Vanilla
We don't have an honest retail series for this yet — BLS doesn't publish a retail vanilla price series.
US scope. We show a retail endpoint only when a published BLS series measures it honestly.
What world events mean for vanilla — the exporters, the routes, and the retail endpoint.
Vanilla
We don't have an honest retail series for this yet — BLS doesn't publish a retail vanilla price series.
US scope. We show a retail endpoint only when a published BLS series measures it honestly.
Circle size ∝ share of world exports — country area does not imply volume
63.8% of world vanilla exports · 2024 trade value
Top 3 exporters: 74.8% of world exports.
Madagascar accounts for 63.8% of the world's exported vanilla by value — a disruption here travels through the buyers and companies below.
What-if presets
natural vanilla flavorings · vanilla extract for food manufacturers
No documented company exposure in our sources for Retail extract and finished foods.
A vanilla supply shock would likely first appear in futures and cash bids — timing and size are not established in our sources.
Critical exporters & importers
2024 vintage · annual data, 1–2y lagTop exporters
Madagascardominant
63.8% of world exports
France
6.1% of world exports
Uganda
4.9% of world exports
Canada
3.8% of world exports
Indonesia
3.2% of world exports
Next tier: Germany (3.1%), Netherlands (2.5%)
Top importers
34% of world imports64.3% from Madagascar
22.8% of world imports81.1% from Madagascar
8.5% of world imports64.1% from Madagascar
5.8% of world imports75.2% from Madagascar
5% of world imports75.5% from Madagascar
An importer is “critical” here by share of world vanilla imports; the per-exporter dependency underneath is what makes a shock travel. 2024 vintage · annual data, 1–2y lag — annual data, 1–2y lag.
Moves through: Mozambique Channel
Market stress data as of Sep 24, 2026 from the commodity supply-risk monitor.