Maryland-Canada agricultural trade

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Bilateral agricultural trade = $567 million in 2023

Maryland exported $131 million to Canada, including:

  • $21M in sauces and condiments
  • $13M in lettuce and cabbage
  • $12M in food preparations*
  • $11M in pepper spices
  • $7.8M in baked goods

Maryland imported $436 million from Canada, including:

  • $105M in baked goods
  • $42M in fresh or chilled beef
  • $41M in sauces and condiments
  • $36M in chocolate and food preparation
  • $15M in fresh or chilled vegetables and roots

Maryland’s top agriculture and agri-food export markets:

  • Canada: 17%
  • Taiwan: 14%
  • China: 10%
  • Mexico: 7%
  • Netherlands: 7%

* 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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