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Bilateral agricultural trade = $401 million in 2023
Connecticut exported $65 million to Canada, including:
- $12.7M in dog or cat food
- $6.7M in cheese and cheese curds
- $6.3M in coffee
- $5.1M in food preparations*
- $4.0M in baked goods
Connecticut imported $336 million from Canada, including:
- $52M in baked goods
- $44M in canola oil
- $19M in fresh or chilled beef
- $17M in fresh or chilled cucumbers and gherkins
- $16M in grain alcohol
Connecticut’s top agriculture and agri-food export markets:
- Dominican Republic: 26%
- Mexico: 23%
- Canada: 17%
- China: 5%
- Russia: 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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