EU External Trade - PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS, Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings|0401|to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included

Extra-EU sourcing of PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS, Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings|0401|to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included is highly concentrated. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom captures 47.1% of imports (€942.0M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland (25.4%). With an HHI of 2902, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS, Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings|0401|to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (28.1%, €10.4B), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia.

Within the EU, the leading importers of PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS, Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings|0401|to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5|% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included are 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇫🇷 France accounts for 25.5% of EU imports.