Note: This report includes forecasting data that is based on baseline historical data.
Report content summary
A competitive trade analysis (CTA) is intended to examine major competitors and determine where a company or country compares within an industry or sector.
This CTA highlights agri-food and seafood trade in Spain and identifies the opportunities and potential growth areas for Canadian exporters.
Included are the top ten agri-food and seafood imports into Spain. Throughout the report, a series of supply gap analysis demonstrate the areas for potential growth in Canadian exports to Spain.
Spain market summary
Spain is the sixth largest importer of agri-food and seafood products in the world. Spain recorded imports of Can$54.8 billion in 2020, and Canada's share was 0.5% or Can$287.2 million.
Spain is a net exporter of agri-food and seafood products with trade surplus of Can$27.2 billion in 2020. Spain's agri-food and seafood imports increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% from 2016 to 2020.
Top supplying countries to Spain were predominantly European Union (EU) countries The largest supplying non-EU countries were Brazil, Morocco, United States, and China. The top five imports to Spain from 2016 to 2020 were molluscs, corn, palm oil, tobacco products, soybeans, and fresh fish.
In 2020, Canada had an agri-food and seafood trade deficit of Can$334.4 million with Spain. Spain's agri-food and seafood imports from Canada have increased by a CAGR of 0.7% from 2016 to 2020. Top imports from Canada were corn, crustaceans, and soybeans.
Trade overviewFootnote 1
Spain is a net exporter of agri-food and seafood products. In 2020, Spain's agri-food and seafood trade surplus was Can$27.2 billion with imports valued at Can$54.8 billion, and Can$82.0 billion in exports. Spain's agri-food and seafood imports increased at a CAGR of 2.5% from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, Canada had an agri-food and seafood trade deficit of Can$334.4 million with Spain.
Spain's top agri-food and seafood imports in 2020 were molluscs, corn, palm oil, tobacco products, and soybeans. Top supplying countries were predominantly EU countries, led by France, Germany, Netherlands, and Portugal. The largest supplying non-EU countries were Brazil, Morocco, U.S., and China. Imports from Canada increased between 2016 and 2020 by a CAGR of 0.7% to rank 39th overall and 27th out of non-EU suppliers in terms of market share.
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 49,686.6 | 53,550.3 | 56,573.0 | 55,956.8 | 54,797.8 | 2.5 |
| France | 7,179.3 | 7,308.5 | 7,652.6 | 7,276.8 | 7,174.9 | 0.0 |
| Germany | 4,000.7 | 4,472.6 | 4,647.6 | 4,525.3 | 4,430.3 | 2.6 |
| Netherlands | 3,580.6 | 3,723.7 | 3,651.3 | 3,893.6 | 3,688.2 | 0.7 |
| Portugal | 2,826.4 | 2,960.4 | 3,230.1 | 3,099.2 | 3,254.0 | 3.6 |
| Brazil | 1,816.9 | 2,435.8 | 2,594.2 | 2,486.0 | 2,712.5 | 10.5 |
| Italy | 2,200.4 | 2,335.5 | 2,397.4 | 2,468.6 | 2,446.4 | 2.7 |
| Morocco | 1,729.0 | 2,046.4 | 2,360.6 | 2,303.4 | 2,386.3 | 8.4 |
| United States | 2,502.7 | 2,140.8 | 2,843.2 | 2,494.2 | 2,234.1 | −2.8 |
| China | 1,181.2 | 1,354.5 | 1,599.6 | 1,650.3 | 1,710.8 | 9.7 |
| Belgium | 1,257.5 | 1,343.7 | 1,382.5 | 1,528.1 | 1,605.0 | 6.3 |
| Canada (39th) | 279.7 | 327.7 | 303.1 | 308.8 | 287.2 | 0.7 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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In 2020, Canada ranked 8th for corn, 8th for crustaceans, and 3rd for soybean import supply into Spain among global trade partners, supplying Spain with Can$126.6 million worth of these three commodities. Wheat, food preparations, and crustaceans were the fastest growing imports from Canada between 2016 and 2020. In 2020, Canada's import supply gap to Spain was Can$54.5 billion, which grew by a CAGR of 2.5% between 2016 and 2020.
