Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of Brussels sprouts during 2016:

1. Netherlands: US$63.1 million (34.4% of exported Brussels sprouts)
2. Mexico: $57.8 million (31.5%)
3. United States: $16.9 million (9.2%)
4. Laos: $13.3 million (7.2%)
5. Belgium: $6.1 million (3.3%)
6. Guatemala: $4.3 million (2.3%)
7. Spain: $3.6 million (2%)
8. Saudi Arabia: $3.2 million (1.8%)
9. Morocco: $2.5 million (1.3%)
10. Egypt: $2.1 million (1.1%)
11. Poland: $1.6 million (0.9%)
12. Canada: $1.2 million (0.63%)
13. Italy: $1.1 million (0.61%)
14. France: $1 million (0.55%)
15. Australia: $967,000 (0.5%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 97.4% of all Brussels sprouts exports in 2016 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing Brussels sprouts exporter since 2012 was Spain with its 354.1% gain in value since 2012. In second place was Canada (up 342.4%), followed by Australia (up 250.4%), Laos (up 188.6%) and Mexico (up 122.3%).

Bucking the upbeat trend were four decliners: Netherlands (down -3.2%), Morocco (down -6.9%), Poland (down -15.9%) and Italy (down -19.5%).

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for Brussels sprouts during 2016. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported Brussels sprouts and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. Mexico: US$57.6 million (net export surplus up 121.8% since 2012)
2. Netherlands: $50.8 million (down -8.3%)
3. Laos: $13.3 million (up 188.6%)
4. Guatemala: $4.3 million (up 90.6%)
5. Morocco: $2.5 million (down -6.4%)
6. Saudi Arabia: $2.3 million (up 19.8%)
7. Spain: $2.2 million (up 865.8%)
8. Belgium: $2.2 million (up 87.5%)
9. Egypt: $2.1 million (up 78.5%)
10. Australia: $967,000 (up 250.4%)
11. Poland: $919,000 (down -27.9%)
12. China: $874,000 (down -69.2%)
13. South Africa: $649,000 (down -15.9%)
14. Dominican Republic: $612,000 (down -3.9%)
15. Vietnam: $334,000 (reversing a -$3,000 deficit)

Mexico has the highest surplus in the international trade of Brussels sprouts. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Mexican competitive advantages for this specific product category.

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for Brussels sprouts during 2016. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported Brussels sprouts purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. United States: -US$31.4 million (net export deficit up 451.2% since 2012)
2. Germany: -$23.6 million (down -13.7%)
3. United Kingdom: -$21.6 million (up 18.4%)
4. Canada: -$17.1 million (up 63%)
5. France: -$5.6 million (down -21.4%)
6. Qatar: -$4.3 million (up 53.1%)
7. Kuwait: -$3.5 million (up 3.1%)
8. Italy: -$2.2 million (up 26.6%)
9. United Arab Emirates: -$2.1 million (down -29.8%)
10. Switzerland: -$2 million (up 5.4%)
11. Sweden: -$1.4 million (up 1.5%)
12. Ireland: -$1.3 million (down -4.3%)
13. Bahrain: -$1.2 million (up 25.5%)
14. Austria: -$1 million (down -29.9%)
15. Czech Republic: -$829,000 (up 35.2%)

The United States incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of Brussels sprouts. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for Brussels sprouts-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Brussels Sprouts Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of Brussels sprouts-trading exporters that deal in fresh or frozen Brussels sprouts. Canadian firm SeedsIntl.com sells Brussels sprouts seeds.

• 3SI Commerce (France)
• AA Group, S. Coop (Spain)
• Cyndacation (United States)
• Hangzhou ZGF Group Co (China)
• SeedsIntl.com (Canada)

The home-country location for each business is shown above within parentheses.