Canary Seed Exports by Country

Germany reported 170.51 tonnes of canary seed exports in 2020 and 4,776 tonnes in 2024, growing about twenty-eight-fold and reaching fourth place. The figures below aggregate FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral records for item Canary seed, 2020-2024, pairing export quantity in tonnes with export value in current US dollars. The table lists 53 countries; 37 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 listed quantity total is 165,082 tonnes. The 2024 country list for canary seed exports runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Canary Seed Exports by Country in 2024

Canada was the largest canary seed exporter in the 2024 listed data with 118,056 tonnes, followed by Argentina with 21,299 tonnes and Hungary with 5,414 tonnes. Germany ranked fourth with 4,776 tonnes, ahead of the United States (3,654 tonnes), the Netherlands (1,995 tonnes), Ukraine (1,823 tonnes) and Belgium (1,729 tonnes). Canada also led on export value at 95,679,000 US dollars, followed by Argentina (8,581,000) and Hungary (4,181,000).

Canary Seed Exports by Country

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#	Country	Quantity (Tonne)2024	Value (USD)2024
1	Canada CA	118.06K	$95.68M
2	Argentina AR	21.3K	$8.58M
3	Hungary HU	5.41K	$4.18M
4	Germany DE	4.78K	$2.97M
5	United States US	3.65K	$3.37M
6	Netherlands NL	2K	$1.89M
7	Ukraine UA	1.82K	$1M
8	Belgium BE	1.73K	$1.76M
9	Türkiye TR	1.67K	$1.41M
10	Egypt EG	1.33K	$1.03M
11	Burkina Faso BF	800	$99K
12	United Kingdom GB	675.44	$600K
13	Bulgaria BG	294.46	$127K
14	France FR	282.24	$270K
15	Portugal PT	280.4	$239K
16	Spain ES	228.32	$263K
17	India IN	192.12	$271K
18	Italy IT	191.17	$204K
19	Poland PL	93.16	$103K
20	Guatemala GT	91.46	$134K
21	China CN	67.78	$69K
22	Czech Republic CZ	56.18	$62K
23	South Africa ZA	51.11	$39K
24	Serbia RS	19.24	$12K
25	Brazil BR	9.81	$12K
26	Greece GR	3.2	$4K
27	Australia AU	2	$2K
28	Slovakia SK	1.63	$2K
29	Thailand TH	0.31	$0
30	Sweden SE	0.23	$1K
31	Peru PE	0.22	$1K
32	Ireland IE	0.12	$0
33	Denmark DK	0.06	$0
34	Lithuania LT	0.05	$0
35	Austria AT	0.02	$0
36	Latvia LV	0.01	$0
37	Taiwan TW	0	$24K

Germany's twenty-eight-fold climb is the table's quiet reshaping: from 170.51 tonnes to 4,776 tonnes, an increase of about 4,605 tonnes that lifted it past the United States into fourth place. Canada, meanwhile, fell 31,655 tonnes (down 21.1 percent) between 2020 and 2024 yet kept 71.5 percent of the total at a 5.54 ratio, dominance through scale rather than growth.

The top three hold 87.7 percent of the listed 2024 total, the top five 92.8 percent and the top ten 98.0 percent. Canada and the United States were the leading North American exporters, Argentina stands alone in South America above 1,000 tonnes, and Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Belgium keep the trade present across Europe.

Canary Seed Export Moves Between 2023 and 2024

Between 2023 and 2024, the common reporter universe (33 countries with data in both years) fell from 169,359 tonnes to 164,278 tonnes, a change of -5,081 tonnes (-3.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 170,997 tonnes (41 reporters) and 165,082 tonnes (37 reporters). Hungary added 1,741 tonnes (up 47.4 percent) and Germany 1,600 tonnes (up 50.4 percent), while Argentina added 1,431 tonnes (up 7.2 percent). Canada fell 8,264 tonnes (down 6.5 percent) and Türkiye 1,421 tonnes (from 3,086 to 1,665 tonnes, down 46.0 percent).

Canary Seed Exports in 2024 Against 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (29 countries with data in both years) fell from 187,064 tonnes to 164,279 tonnes, a change of -22,785 tonnes (-12.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 188,258 tonnes (36 reporters) and 165,082 tonnes (37 reporters). Argentina added 4,540 tonnes (up 27.1 percent) and Hungary 3,645 tonnes (up 206.0 percent). The Netherlands fell 2,781 tonnes (down 58.2 percent) and Belgium 1,148 tonnes (down 39.9 percent), while Australia fell from 1,597 tonnes to 2 tonnes (down 99.9 percent), a reported near-zero flow rather than a reporting gap.

