Spanish Myth? Agar Agar Statistics - Imports and Exports

Agar Agar Official Statistics for Worldwide Top Importers/Exporters statistics from 2015-2023 reveal intriguing never before disclosed intricacies of the trade. Spain's Agar Agar Trade shows Imports 5,385 tons @ nearly 63% of Exports 8,571 tons in the latest 5 year period 2019-2024. So, what exactly is the origin of Agar coming out from Spain?

STATISTICSAGAR AGAR (CHINAGRASS)

2/24/20252 min read

Agar Agar (130231)

Top Importers 2015-2023

Remarks: All statistics are from official government sources. Discrepancy / Inconsistency could be due to statistical issues (eg exports are recorded on date of export, imports are recorded on date of import or other reasons. Contact us for raw data including your full contact details - name, physical address, phone number / email address - and reasons for requesting data.

Agar Agar (130231)

Top Exporters 2013-2023

As we see, some countries are importers as well as exporters. There are reasons - different ones - for many of them:-

  • Some ASEAN countries export raw material, and import finished product.

  • China imports raw material, refines and re-exports finished product.

  • UAE simply trades - importing and re-exporting finished product.

  • Spain's Agar Agar Trade shows Imports 5,385 tons @ nearly 63% of Exports 8,571 tons in the latest 5 year period 2019-2024. So, what exactly is the origin of Agar coming out from Spain? (Import/Export numbers for Spanish Saffron and Spanish Paprika are strikingly similar!).

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