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.1 | −1.4 |
| Germany | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Netherlands | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | −0.5 |
| Portugal | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Brazil | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Italy | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Morocco | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| United States | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | −1.0 |
| China | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Belgium | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Canada (39th) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 49,686.6 | 53,550.3 | 56,573.0 | 55,956.8 | 54,797.8 | 2.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 279.7 | 327.7 | 303.1 | 308.8 | 287.2 | 0.7 |
| Supply gap | 49,406.9 | 53,222.6 | 56,269.9 | 55,648.0 | 54,510.6 | 2.5 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| HS code | Commodity | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total imports | 49,686.6 | 53,550.3 | 56,573.0 | 55,956.8 | 54,797.8 | 2.5 | |
| 0307 | Molluscs | 2,215.4 | 2,650.0 | 3,036.3 | 2,617.2 | 2,266.9 | 0.6 |
| 1005 | Corn | 1,619.8 | 1,926.8 | 2,544.6 | 2,587.3 | 2,212.7 | 8.1 |
| 1511 | Palm oil | 1,364.3 | 1,878.7 | 1,709.1 | 1,561.6 | 1,867.4 | 8.2 |
| 2402 | Tobacco products | 1,740.8 | 1,996.4 | 2,114.4 | 2,042.9 | 1,798.5 | 0.8 |
| 1201 | Soybeans | 1,649.3 | 1,771.6 | 1,741.6 | 1,640.0 | 1,722.7 | 1.1 |
| 0302 | Fresh fish | 1,587.4 | 1,584.0 | 1,619.0 | 1,695.5 | 1,636.3 | 0.8 |
| 0306 | Crustaceans | 1,913.1 | 1,977.7 | 1,940.5 | 1,886.8 | 1,626.9 | −4.0 |
| 0406 | Cheese | 1,325.7 | 1,513.1 | 1,601.9 | 1,655.9 | 1,581.0 | 4.5 |
| 0901 | Coffee | 1,310.4 | 1,400.7 | 1,315.6 | 1,263.9 | 1,356.4 | 0.9 |
| 0802 | Nuts | 1,405.0 | 1,211.8 | 1,253.6 | 1,344.3 | 1,326.2 | −1.4 |
| 2304 | Oilcake | 1,083.0 | 1,125.2 | 1,143.2 | 1,294.4 | 1,279.0 | 4.3 |
| 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 1,725.8 | 1,566.0 | 1,739.8 | 1,441.4 | 1,275.2 | −7.3 |
| 2106 | Food preparations | 998.2 | 1,077.9 | 1,170.2 | 1,271.6 | 1,225.1 | 5.3 |
| 1604 | Prepared fish | 831.7 | 1,126.5 | 1,298.2 | 1,376.9 | 1,219.3 | 10.0 |
| 0304 | Fish fillets | 1,067.6 | 1,124.1 | 1,247.7 | 1,212.0 | 1,183.5 | 2.6 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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Top agri-food and seafood imports
1. Molluscs (HS 0307)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,215.4 | 2,650.0 | 3,036.3 | 2,617.2 | 2,266.9 | 0.6 |
| Morocco | 571.7 | 674.1 | 709.2 | 607.0 | 589.7 | 0.8 |
| Falkland Islands | 233.6 | 205.6 | 293.5 | 316.2 | 306.6 | 7.0 |
| Mauritania | 144.4 | 273.8 | 356.2 | 322.2 | 209.6 | 9.8 |
| Peru | 127.4 | 155.5 | 232.6 | 256.1 | 196.1 | 11.4 |
| India | 235.4 | 294.0 | 203.7 | 176.5 | 195.8 | −4.5 |
| China | 210.2 | 219.2 | 258.1 | 181.7 | 111.3 | −14.7 |
| Portugal | 153.4 | 160.5 | 182.8 | 128.8 | 106.8 | −8.7 |
| France | 95.0 | 114.7 | 115.7 | 114.2 | 105.7 | 2.7 |
| Italy | 76.9 | 89.8 | 95.2 | 79.0 | 82.0 | 1.6 |
| Argentina | 51.8 | 67.8 | 69.1 | 45.8 | 62.9 | 5.0 |
| Canada (29th) | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 25.8 | 25.4 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 26.0 | 0.2 |
| Falkland Islands | 10.6 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 2.9 |
| Mauritania | 6.5 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 2.7 |
| Peru | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 2.9 |
| India | 10.6 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.6 | −2.0 |
| China | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 | −4.6 |
| Portugal | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | −2.2 |