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#	Country	2020 (Tonne)	2020 (USD)	2021 (Tonne)	2021 (USD)	2022 (Tonne)	2022 (USD)	2023 (Tonne)	2023 (USD)	2024 (Tonne)	2024 (USD)
1	Canada	149.71K	$86.06M	161.52K	$112.38M	132.07K	$126.97M	126.32K	$106.39M	118.06K	$95.68M
2	Argentina	16.76K	$7.65M	22.98K	$9.75M	27.34K	$11.29M	19.87K	$8.04M	21.3K	$8.58M
3	Hungary	1.77K	$1.11M	1.52K	$1.22M	742.84	$813K	3.67K	$2.91M	5.41K	$4.18M
4	Germany	170.51	$148K	181.98	$160K	218.58	$239K	3.18K	$2M	4.78K	$2.97M
5	United States	2.05K	$1.39M	2.79K	$2.38M	2.29K	$2.18M	3.05K	$3.31M	3.65K	$3.37M
6	Netherlands	4.78K	$3.35M	3.76K	$2.88M	3.53K	$3.42M	1.86K	$1.79M	2K	$1.89M
7	Ukraine	248.56	$166K	544.09	$359K	479.78	$343K	1.28K	$452K	1.82K	$1M
8	Belgium	2.88K	$2.09M	2.17K	$1.79M	2.37K	$2.36M	2.22K	$2.15M	1.73K	$1.76M
9	Türkiye	1.44K	$884K	967.99	$570K	6.27K	$2.95M	3.09K	$2.75M	1.67K	$1.41M
10	Egypt	1.81K	$1.11M	2.53K	$1.76M	962.36	$844K	1.36K	$1.12M	1.33K	$1.03M
11	Burkina Faso	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	800	$99K
12	United Kingdom	1.56K	$969K	6.52K	$3.79M	5.4K	$3.72M	847.29	$728K	675.44	$600K
13	Bulgaria	374.74	$154K	747.39	$330K	192.41	$77K	3	$4K	294.46	$127K
14	France	97.41	$35K	552.24	$447K	1.09K	$1.06M	312.46	$282K	282.24	$270K
15	Portugal	71.42	$75K	72.31	$65K	195.07	$171K	420.37	$315K	280.4	$239K
16	Spain	160.8	$115K	284.17	$279K	114.62	$159K	92.04	$112K	228.32	$263K
17	India	910.28	$395K	2.12K	$973K	2.31K	$891K	443.89	$376K	192.12	$271K
18	Italy	205.3	$206K	156.6	$167K	242.6	$321K	202.37	$234K	191.17	$204K
19	Poland	117.85	$105K	152.88	$153K	5	$7K	39.58	$47K	93.16	$103K
20	Guatemala	21.29	$38K	25.81	$52K	62.98	$86K	87.99	$117K	91.46	$134K
21	China	154.44	$156K	33.48	$59K	28	$36K	181	$169K	67.78	$69K
22	Czech Republic	39.07	$31K	93.15	$94K	410.7	$396K	69.79	$61K	56.18	$62K
23	South Africa	80.84	$74K	92.73	$64K	71.16	$45K	85.62	$68K	51.11	$39K
24	Serbia	38.4	$19K	20.56	$13K	12.1	$9K	14.73	$7K	19.24	$12K
25	Brazil	12.69	$15K	39.13	$22K	13.02	$20K	8.38	$13K	9.81	$12K
26	Greece	3.98	$5K	3.34	$3K	0.11	$0	-	-	3.2	$4K
27	Australia	1.6K	$3.35M	771.9	$896K	874.71	$1.36M	670.49	$689K	2	$2K
28	Slovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.76	$1K	1.63	$2K
29	Thailand	-	-	1.25	$2K	-	-	-	-	0.31	$0
30	Sweden	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.29	$2K	0.23	$1K
31	Peru	0.44	$2K	-	-	0.1	$1K	0.18	$1K	0.22	$1K
32	Ireland	-	-	0.7	$1K	0	$0	0.34	$0	0.12	$0
33	Denmark	1.11	$17K	0.14	$0	0.11	$0	0.05	$0	0.06	$0
34	Lithuania	0.12	$1K	0.02	$0	0.07	$0	0.19	$1K	0.05	$0
35	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	$0	0.02	$0
36	Latvia	-	-	-	-	12.6	$61K	4.31	$22K	0.01	$0
37	Taiwan	-	-	0	$1K	0	$1K	-	-	0	$24K
38	United Arab Emirates	1.18K	$498K	2K	$751K	1.27K	$491K	1.63K	$598K	-	-
39	Malaysia	-	-	10	$1K	5	$2K	-	-	-	-
40	Honduras	2.73	$2K	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	Dominican Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.29	$6K	-	-
42	Ethiopia	-	-	-	-	0.14	$0	1	$1K	-	-
43	Lebanon	8.68	$4K	1.26	$2K	52.65	$27K	0.92	$0	-	-
44	Uganda	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8	$0	-	-
45	Sri Lanka	0.19	$2K	0.57	$5K	0.56	$5K	-	-	-	-
46	Russia	0.03	$0	0.5	$1K	-	-	-	-	-	-
47	Oman	0.48	$1K	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
48	Colombia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.38	$0	-	-
49	Switzerland	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.34	$0	-	-
50	Luxembourg	-	-	0.28	$0	-	-	-	-	-	-
51	Tanzania	-	-	-	-	0.12	$0	-	-	-	-
52	Trinidad and Tobago	2.17	$8K	-	-	-	-	0.03	$0	-	-
53	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-	-	-

Methodology

Small bases run through the footnotes of this table: Germany's 170.51 tonnes in 2020 and Australia's 2 tonnes in 2024 are reported values kept at full display precision, never rounded away. Yearly reporter totals sum FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral flows for item Canary seed, export quantity and export value, 2020-2024; values are full current US dollars without inflation adjustment. The 2024 canary seed exports ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities; values are not used for ranking. In the canary seed exports data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For canary seed exports changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Partner-derived gap filling and food-aid additions can apply, and unreconciled bilateral pairs mean an export entry and its mirror import may disagree.