A cheese-like food made from curdled soyabean milk, tofu is also called bean curd. The textured food product is made by pressing curds of coagulated soy milk into solid white blocks.
The overall sales for exported tofu increased by an average 37.4% for all exporting countries since 2020 when worldwide shipments of tofu were valued at $1.28 billion.
Year over year, globally exported tofu reduced by -20.4% compared to $2.21 billion for 2023.
The 5 biggest tofu exporters (United States of America, Nigeria, Italy, Bolivia and Serbia) generated 93.1% of international sales of tofu during 2024. Such a high percentage demonstrates a highly concentrated cohort of global tofu suppliers.
Among continents, sellers located in North American countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported tofu during 2024 with shipments valued at $1.32 billion or 74.6% of the world total. In second place were exporters in Europe at 11.2%.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Africa (9.3%), Latin America (3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (1.9%) then Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand (0.1%).
In addition to total export sales, this article highlights key countries that offer the lowest and highest unit price per ton of exported tofu. Also identified are the biggest exporting countries in terms of shipment weight.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 120810 for soyabean flour and meal. Those are key ingredients for making tofu with boiling water.
Best Tofu Exporters by Global Sales per Country
Listed below are the 15 major suppliers of exported tofu ranked in descending order by total sales per country.
Also shown is percentage that each exporter furnishes in terms of the overall value of globally exported tofu.
- United States: US$1.3 billion (74.5% of total tofu exports)
- Nigeria: $146.2 million (8.3%)
- Italy: $111.5 million (6.3%)
- Bolivia: $47.7 million (2.7%)
- Serbia: $23.7 million (1.3%)
- Austria: $20 million (1.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $14.9 million (0.8%)
- Netherlands: $13.9 million (0.8%)
- India: $11.2 million (0.6%)
- South Africa: $7 million (0.4%)
- Portugal: $6.7 million (0.4%)
- Poland: $6.4 million (0.4%)
- Belgium: $4.8 million (0.3%)
- Ghana: $4.5 million (0.3%)
- mainland China: $3.9 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.4% of all tofu exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing tofu exporters since 2023 were: United Arab Emirates (up 3,834%), Poland (up 595.3%), mainland China (up 75.4%) and Ghana (up 65.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported tofu sales were: South Africa (down -92.4% from 2023), United States of America (down -20.6%), Italy (down -11.5%), Portugal (down -10.4%) and Austria (down -4.8%).
Lowest Average Unit Prices for Tofu Exports by Country
Health-conscious consumers often choose tofu is an affordable plant-based food as an alternative for meat proteins.
The average unit price charged per ton of tofu soyabean flour and meal was US$453 per ton in 2024. The average unit price for tofu is -21.2% lower than the average $575 per ton during 2023.
Ranked starting with the most economical providers, listed below are the tofu suppliers offering the lowest average unit prices in 2024.
- Senegal: US$166 per ton (Up 0.6% from 2023)
- Argentina: $215 per ton (Down -59.4%)
- Togo: $384 per ton (Down -21%)
- Zambia: $393 per ton (Down -23.2%)
- Ireland: $416 per ton (Down -34.9%)
- United States: $419 per ton (Down -20.8%)
- Trinidad/Tobago: $420 per ton (Down -36%)
- Bolivia: $434 per ton (Down -9%)
- Spain: $439 per ton (Down -23.5%)
- Belgium: $458 per ton (Down -19.8%)
With the exception of Belgium, most of the above tofu supplying countries charge average unit prices lower than the global average unit value of $$453 per ton.
The greatest percentage drops from 2023 to 2024 were collected by suppliers in Argentina (down -59.4% from 2023), Trinidad and Tobago (down -36%), Ireland (down -34.9%), Spain (down -23.5%) and Zambia (down -23.2%).
Highest Average Unit Prices for Tofu Exports by Country
Ranked starting with the costliest suppliers, listed below are the tofu exporters charging the greatest average unit prices in 2024.
- Estonia: US$27,714 per ton (Up 141% from 2023)
- Sweden: $7,036 per ton (Up 8%)
- Japan: $6,917 per ton (Up 23.6%)
- Bahrain: $5,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Singapore: $4,692 per ton (Up 75.9%)
- Sri Lanka: $4,500 per ton (Up 50%)
- South Korea: $4,231 per ton (Up 5.8%)
- Peru: $3,889 per ton (Up 38%)
- Ethiopia: $3,500 per ton (Up 453.8%)
- Denmark: $3,023 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
The average unit price for the above high-cost exporters of tofu is $7,050 per ton. That metric is about 15.5 times greater than tofu’s global average tonnage price of $453.
The strongest inflation rates in average unit price was recorded by sellers in Ethiopia (up 453.8% from 2023), Estonia (up 141%), Singapore (up 75.9%) and Sri Lanka (up 50%).
Top Tofu Exporters by Weight
In terms of weight, a total 3.9 million tons in key tofu ingredients was exported during 2024.
Shipment tonnage of globally exported tofu increased by 1.1% from 2023 to 2024.
Below, you will find the top 15 exporters of tofu sorted in descending order starting with the heaviest total shipments by tonnage.
- United States: 3,136,493 tons (Up 0.3% from 2023)
- Nigeria: 266,137 tons (Up 65.3%)
- Italy: 190,581 tons (Down -0.5%)
- Bolivia: 109,956 tons (Up 32.7%)
- United Arab Emirates: 25,933 tons (Up 4,371%)
- Serbia: 20,453 tons (Up 15.3%)
- Netherlands: 17,771 tons (Up 9.3%)
- Austria: 14,718 tons (Up 7.3%)
- India: 13,746 tons (Up 9.4%)
- Argentina: 12,582 tons (Up 3,678%)
- South Africa: 12,265 tons (Up 41.8%)
- Portugal: 11,953 tons (Up 8.9%)
- Belgium: 10,572 tons (Up 28.9%)
- Poland: 9,998 tons (Up 1,308%)
- Ghana: 9,547 tons (Up 67.2%)
By weight, shipments of tofu from the United States were about 4.3 times greater than the subtotal for the other 14 competitors listed above.
The fastest weight increases were recorded by tofu exporters in the United Arab Emirates (up 4,371% from 2023), Argentina (up 3,678%), Poland (up 1,308%) and Ghana (up 67.2%).
The lone decline in total shipped weight was attributed to shippers in Italy via a -0.5% reduction from 2023, albeit exporters based in the United States of America posted a tepid 0.3% gain.
See also Soya Beans Exports by Country, Top Exported Spices by Sales, Weight and Unit Value, Top Red Meat Exporters Ranked by Dollar Value, Top Ginger Exporters and Top Vitamins Exports & Imports by Country
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