Laos
U.S. Trade with Laos in 2022
Export Market Rank
#142 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$5.88 Million
3-Year Average
$4.62 Million
Compound Average Growth
12.7% (2013-2022)
Total Export Value 2013 - 2022
Export Value by Commodity 2022
Top 10 Exports to Laos in 2022
| Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Animals | $2.47 Million | --- | $1.24 Million | --- |
| Soybeans | $994,884 | 1,545 | $812,623 | --- |
| Rice | $950,285 | 1,430 | $667,267 | 47% |
| Other Intermediate Products | $354,847 | 7 | $168,864 | 218% |
| Pulses | $335,723 | 339 | $200,018 | 54% |
| Vegetable Oils (excl. soybean) | $266,279 | 120 | $190,003 | 51% |
| Wine & Related Products | $192,527 | --- | $214,771 | -36% |
| Distillers Grains | $176,295 | 594 | $183,911 | --- |
| Condiments & Sauces | $85,942 | 8 | $113,529 | --- |
| Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders | $37,151 | 20 | $136,575 | --- |
Data and Analysis
MY2020/21 rice production is forecast to recover to 1.7 million metric tons after several years of below average production due to adverse weather conditions.
MY2018/19 production is forecast to decline to 1.47 million metric tons down 18 percent due to flooding damage.
Infographic illustrates how modernizing retail outlets in Southeast Asia are providing U.S. food exporters access to young, urbanizing consumers.
News and Features
Leaders from three state agriculture departments and 29 U.S. agribusinesses and organizations will accompany U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Alexis M. Taylor on a trade mission to Southeast Asia October 30 – November 3 to expand export opportunities for U.S. food and farm products to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the world’s fourth-largest market.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $248 million in 10 new school feeding projects expected to benefit more than a million children worldwide, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh announced today.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting fiscal year 2021 applications for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which helps support education, child development and food...