Planting Seeds

U.S. Planting Seeds Exports in 2024

Total Export Value
$1.7 Billion
Total Volume
653,919 Metric Tons
3-Year Average
$1.71 Billion
Compound Average Growth
0.59% (2015-2024)
Market Total Value (USD)
Canada $365.06 Million
European Union $356.12 Million
Mexico $347.88 Million
China $115.08 Million
Japan $63.69 Million
Dominican Republic $38.17 Million
South Korea $35.29 Million
Pakistan $33.26 Million
Argentina $32.04 Million
India $16.99 Million
Planting Seeds Export Markets 2015 - 2024
Annual Planting Seeds Exports 2015 - 2024

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China: Revised Cereals Seed Standard Published

On October 28, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a revised “National Standard for Seed of Food Crops – Part 1: Cereals”, which will come into effect on October 1, 2025.
On October 28, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published the revised mandatory national standard “General Directive for the Labeling of Agricultural Seeds”, which will come into effect on October 1, 2025.
On October 30, 2024, the National Agriculture Technology Extension Service Center (NATESC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released its supply and demand forecast for major crop seeds (i.e., rice, corn, wheat, soybean, cotton, and rapeseed) for Marketing Year (MY) 2024/25 at the National Seed Information Exchange and Commodity Trading Fair.

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Feature

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...