMongolia0.000086
PortugalSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000082
SenegalGambia0.00008
New ZealandFiji0.00008
TogoGabon0.000077
AustraliaNew Zealand0.000071
ItalyBurkina Faso0.000071
AustraliaFiji0.000069
RomaniaKyrgyzstan0.000067
FranceGabon0.000066
United StatesAntigua and Barbuda0.00006
GhanaBurkina Faso0.000053
UruguayBurkina Faso0.000052
United Arab EmiratesGabon0.000051
ArgentinaBurkina Faso0.000051
Côte d'IvoireGabon0.000047
IndiaMaldives0.000028
ArgentinaFiji0.000026
BelgiumMaldives0.000025
PhilippinesMaldives0.000022
CroatiaSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000021
ThailandMaldives0.00002
AustraliaPapua New Guinea0.000018
CanadaDominica0.000014
CanadaAntigua and Barbuda0.000011
Trinidad and TobagoDominica0.0000064
United Arab EmiratesGambia0.0000062
PakistanGambia0.000004
United StatesDominica0.0000026
ChinaMacao0.0000022
United StatesMacao0.0000018
SingaporePapua New Guinea0.0000014
ChinaSamoa0.00000055
United StatesTonga0.00000052
CameroonCentral African Republic0.0000005
New ZealandTonga0.00000027

Source: FAOSTATTrade between countries: 2023, the latest FAOSTAT has publishedUpdated 24 Oct 2026

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