Statistics Canada poultry and egg trade reports

Trade balance summary - All poultry and eggs

This section displays Statistics Canada trade data and balance, in quantity and value, for live poultry, chicken and mature chicken meat, turkey meat, ducks and geese meat, hatching eggs, shell eggs, and processed eggs.

2024

January to December 2024
Live poultry	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Live birds < 185g (head)	12,789,228	65,354,042	29,186,349	112,150,509	(46,796,467)
Live birds > 185g (kg)	-	-	9,556,218	1,873,648	(1,873,648)
Live birds > 185g (head)	1,299,424	15,535,032	133,355	2,046,072	13,488,960
Total - All live birds	-	80,889,074	-	116,070,229	(35,181,155)
Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)	119,679,752	883,536,625	81,486,270	436,109,897	447,426,728
Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)	28,903,175	87,238,762	2,760,713	26,264,389	60,974,373
Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)	1,330,440	16,293,077	2,922,243	17,971,564	(1,678,487)
Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)	2,567,748	9,299,679	6,102,747	16,405,361	(7,105,682)
Total - All poultry meat (kg)	152,481,115	996,368,143	93,271,973	496,751,211	499,616,932
Total - Hatching eggs (dozen) ^[1]	2,913,278	77,349,999	12,486,984	107,005,404	(29,655,405)
Total - Shell Eggs fresh/preserved/cooked (dozen) ^[1]	2,766,022	5,493,726	62,556,701	202,202,458	(196,708,732)
Total - Processed eggs (kg) ^[1]	3,161,036	15,405,759	4,720,297	27,819,278	(12,413,519)
Total - Poultry and eggs	-	1,175,506,701	-	949,848,580	225,658,121

Live poultry
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Live chicken & mature chicken < 185g (head)	3,740,246	30,694,291	25,563,020	102,639,579	(71,945,288)
Live poults < 185g (head)	7,979,548	31,243,014	3,344,157	8,460,862	22,782,152
Live birds nes < 185g (head)	1,069,434	3,416,737	279,172	1,050,068	2,366,669
Total - Live birds < 185g (head)	12,789,228	65,354,042	29,186,349	112,150,509	(46,796,467)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (kg) ^[2]	-	-	9,556,216	1,873,614	(1,873,614)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (head)	75,902	498,780	-	-	498,780
Live poultry excluding chicken (kg)	-	-	2	34	(34)
Live poultry excluding chicken (head)	1,223,522	15,036,252	133,355	2,046,072	12,990,180
Total - Live birds > 185g	-	15,535,032	-	3,919,720	11,615,312
Total - All live birds	-	80,889,074	-	116,070,229	(35,181,155)

Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	4,518,210	24,294,790	2,894,045	6,172,016	18,122,774
Cuts, Edible Offal, Livers, and Paste	55,107,356	180,873,880	170,987,983	638,256,212	(457,382,332)
Fat	-	-	7	21	(21)
Prepared Meat	41,396,638	504,173,091	28,089,229	204,239,562	299,933,529
Prepared Meals	18,657,548	174,194,864	5,903,129	44,934,691	129,260,173
Sausages	-	-	873,349	5,813,647	(5,813,647)
Total meat - Chicken & Mature chicken	119,679,752	883,536,625	81,486,270	436,109,897	447,426,728

Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	2,557,093	8,240,191	-	-	8,240,191
Cuts, Edible Offal, Livers, and Paste	23,562,717	52,615,556	1,608,851	10,848,227	41,767,329
Fats	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared Meat	2,577,682	24,990,810	167,506	2,485,838	22,504,972
Prepared Meals	205,683	1,392,205	846,738	11,134,259	(9,742,054)
Sausages	-	-	137,618	1,796,065	(1,796,065)
Total meat - Turkey	28,903,175	87,238,762	2,760,713	26,264,389	60,974,373

Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	715,883	5,710,777	-	-	5,710,777
Cuts and Edible Offal	291,840	3,788,533	2,117,862	11,776,653	(7,988,120)
Livers and Paste	70,125	4,494,960	195,646	1,885,618	2,609,342
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared Meat	107,976	794,891	603,671	4,214,736	(3,419,845)
Prepared Meals	144,616	1,503,916	5,064	94,557	1,409,359
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea	1,330,440	16,293,077	2,922,243	17,971,564	(1,678,487)

Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses, Cuts, Offal, Liver and Paste	-	-	-	-	-
Fats	845,011	998,762	5,572,599	12,741,967	(11,743,205)
Processed Meat, Meals, and Sausages	1,722,737	8,300,917	530,148	3,663,394	4,637,523
Total Meat - Other poultry	2,567,748	9,299,679	6,102,747	16,405,361	(7,105,682)

Processed eggs (kg) **^[1]**
	Exports Quantity	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Dried Whole Eggs	339,092	1,496,507	1,702,841	8,379,503	(6,882,996)
Liquid, Frozen Whole Eggs	1,876,233	9,316,504	728,053	2,915,689	6,400,815
Dried Yolk	19,588	102,840	13,255	220,846	(118,006)
Liquid and Frozen Yolk	291,947	1,952,468	292,952	2,831,379	(878,911)
Dried Albumin	95,726	395,509	610,809	6,401,014	(6,005,505)
Liquid, Frozen Albumin	538,450	2,141,931	670,676	2,248,068	(106,137)
Egg Preparations	-	-	701,711	4,822,779	(4,822,779)
Total - Processed Eggs	3,161,036	15,405,759	4,720,297	27,819,278	(12,413,519)

2023

January to December 2023
Live poultry	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Live birds < 185g (head)	13,344,522	60,320,040	28,559,197	113,139,896	(52,819,856)
Live birds > 185g (kg)	-	-	8,699,796	1,274,272	(1,274,272)
Live birds > 185g (head)	1,246,928	16,268,317	146,681	2,021,389	14,246,928
Total - All live birds	-	76,588,357	-	116,435,557	(39,847,200)
Total meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)	113,113,676	769,341,048	83,047,640	395,792,072	373,548,976
Total meat - Turkey (kg)	25,533,634	79,031,380	5,916,346	45,698,723	33,332,657
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)	907,655	13,977,437	2,706,745	20,479,994	(6,502,557)
Total meat - Other poultry (kg)	2,081,786	6,607,332	4,976,874	13,731,765	(7,124,433)
Total - All poultry meat (kg)	141,636,751	868,957,197	96,647,605	475,702,554	393,254,643
Total - Hatching eggs (dozen) ^[1]	3,306,210	85,787,131	14,488,504	116,436,628	(30,649,497)
Total - Shell Eggs fresh/preserved/cooked (dozen) ^[1]	2,333,576	4,506,518	47,219,151	132,036,794	(127,530,276)
Total - Processed eggs (kg) ^[1]	3,050,798	15,121,127	6,535,674	29,212,007	(14,090,880)
Total - Poultry and eggs	-	1,050,960,330	-	869,823,540	181,136,790

Live poultry
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Live chicken & mature chicken < 185g (head)	4,231,143	29,209,505	24,249,761	97,299,532	(68,090,027)
Live poults < 185g (head)	7,935,778	27,307,455	4,058,631	14,432,360	12,875,095
Live birds nes < 185g (head)	1,177,601	3,803,080	250,805	1,408,004	2,395,076
Total - Live birds < 185g (head)	13,344,522	60,320,040	28,559,197	113,139,896	(52,819,856)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (kg)	-	-	8,690,796	1,262,019	(1,262,019)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (head)	136,822	886,285	-	-	886,285
Live poultry excluding chicken (kg)	-	-	9,000	12,253	(12,253)
Live poultry excluding chicken (head)	1,110,106	15,382,032	146,681	2,021,389	13,360,643
Total - Live birds > 185g	-	16,268,317	-	3,295,661	12,972,656
Total - All live birds	-	76,588,357	-	116,435,557	(39,847,200)

Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	4,440,419	23,514,340	6,529,084	7,727,823	15,786,517
Cuts, Edible Offal, Livers, and Paste	53,779,659	160,343,032	156,830,658	567,790,058	(407,447,026)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared Meat	38,985,142	445,316,524	29,391,949	196,496,969	248,819,555
Prepared Meals	15,908,456	140,167,152	4,616,943	33,816,673	106,350,479
Sausages	-	-	1,045,077	6,690,180	(6,690,180)
Total meat - Chicken & Mature chicken	113,113,676	769,341,048	83,047,640	395,792,072	373,548,976

Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	4,975,638	18,187,095	123,861	508,197	17,678,898
Cuts, Edible Offal, Livers, and Paste	19,073,565	41,207,595	3,564,513	26,509,913	14,697,682
Fats	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared Meat	1,463,453	19,513,480	163,034	2,614,685	16,898,795
Prepared Meals	20,978	123,210	1,945,385	14,702,257	(14,579,047)
Sausages	-	-	119,553	1,363,671	(1,363,671)
Total meat - Turkey	25,533,634	79,031,380	5,916,346	45,698,723	33,332,657

Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses	489,940	3,805,095	-	-	3,805,095
Cuts and Edible Offal	260,497	5,109,698	1,887,269	14,083,872	(8,974,174)
Livers and Paste	34,517	3,165,416	107,917	1,357,054	1,808,362
Fat	-	-	-	5	(5)
Prepared Meat	36,070	431,574	704,569	5,017,501	(4,585,927)
Prepared Meals	86,631	1,465,654	6,990	21,562	1,444,092
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea	907,655	13,977,437	2,706,745	20,479,994	(6,502,557)

Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Carcasses, Cuts, Offal, Liver and Paste	-	-	-	-	-
Fats	526,015	567,293	4,715,619	12,370,636	(11,803,343)
Processed Meat, Meals, and Sausages	1,555,771	6,040,039	261,255	1,361,129	4,678,910
Total Meat - Other poultry	2,081,786	6,607,332	4,976,874	13,731,765	(7,124,433)

Processed eggs (kg) **^[1]**
	Exports Quantity (kg)	Exports Canadian Dollars	Imports Quantity (kg)	Imports Canadian Dollars	Trade balance Canadian Dollars
Dried Whole Eggs	248,606	1,485,189	1,296,005	7,466,293	(5,981,104)
Liquid, Frozen Whole Eggs	2,028,674	9,535,571	1,222,727	3,039,773	6,495,798
Dried Yolk	-	-	409,453	2,490,342	(2,490,342)
Liquid and Frozen Yolk	356,090	2,425,915	811,785	2,381,955	43,960
Dried Albumin	32,089	142,123	638,771	3,699,538	(3,557,415)
Liquid, Frozen Albumin	385,339	1,532,329	1,198,384	4,941,239	(3,408,910)
Egg Preparations	-	-	958,549	5,192,867	(5,192,867)
Total - Processed Eggs	3,050,798	15,121,127	6,535,674	29,212,007	(14,090,880)

2022

January to December 2022
Live poultry (head)	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live birds < 185g (head)	13,367,641	52,811,684	31,383,831	103,769,056	(50,957,372)
Live birds > 185g (kg)	-	-	8,538,182	621,352	(621,352)
Live birds > 185g (head)	1,094,055	14,556,453	92,495	2,289,309	12,267,144
Total - All live birds (head)	-	67,368,137	-	106,679,717	(39,311,580)
Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)	112,387,512	662,863,451	188,092,947	861,712,276	(198,848,825)
Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)	25,651,894	83,741,652	6,613,112	37,652,370	46,089,282
Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)	1,045,970	19,168,462	1,946,378	12,629,627	6,538,835
Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)	2,767,883	7,047,312	5,561,729	17,119,174	(10,071,862)
Total - All poultry meat (kg)	141,853,259	772,820,877	202,214,166	929,113,447	(156,292,570)
Total - Hatching eggs (dozen) ^[1]	3,234,044	77,351,176	12,819,060	92,221,158	(14,869,982)
Total - Shell Eggs fresh/preserved/cooked (dozen) ^[1]	2,018,036	3,647,636	30,372,966	121,794,550	(118,146,914)
Total - Processed eggs (kg) ^[1]	5,391,047	23,616,783	9,422,320	35,514,835	(11,898,052)
Total - Poultry and eggs	-	944,804,609	-	1,285,323,707	(340,519,098)

Live poultry
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live chicken & mature chicken < 185g (head)	4,281,263	20,857,379	25,290,441	84,689,742	(63,832,363)
Live poults < 185g (head)	7,957,272	28,731,634	5,835,679	18,107,008	10,624,626
Live birds nes < 185g (head)	1,129,106	3,222,671	257,711	972,306	2,250,365
Total - Live birds < 185g (head)	13,367,641	52,811,684	31,383,831	103,769,056	(50,957,372)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (kg) ^[2]	-	-	8,523,242	607,900	(607,900)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (head)	137,681	900,309	70,076	86,645	813,664
Live poultry excluding chicken (kg)	-	-	14,940	13,452	(13,452)
Live poultry excluding chicken (head)	956,374	13,656,144	92,495	2,289,309	11,366,835
Total - Live birds > 185g	-	14,556,453	-	2,997,306	12,167,047
Total - All live birds	-	67,368,137	-	106,766,362	(39,398,225)

Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	7,048,705	27,718,525	4,245,527	3,915,281	23,803,244
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	56,855,548	153,682,300	144,212,952	594,405,654	(440,723,354)
Prepared meals	14,804,229	113,164,787	6,928,114	48,734,047	64,430,740
Meat	33,679,030	368,297,839	31,669,749	208,398,268	159,899,571
Sausages	-	-	1,036,605	6,259,026	(6,259,026)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Chicken & mature chicken	112,387,512	662,863,451	188,092,947	861,712,276	(198,848,825)

Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	4,926,487	19,912,030	-	-	19,912,030
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	19,157,604	45,824,048	4,020,393	18,948,840	26,875,208
Prepared meals	71,535	299,776	2,247,948	14,688,229	(14,388,453)
Meat	1,496,268	17,705,798	156,791	2,400,970	15,304,828
Sausages	-	-	187,980	1,614,331	(1,614,331)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Turkey	25,651,894	83,741,652	6,613,112	37,652,370	46,089,282

Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	154,959	995,137	-	-	995,137
Cuts	566,156	8,851,082	1,383,599	9,282,836	(431,754)
Livers / Paste	247,893	7,915,152	85,562	940,431	6,974,721
Prepared meals	41,969	641,836	9,373	30,394	611,442
Meat	34,993	765,255	381,585	2,334,993	(1,569,738)
Fat	-	-	86,259	40,973	(40,973)
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea	1,045,970	19,168,462	1,946,378	12,629,627	6,538,835

Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	-	-	-	-	-
Cuts	-	-	-	-	-
Livers / Paste	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared meals	-	-	-	-	-
Meat	2,090,781	6,312,331	11	52	6,312,279
Sausages	-	-	1,454,422	6,564,297	(6,564,297)
Fat	677,102	734,981	4,107,296	10,554,825	(9,819,844)
Total meat - Other poultry	2,767,883	7,047,312	5,561,729	17,119,174	(10,071,862)
All poultry meat	141,853,259	772,820,877	202,214,166	929,113,447	(156,292,570)

Processed eggs (kg) [1]
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Dried yolk	13,411	73,365	461,228	1,610,442	(1,537,077)
Liquid / Frozen yolk	632,342	4,217,709	1,077,901	2,607,629	1,610,080
Dried Whole	201,006	1,037,148	3,556,825	15,312,243	(14,275,095)
Liquid / Frozen whole	3,420,942	14,815,669	1,547,339	2,992,151	11,823,518
Dried Albumin	117,041	541,982	866,865	4,070,803	(3,528,821)
Liquid / Frozen albumin	1,006,305	2,930,910	452,044	1,633,362	1,297,548
Egg preparations	-	-	1,460,118	7,288,205	(7,288,205)
Total - Processed eggs (kg)	5,391,047	23,616,783	9,422,320	35,514,835	(11,898,052)

2021

January to December 2021
Live poultry (head)	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live birds < 185g (head)	12,447,913	47,036,108	34,066,812	92,396,649	(45,360,541)
Live birds > 185g (kg)	-	-	10,848,020	644,390	(644,390)
Live birds > 185g (head)	1,129,969	16,507,749	68,692	1,671,618	14,836,131
Total - All live birds (head)	-	63,543,857	-	94,712,657	(31,168,800)
Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)	133,612,305	555,167,248	185,613,593	587,545,118	(32,677,212)
Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)	27,564,309	70,660,177	5,207,470	27,424,618	43,235,559
Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)	1,974,699	23,914,515	2,616,182	12,954,230	10,960,285
Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)	2,993,220	8,887,791	6,727,219	13,591,587	(4,784,512)
Total - All poultry meat (kg)	166,144,533	658,629,731	200,164,464	641,515,553	17,114,178
Total - Hatching eggs (dozen) ^[1]	3,386,326	74,730,394	12,384,221	66,020,705	8,709,689
Total - Shell Eggs fresh/preserved/cooked (dozen) ^[1]	1,776,913	2,737,688	28,068,699	40,629,587	(37,891,899)
Total - Processed eggs (kg) ^[1]	6,529,912	17,967,723	9,699,745	28,537,416	(10,569,693)
Total - Poultry and eggs	-	817,609,393	-	871,415,918	(53,806,525)

