Laos
U.S. Trade with Laos in 2024
Export Market Rank
#145 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$4.74 Million
3-Year Average
$4.85 Million
Compound Average Growth
15.4% (2015-2024)
Total Export Value 2015 - 2024
Export Value by Commodity 2024
Top 10 Exports to Laos in 2024
| Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distillers Grains | $1.72 Million | 6,778 | $307,567 | --- |
| Other Consumer Oriented | $727,725 | 238 | $194,018 | --- |
| Rice | $553,165 | 661 | $742,453 | 55% |
| Soybeans | $449,733 | 850 | $308,857 | --- |
| Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders | $352,713 | 80 | $122,785 | --- |
| Pulses | $269,773 | 289 | $215,382 | 564% |
| Milled Grains & Products | $262,228 | 29 | $41,292 | --- |
| Wine & Related Products | $192,927 | --- | $211,092 | 72% |
| Other Intermediate Products | $101,364 | 2 | $166,715 | -60% |
| Vegetable Oils (excl. soybean) | $49,239 | 30 | $155,980 | --- |
| Essential Oils | $26,260 | 0.02 | $4,045 | --- |
| Other Bulk Commodities | $17,875 | 2 | $6,168 | --- |
| Dextrins, Peptones, & Proteins | $14,080 | 4 | $2,433 | --- |
| Tobacco | $11,030 | 1 | $202,181 | --- |
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
News Release
USDA Invests $466.5 Million in Food Assistance, Agricultural Development Projects Worldwide
USDA will provide $466.5 million in FY 2024 funding to strengthen global food security through the McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress programs, Secretary Vilsack announced today.
USDA, through its administration of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, is the largest global donor to school feeding efforts, providing U.S. agricultural commodities, funding, and technical assistance to reduce hunger, support nutrition, and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, around the world.
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.