FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Australia
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Australia (2018–2023).
- $190.6B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $53.1B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$137.5B
- trade surplus
- $243.8B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Australia agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Export-heavy partner mix
Australia in the heavy-trade third
Exports are 78% of total ag trade for Australia, an upper-third export share among FAO partners in this extract.
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Australia reached $243.8B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled; leading import: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Australia-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | $9.3B |
| 2 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $7.1B |
| 3 | Rape or colza seed | $3.4B |
| 4 | Meat of sheep; fresh or chilled | $3.0B |
| 5 | Cotton lint; ginned | $2.9B |
| 6 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $2.3B |
| 7 | Barley | $2.3B |
| 8 | Wine | $1.4B |
| 9 | Lentils; dry | $1.2B |
| 10 | Edible offal of cattle; fresh; chilled or frozen | $674.9M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $707.5M |
| 2 | Wine | $678.3M |
| 3 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $535.3M |
| 4 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $508.9M |
| 5 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $440.5M |
| 6 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $380.5M |
| 7 | Whole milk powder | $326.1M |
| 8 | Rice; milled | $228.1M |
| 9 | Skim milk and whey powder | $51.1M |
| 10 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $26.1M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled
- Leading agricultural import: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Australia's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($243.8B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$137.5B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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