Massachusetts-Canada agricultural trade

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Bilateral agricultural trade = $1.1 billion in 2022

Massachusetts exported $163 million to Canada, including:

  • $22M in baked goods
  • $12M in prepared or preserved meat
  • $11M in malt extract
  • $11M in beverages
  • $10M in food preparations*

Massachusetts imported $893 million from Canada, including:

  • $155M in canola oil
  • $79M in baked goods
  • $65M in frozen fries and other prepared potatoes
  • $53M in fresh or chilled beef
  • $47M in coffee

Massachusetts’ top agriculture and agri-food export markets:

  • Canada: 40%
  • Netherlands: 15%
  • Mexico: 6%
  • China: 6%
  • United kingdom: 4%

* the category “food preparations” includes products such as tea substitutes, vegetable preparations, flavoring extracts, powders and essences, milk or cream substitutes, jelly powders, and juices from concentrate.

K= Thousand; M = Million; B = Billion

All figures in U.S. dollars based on 2022 total U.S. export and import data (as of February 2023)

Trade data source: U.S. Census Bureau based on the World Trade Organization definition of agriculture

Email: aafc.mas-sam.aac@agr.gc.ca

For more information, visit Canada-United States bilateral trade

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