| France | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Italy | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Argentina | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 2,215.4 | 2,650.0 | 3,036.3 | 2,617.2 | 2,266.9 | 0.6 |
| Imports from Canada | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| Supply gap | 2,213.5 | 2,646.6 | 3,034.6 | 2,614.3 | 2,264.7 | 0.6 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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2. Corn (HS 1005)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,619.8 | 1,926.8 | 2,544.6 | 2,587.3 | 2,212.7 | 8.1 |
| Ukraine | 567.0 | 516.4 | 703.0 | 991.9 | 677.2 | 4.5 |
| Brazil | 67.7 | 544.3 | 652.9 | 736.1 | 589.9 | 71.8 |
| France | 512.1 | 445.8 | 463.3 | 378.9 | 475.8 | −1.8 |
| Romania | 166.3 | 179.3 | 188.6 | 224.3 | 224.7 | 7.8 |
| Serbia | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 70.6 | 10.4 |
| Bulgaria | 39.5 | 37.1 | 6.0 | 46.3 | 53.3 | 7.8 |
| Portugal | 7.5 | 13.7 | 57.2 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 43.9 |
| Canada | 75.9 | 52.5 | 66.5 | 72.6 | 25.6 | −23.8 |
| Argentina | 15.8 | 26.1 | 31.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | −3.4 |
| Netherlands | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 11.3 | 102.6 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 35.0 | 26.8 | 27.6 | 38.3 | 30.6 | −4.4 |
| Brazil | 4.2 | 28.3 | 25.7 | 28.5 | 26.7 | 22.5 |
| France | 31.6 | 23.1 | 18.2 | 14.6 | 21.5 | −10.1 |
| Romania | 10.3 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.2 | −0.1 |
| Serbia | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Bulgaria | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Portugal | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Canada | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | −3.5 |
| Argentina | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Netherlands | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,619.8 | 1,926.8 | 2,544.6 | 2,587.3 | 2,212.7 | 8.1 |
| Imports from Canada | 75.9 | 52.5 | 66.5 | 72.6 | 25.6 | −23.8 |
| Supply gap | 1,543.90 | 1,874.30 | 2,478.10 | 2,514.70 | 2,187.10 | 9.1 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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3. Soybeans (HS 1201)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,649.3 | 1,771.6 | 1,741.6 | 1,640.0 | 1,722.7 | 1.1 |
| Brazil | 909.3 | 935.9 | 1,031.8 | 813.9 | 1,040.3 | 3.4 |
| United States | 482.9 | 352.0 | 572.0 | 687.9 | 511.3 | 1.4 |
| Canada | 49.6 | 122.3 | 27.3 | 49.0 | 53.1 | 1.7 |
| France | 13.3 | 11.7 | 18.6 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 19.9 |
| Argentina | 11.0 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.2 | 21.9 |
| Ukraine | 27.1 | 31.8 | 40.4 | 35.1 | 18.7 | −8.9 |
| Paraguay | 141.8 | 229.0 | 28.9 | 3.9 | 17.9 | −40.4 |
| Luxembourg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | |
| Portugal | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 32.6 |
| Togo | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | −9.8 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 55.1 | 52.8 | 59.2 | 49.6 | 60.4 | 5.3 |
| United States | 29.3 | 19.9 | 32.8 | 42.0 | 29.7 | 0.4 |
| Canada | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| France | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Argentina | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Ukraine | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Paraguay | 8.6 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | −7.6 |
| Luxembourg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Portugal | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Togo | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,649.3 | 1,771.6 | 1,741.6 | 1,640.0 | 1,722.7 | 1.1 |
| Imports from Canada | 49.6 | 122.3 | 27.3 | 49.0 | 53.1 | 1.7 |
