Korea Trade Data

Grain sorghum: South Korea exports and imports

HS 1007 · 수수 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1,751
– vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
–
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$27K
-48.1% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$104K
Export value per kg
$9.67
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1,751 of grain sorghum (HS 1007). The figures for September 2026 ($739) and October 2025 ($4,323) are too small for a percentage comparison.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of grain sorghum (HS 1007) totalled $26,912, down 48.1% from the 12 months before ($51,867).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($11,138, 41.4% of the total), followed by the United States and Canada.

That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 10 (cereals) over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $103,744 (up 16.1% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $101,993 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$5K$10K$15KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $7,916December 2024: $7,945January 2025: $1,123February 2025: $5,045March 2025: $5,736April 2025: $3,794May 2025: $1,302June 2025: $4,329July 2025: $7,369August 2025: $1,161September 2025: $1,824October 2025: $4,323November 2025: $949December 2025: $2,488January 2026: $12,002February 2026: $291March 2026: $418April 2026: $4,566May 2026: $626June 2026: $458July 2026: $1,749August 2026: $875September 2026: $739October 2026: $1,751
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$104KNovember 2024: $240,191December 2024: $38,567January 2025: $129,504February 2025: $329,369March 2025: $101,335April 2025: $427,110May 2025: $74June 2025: $52,003July 2025: $73,496August 2025: $76,876September 2025: $205,512October 2025: $89,354November 2025: $218,681December 2025: $105,455January 2026: $30,933February 2026: $292,022March 2026: $60,633April 2026: $89,952May 2026: $222,007June 2026: $93,570July 2026: $91,322August 2026: $80September 2026: $33October 2026: $103,744

Subheadings under HS 1007

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
1007.10Seed$0 0.0%–$0
1007.90Other$27K 100.0%-48.1%$1,751

Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.

Top destinations

Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 9 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.

RankCountryExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before Rank beforeOctober 2026
1Japan $11K41.4%–– $0
2United States $10K37.2%-60.2%1 $1,751
3Canada $2,3398.7%-85.9%2 $0
4Australia $1,6506.1%–4 $0
5France $1,3144.9%–6 $0
6Guatemala $4581.7%–– $0
–Netherlands $00.0%–5 $0
–Qatar $00.0%–3 $0
–Sudan $00.0%–7 $0

Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1,751–181 kg $9.67$104K140 t
September 2026$739–118 kg $6.26$3313 kg
August 2026$875–116 kg $7.54$8024 kg
July 2026$1,749–257 kg $6.81$91K150 t
June 2026$458–109 kg $4.20$94K166 t
May 2026$626–111 kg $5.64$222K559 t
April 2026$4,566–621 kg $7.35$90K184 t
March 2026$418–65 kg $6.43$61K105 t
February 2026$291–36 kg $8.08$292K509 t
January 2026$12K–1.1 t $10.83$31K40.0 t
December 2025$2,488–447 kg $5.57$105K180 t
November 2025$949–137 kg $6.93$219K300 t
October 2025$4,323-71.0%441 kg $9.80$89K120 t
September 2025$1,824-94.1%212 kg $8.60$206K304 t
August 2025$1,161–288 kg $4.03$77K175 t
July 2025$7,369–772 kg $9.55$73K90.1 t
June 2025$4,329–478 kg $9.06$52K102 t
May 2025$1,302–180 kg $7.23$7422 kg
April 2025$3,794–246 kg $15.42$427K814 t
March 2025$5,736–975 kg $5.88$101K198 t
February 2025$5,045–1.2 t $4.36$329K494 t
January 2025$1,123-90.9%160 kg $7.02$130K154 t
December 2024$7,945–844 kg $9.41$39K80.0 t
November 2024$7,916–1.1 t $7.41$240K328 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.