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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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