| Supply gap | 1,599.70 | 1,649.30 | 1,714.30 | 1,591.00 | 1,669.60 | 1.1 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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4. Fresh fish (HS 0302)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,587.4 | 1,584.0 | 1,619.0 | 1,695.5 | 1,636.3 | 0.8 |
| France | 309.8 | 308.9 | 306.7 | 294.3 | 251.0 | −5.1 |
| Sweden | 150.5 | 279.6 | 270.1 | 243.5 | 225.7 | 10.7 |
| Norway | 153.1 | 129.4 | 144.1 | 188.3 | 205.7 | 7.7 |
| Greece | 96.1 | 94.1 | 92.3 | 127.4 | 196.9 | 19.6 |
| Portugal | 132.4 | 147.4 | 139.5 | 159.0 | 145.7 | 2.4 |
| Denmark | 177.3 | 77.9 | 101.0 | 116.7 | 113.4 | −10.6 |
| United Kingdom | 109.8 | 115.8 | 105.8 | 106.0 | 97.2 | −3.0 |
| Morocco | 74.6 | 85.1 | 90.0 | 86.8 | 76.5 | 0.6 |
| Turkey | 43.9 | 48.1 | 61.7 | 57.4 | 59.1 | 7.7 |
| Mauritania | 70.0 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 52.2 | 50.7 | −7.8 |
| Canada (32nd) | 5.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | −45.2 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 15.3 | −4.2 |
| Sweden | 9.5 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 4.3 |
| Norway | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 3.0 |
| Greece | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 5.9 |
| Portugal | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 11.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | −4.3 |
| United Kingdom | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | −1.0 |
| Morocco | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Turkey | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Mauritania | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | −1.3 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,587.4 | 1,584.0 | 1,619.0 | 1,695.5 | 1,636.3 | 0.8 |
| Imports from Canada | 5.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | −45.2 |
| Supply gap | 1,581.50 | 1,579.60 | 1,617.00 | 1,693.90 | 1,635.80 | 0.8 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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5. Crustaceans (HS 0306)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,913.1 | 1,977.7 | 1,940.5 | 1,886.8 | 1,626.9 | −4.0 |
| Argentina | 472.8 | 498.8 | 482.3 | 457.8 | 375.6 | −5.6 |
| Ecuador | 305.0 | 323.7 | 293.5 | 297.5 | 334.4 | 2.3 |
| China (People's Republic of) | 107.4 | 110.2 | 141.4 | 128.2 | 110.2 | 0.6 |
| Morocco | 100.5 | 100.3 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 85.4 | −4.0 |
| United Kingdom | 116.5 | 116.7 | 110.0 | 105.8 | 79.2 | −9.2 |
| Portugal | 63.5 | 75.2 | 91.9 | 76.1 | 67.6 | 1.6 |
| Nicaragua | 65.9 | 58.0 | 61.1 | 66.1 | 50.4 | −6.5 |
| Canada | 31.7 | 31.5 | 56.4 | 64.7 | 47.9 | 10.8 |
| Venezuela | 21.8 | 33.2 | 25.2 | 51.8 | 44.4 | 19.6 |
| Tunisia | 67.3 | 45.7 | 36.4 | 39.4 | 37.0 | −13.9 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 24.7 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 23.1 | −1.6 |
| Ecuador | 15.9 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 4.7 |
| China (People's Republic of) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Morocco | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| United Kingdom | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | −1.2 |
| Portugal | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Nicaragua | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Canada | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Venezuela | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Tunisia | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | −1.2 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,913.1 | 1,977.7 | 1,940.5 | 1,886.8 | 1,626.9 | −4.0 |
| Imports from Canada | 31.7 | 31.5 | 56.4 | 64.7 | 47.9 | 10.8 |
| Supply gap | 1,881.40 | 1,946.20 | 1,884.10 | 1,822.10 | 1,579.00 | −4.3 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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6. Specialty Cheese (HS 0406)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,325.7 | 1,513.1 | 1,601.9 | 1,655.9 | 1,581.0 | 4.5 |
