Illinois-Canada agricultural trade

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Bilateral agricultural trade = $5.3 billion in 2023

Illinois exported $1.8 billion to Canada, including:

  • $182M in baked goods
  • $160M in food preparations*
  • $120M in chocolate
  • $108M in dog or cat food
  • $9M in sauces and condiments

Illinois imported $3.5 billion from Canada, including:

  • $678m in baked goods
  • $311m in canola oil
  • $229m in chocolate
  • $227m in fresh or chilled beef
  • $202m in sugar confectionary

Illinois’ top agriculture and agri-food export markets:

  • Mexico: 27%
  • Canada: 16%
  • China: 13%
  • Korea: 5%
  • Japan: 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 2023 total U.S. export and import data (as of february 2024)

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

E-mail: aafc.mas-sam.aac@agr.gc.ca

For more information, visit Canada-United States bilateral trade

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