Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

3.4 EXPORTS
The total value of Canada’s processed food exports for the years 1998 to 2002 are
set out in the following table.
Table 3.5: Total Exports of the Food Industry, 1998- 2002
Industry Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
(C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s)
Grain and Oilseed Milling $2,071,482 $1,687,345 $1,655,016 $1,695,995 $1,712,893
Sugar & Confectionery
Product Manufacturing
933,995 924,950 1,031,168 1,311,196 1,438,413
Fruit & Vegetable
Preserving & Specialty
Food Manufacturing
1,057,501 1,276,846 1,364,593 1,523,768 1,680,915
Dairy Product
Manufacturing.
472,690 421,684 372,352 533,724 484,600
Meat Product
Manufacturing
3,118,162 3,643,139 4,374,425 5,268,896 5,233,298
Seafood Product
Preparation & Packaging
2,319,530 2,756,805 2,961,218 3,023,904 3,433,666
Bakeries & Tortilla
Manufacturing
761,473 874,338 974,247 1,051,558 1,149,828
Other Food Manufacturing 539,651 645,619 734,310 866,410 1,032,747
Total Exports $11,274,484 $12,230,726 $13,467,329 $15,275,451 $16,166,360
Source: Statistics Canada.
Canada’s top ten processed food export destinations for 2002 are outlined in the
table below.
Table 3.6: Top Ten Processed Food Export Destinations, 2002
Destination 2002
% of
(C$000s) Total
World (All Countries) $16,166,360 100.0%
United States 12,032,535 74.4%
Japan 1,559,348 9.6%
Mexico 339,753 2.1%
China 329,219 2.0%
KOREA, SOUTH
230,230 1.4%
Taiwan (Taipei) 178,989 1.1%
United Kingdom 148,113 0.9%
Denmark 111,184 0.7%
France 108,705 0.7%
Australia 98,195 0.6%
All other countries 1,030,089 6.4%
Source: Statistics Canada.
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