| Netherlands | 250.8 | 280.8 | 297.7 | 321.2 | 333.7 | 7.4 |
| France | 355.2 | 376.6 | 388.9 | 368.0 | 319.5 | −2.6 |
| Germany | 275.2 | 338.4 | 352.9 | 358.9 | 310.2 | 3.0 |
| Italy | 161.6 | 186.6 | 217.4 | 238.5 | 226.1 | 8.8 |
| Denmark | 100.1 | 110.0 | 107.6 | 114.3 | 126.5 | 6.0 |
| Belgium | 54.0 | 70.0 | 72.8 | 69.4 | 80.4 | 10.5 |
| United Kingdom | 35.4 | 47.0 | 52.7 | 57.3 | 59.4 | 13.8 |
| Ireland | 32.5 | 37.4 | 33.6 | 41.8 | 37.6 |
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| Poland | 13.0 | 18.8 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 21.6 |
| Greece | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 30.2 |
| Canada (25) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 2.2 |
| France | 26.8 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 20.2 | −6.6 |
| Germany | 20.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 19.6 | −1.2 |
| Italy | 12.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 2.1 |
| Denmark | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Belgium | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| United Kingdom | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Ireland | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Poland | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Greece | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,325.7 | 1,513.1 | 1,601.9 | 1,655.9 | 1,581.0 | 4.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| Supply gap | 1,325.7 | 1,513.1 | 1,601.9 | 1,655.9 | 1,580.9 | 4.5 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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7. Wheat and Meslin (HS 1001)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,725.8 | 1,566.0 | 1,739.8 | 1,441.4 | 1,275.2 | −7.3 |
| France | 387.0 | 415.6 | 456.8 | 450.5 | 416.6 | 1.9 |
| Bulgaria | 242.6 | 404.3 | 302.9 | 251.0 | 169.0 | −8.6 |
| Lithuania | 110.3 | 76.5 | 77.6 | 129.9 | 122.6 | 2.7 |
| Ukraine | 121.9 | 138.7 | 226.7 | 161.6 | 103.7 | −4.0 |
| Sweden | 32.3 | 36.6 | 27.7 | 23.4 | 83.2 | 26.7 |
| Denmark | 98.7 | 62.6 | 8.9 | 90.6 | 68.7 | −8.7 |
| Canada | 4.5 | 2.7 | 65.4 | 34.8 | 65.4 | 95.7 |
| Germany | 50.9 | 74.0 | 55.8 | 10.6 | 57.8 | 3.2 |
| Romania | 78.1 | 131.4 | 252.5 | 100.8 | 54.1 | −8.8 |
| Unspecified | 30.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30.5 | −0.1 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 22.4 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 31.3 | 32.7 | 10.3 |
| Bulgaria | 14.1 | 25.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 13.3 | −0.8 |
| Lithuania | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
| Ukraine | 7.1 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 1.0 |
| Sweden | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| Denmark | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | −0.3 |
| Canada | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Germany | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Romania | 4.5 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| Unspecified | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,725.8 | 1,566.0 | 1,739.8 | 1,441.4 | 1,275.2 | −7.3 |
| Imports from Canada | 4.5 | 2.7 | 65.4 | 34.8 | 65.4 | 95.7 |
| Supply gap | 1,721.3 | 1,563.3 | 1,674.4 | 1,406.6 | 1,209.8 | −8.4 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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8. Food preparations (HS 2106)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 998.2 | 1,077.9 | 1,170.2 | 1,271.6 | 1,225.1 | 5.3 |
| France | 176.5 | 184.4 | 196.0 | 199.9 | 206.2 | 4.0 |
| Germany | 175.1 | 192.8 | 197.3 | 181.9 | 204.5 | 4.0 |
| Netherlands | 112.6 | 139.2 | 134.7 | 168.9 | 178.0 | 12.1 |
| Italy | 125.8 | 139.4 | 155.9 | 188.2 | 173.8 | 8.4 |
