
Algeria was a distant second at 82,300 tonnes. When it came to durum, Italy remained far and away the largest buyer of US durum purchasing 447,700 tonnes in 2020-21. South Korea purchased 1,069,200 tonnes of white wheat in 2020-21, making it second only to the Philippines as the largest buyer of US white wheat. South Korea purchased 431,900 tonnes of hard red spring wheat, making it the sixth-largest buyer of that class. South Korea purchased 303,200 tonnes of hard red winter wheat, making it the seventh-largest importer of that wheat class in 2020-21. South Korea rounded the top five importers of US wheat in 2020-21 purchasing 1,807,700 tonnes, up 35% from 1,340,800 tonnes in 2019-20. It was the second-largest buyer of hard red spring wheat at 936,000 tonnes and the fourth-largest buyer of white wheat at 630,200 tonnes. Japan was the fourth-largest buyer of hard red winter wheat in 2020-21 at 861,300 tonnes. While Japan was the fourth largest buyer of US wheat in 2020-21, it was the third largest market for US wheat in both 2019-19 and the second-largest market for US wheat in 2017-17. The Philippines also has been the largest buyer of white wheat in each of the last five years.

The Philippines has been the largest buyer of US hard red spring wheat in each of the last five years with Japan a distant second in each of those years. The Philippines was the largest buyer of US hard red spring wheat in 2020-21, importing 1,856,300 tonnes.

The Philippines imported 3,174,700 tonnes of US wheat in 2020-21, up slightly from 3,141,900 tonnes in 2019-29. Additionally, China purchased 744,600 tonnes of hard red spring wheat in 2020-21, making it the third-largest buyer of that wheat class, 179,000 tonnes of soft red winter wheat and 1,061,100 tonnes of white wheat. China was the second-largest buyer of hard red winter wheat in 2020-21 at 1,227,900 tonnes.
