That dollar amount results from an average 29.4% gain for all Brussels sprouts shippers over the 5-year period starting from $201.9 million in 2019.
Year over year, the value of globally exported Brussels sprouts decreased by -1.4% compared to $265 million for 2022.
The top 3 most valuable exporters of Brussels sprouts are Mexico, Netherlands, and the United States of America. Combined, that trio of major suppliers generated over four-fifths (83.6%) of the overall international sales for Brussel sprouts during 2023. Such a high percentage highlights the concentration of Brussels sprouts exporters.
Among continents, suppliers in North America sold the highest dollar worth of exported Brussels sprouts during 2023 with shipments valued at $146.7 million or more than half (56.1%) of the worldwide total. In second place at 36.9% were exporters in Europe while another 4.4% of worldwide Brussels sprouts shipments originated from Africa.
Smaller percentages came from providers in Latin America (1.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand only (0.6%), then Asia (0.3%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 070420 for fresh or chilled Brussels sprouts.
Top Brussels Sprouts Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of Brussels sprouts during 2023.
- Mexico: US$106 million (40.6% of exported Brussels sprouts)
- Netherlands: $74.5 million (28.5%)
- United States: $37.8 million (14.5%)
- Belgium: $9.3 million (3.6%)
- Morocco: $8.2 million (3.1%)
- Guatemala: $4.6 million (1.7%)
- Spain: $3.6 million (1.4%)
- Canada: $2.9 million (1.1%)
- Egypt: $2.7 million (1%)
- Italy: $2.4 million (0.9%)
- United Kingdom: $1.7 million (0.6%)
- Poland: $1.5 million (0.6%)
- Australia: $1.3 million (0.5%)
- France: $896,000 (0.3%)
- Germany: $853,000 (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.9% of all Brussels sprouts exported in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing Brussels sprouts exporters since 2022 were: Italy (up 43.1%), United Kingdom (up 36.9%), Egypt (up 32.2%) and Germany (up 22.6%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported Brussels sprouts sales were led by: Poland (down -46.3% from 2022), France (down -32.4%), Australia (down -16.2%), Belgium (down -15.3%) and Canada (down -9.4%).
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Brussels Sprouts
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for Brussels sprouts during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported Brussels sprouts and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Mexico: US$97.5 million (net export surplus up 5% since 2022)
- Netherlands: $58.5 million (down -5.3%)
- Morocco: $8.2 million (up 7%)
- Belgium: $4.64 million (down -28.5%)
- Guatemala: $4.56 million (down -7.5%)
- Egypt: $2.7 million (up 32.2%)
- Australia: $1.3 million (down -16.2%)
- Spain: $451,000 (down -32.5%)
- South Africa: $442,000 (down -44.8%)
- Vietnam: $187,000 (reversing a -$93,000 deficit)
- New Zealand: $62,000 (up 1,140%)
- mainland China: $56,000 (up 51.4%)
- Poland: $43,000 (down -97.3%)
- Türkiye: $40,000 (up 700%)
- India: $9,000 (down -55%)
Mexico and the Netherlands earned the highest surpluses in the international trade of Brussels sprouts during 2023. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Mexican and Dutch competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Brussels Sprouts
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for Brussels sprouts during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported Brussels sprouts purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$70.4 million (net export deficit up 10.4% since 2022)
- Germany: -$31.7 million (up 2.5%)
- Canada: -$25.2 million (up 1.9%)
- France: -$8.7 million (down -3.5%)
- United Kingdom: -$6.4 million (down -4.4%)
- Italy: -$4.1 million (up 14.1%)
- Switzerland: -$2.4 million (up 1.6%)
- Denmark: -$2.1 million (up 34.8%)
- Sweden: -$2 million (up 13.7%)
- Czech Republic: -$1.4 million (up 14.1%)
- Singapore: -$1.1 million (down -18.5%)
- Croatia: -$1 million (up 11.3%)
- Hungary: -$943,000 (up 19.5%)
- South Korea: -$917,000 (down -30.2%)
- Slovakia: -$906,000 (up 7.2%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of Brussels sprouts. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for Brussels sprouts-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Brussels Sprouts Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of Brussels sprouts-trading exporters that deal in fresh or frozen Brussels sprouts. Canadian firm SeedsIntl.com sells Brussels sprouts seeds.
- 3SI Commerce (France)
- AA Group, S. Coop (Spain)
- Cyndacation (United States)
- Hangzhou ZGF Group Co (China)
- SeedsIntl.com (Canada)
The home-country location for each business is shown above within parentheses.
See also Top Lettuce Exports by Country, Tomatoes Exports by Country, Potatoes Exports by Country and Corn Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Products listing for Brussels sprouts. Accessed on October 14, 2024
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 14, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 14, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 14, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 14, 2024
Wikipedia, Brussels sprout. Accessed on October 14, 2024