| United Kingdom | 65.0 | 68.9 | 98.0 | 108.8 | 77.6 | 4.5 |
| United States | 33.3 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 36.8 | 53.0 | 12.3 |
| Denmark | 27.8 | 33.1 | 37.0 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 15.9 |
| Belgium | 35.2 | 42.1 | 47.2 | 53.2 | 49.3 | 8.8 |
| Portugal | 28.0 | 26.4 | 28.8 | 33.2 | 35.5 | 6.1 |
| Ireland | 70.1 | 66.6 | 75.9 | 75.5 | 32.1 | −17.7 |
| Canada (24th) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 10.9 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 16.8 | −0.9 |
| Germany | 17.5 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 16.7 | −0.8 |
| Netherlands | 11.3 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 3.2 |
| Italy | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 1.6 |
| United Kingdom | 6.5 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 | −0.2 |
| United States | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Denmark | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| Belgium | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Portugal | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Ireland | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 | −4.4 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 998.2 | 1,077.9 | 1,170.2 | 1,271.6 | 1,225.1 | 5.3 |
| Imports from Canada | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 10.9 |
| Supply gap | 996.5 | 1,076.3 | 1,169.10 | 1,269.2 | 1,222.6 | 5.2 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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9. Fish fillets (HS 0304)
| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,067.6 | 1,124.1 | 1,247.7 | 1,212.0 | 1,183.5 | 2.6 |
| Namibia | 189.6 | 217.1 | 250.9 | 238.9 | 241.6 | 6.2 |
| Netherlands | 89.0 | 90.2 | 86.0 | 81.5 | 113.0 | 6.1 |
| China | 124.7 | 132.2 | 141.4 | 148.8 | 110.5 | −3.0 |
| United States | 70.8 | 61.7 | 82.9 | 83.7 | 85.1 | 4.7 |
| South Africa | 34.0 | 37.4 | 58.4 | 55.9 | 62.8 | 16.5 |
| Sweden | 5.9 | 17.4 | 37.3 | 30.0 | 55.0 | 74.5 |
| Argentina | 61.1 | 55.3 | 42.4 | 49.9 | 52.0 | −4.0 |
| Norway | 30.3 | 28.5 | 17.6 | 24.9 | 41.2 | 8.0 |
| Iceland | 73.0 | 68.1 | 85.0 | 87.1 | 40.6 | −13.7 |
| Chile | 38.9 | 42.0 | 48.1 | 47.7 | 37.2 | −1.1 |
| Canada (46th) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 57.2 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percent Point* change 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 17.8 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 2.6 |
| Netherlands | 8.3 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
| China (People's Republic of) | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 9.3 | −2.4 |
| United States | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| South Africa | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 2.1 |
| Sweden | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Argentina | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | −1.3 |
| Norway | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Iceland | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 3.4 | −3.4 |
| Chile | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | −0.5 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *Percent Point change: difference between 2020 and 2016 values |
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| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | CAGR* % 2016-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,067.6 | 1,124.1 | 1,247.7 | 1,212.0 | 1,183.5 | 2.6 |
| Imports from Canada | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 57.2 |
| Supply gap | 1,067.40 | 1,124.00 | 1,247.00 | 1,211.90 | 1,182.40 | 2.6 |
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Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2021 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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