Illinois-Canada agricultural trade

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Bilateral agricultural trade = $5.1 billion in 2022

Illinois exported $1.7 billion to Canada, including:

  • $179M in baked goods
  • $147M in food preparations*
  • $133M in sugars and sugar confectionary
  • $103M in chocolate
  • $80M in sauces and condiments

Illinois imported $3.4 billion from Canada, including:

  • $580M in baked goods
  • $259M in canola oil
  • $212M in chocolate
  • $196M in fresh or chilled beef
  • $185M in sugar confectionary

Illinois’ top agriculture and agri-food export markets:

  • Mexico: 23%
  • Canada: 16%
  • China: 12%
  • Korea: 5%
  • Taiwan: 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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