EU External Trade - CEREALS, Barley

Extra-EU sourcing of CEREALS, Barley is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 56.3% of imports (€930.3M), followed by 🇺🇦 Ukraine (31.8%). With an HHI of 4206, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports CEREALS, Barley to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (23.5%, €1.6B), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇲🇦 Morocco.

Within the EU, the leading importers of CEREALS, Barley are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇪🇸 Spain accounts for 35.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-45.0%) while exports were surging (38.9%), signalling a structural market shift.