Live poultry
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live chicken & mature chicken < 185g (head)	3,363,972	15,842,812	29,441,987	78,769,764	(62,926,952)
Live poults < 185g (head)	8,291,653	28,840,141	4,342,027	12,474,985	16,365,156
Live birds nes < 185g (head)	792,288	2,353,155	282,798	1,151,900	1,201,255
Total - Live birds < 185g (head)	12,447,913	47,036,108	34,066,812	92,396,649	(45,360,541)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (kg) ^[2]	-	-	10,848,020	644,390	(644,390)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (head)	121,974	888,505	34,221	56,466	832,039
Live poultry excluding chicken (kg)	-	-	-	-	-
Live poultry excluding chicken (head)	1,007,995	15,619,244	68,692	1,671,618	13,947,626
Total - Live birds > 185g	-	16,507,749	-	2,372,474	14,779,665
Total - All live birds	-	63,543,857	-	94,769,123	(31,225,266)

Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	5,326,477	22,781,947	1,310,639	1,054,517	21,727,430
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	87,074,872	182,457,597	146,660,422	388,969,902	(207,024,533)
Prepared meals	8,985,800	61,795,019	6,331,734	33,561,787	27,996,734
Meat	32,225,156	288,132,685	29,741,002	155,481,725	133,062,887
Sausages	-	-	1,569,796	8,477,187	(8,439,730)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Chicken & mature chicken	133,612,305	555,167,248	185,613,593	587,545,118	(32,677,212)

Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	2,699,275	9,089,679	74	260	9,089,419
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	23,900,608	48,186,235	2,817,913	13,065,515	35,120,720
Prepared meals	185,434	445,195	2,074,255	10,555,790	(10,110,595)
Meat	778,992	12,939,068	193,736	2,456,463	10,482,605
Sausages	-	-	121,492	1,346,590	(1,346,590)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Turkey	27,564,309	70,660,177	5,207,470	27,424,618	43,235,559

Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	574,292	3,150,558	-	-	3,150,558
Cuts	972,529	9,742,873	1,841,232	9,639,724	103,149
Livers / Paste	240,314	7,598,062	122,934	1,683,713	5,914,349
Prepared meals	50,694	450,513	11,048	32,850	417,663
Meat	136,870	2,972,509	243,502	1,409,147	1,563,362
Fat	-	-	397,466	188,796	(188,796)
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea	1,974,699	23,914,515	2,616,182	12,954,230	10,960,285

Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	-	-	-	-	-
Cuts	-	-	-	-	-
Livers / Paste	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared meals	-	-	-	-	-
Meat	2,561,607	8,428,255	68	292	8,346,562
Sausages	-	-	934,469	4,132,643	(4,132,643)
Fat	431,613	459,536	5,792,682	9,458,652	(8,998,431)
Total meat - Other poultry	2,993,220	8,887,791	6,727,219	13,591,587	(4,784,512)
All poultry meat	166,144,533	658,629,731	200,164,464	641,515,553	16,734,120

Processed eggs (kg) [1]
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Dried yolk	3,192	14,842	224,966	798,410	(783,568)
Liquid / Frozen yolk	1,160,068	3,182,935	682,259	1,702,460	1,480,475
Dried Whole	217,890	1,055,010	5,926,122	16,967,247	(15,753,747)
Liquid / Frozen whole	4,440,834	11,994,766	1,154,474	2,960,798	9,033,968
Dried Albumin	100,379	398,860	329,564	1,572,914	(1,174,054)
Liquid / Frozen albumin	607,549	1,321,310	548,159	447,183	874,127
Egg preparations	-	-	834,201	4,088,404	(4,088,404)
Total - Processed eggs (kg)	6,529,912	17,967,723	9,699,745	28,537,416	(10,411,203)

2020

January to December 2020
Live poultry (head)	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live birds < 185g (head)	11,680,307	42,654,072	30,053,210	85,779,598	(43,125,526)
Live birds > 185g (kg)	-	-	12,146,065	832,974	(832,974)
Live birds > 185g (head)	861,960	12,970,787	33,319	1,039,685	11,931,102
Total - All live birds (head)	-	55,624,859	-	87,652,257	(32,027,398)
Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)	128,582,868	501,470,744	191,811,102	545,843,060	(44,372,316)
Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)	25,484,930	57,133,635	4,922,788	25,181,032	31,952,603
Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)	1,627,654	19,217,898	2,305,781	12,299,537	6,918,361
Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)	4,780,529	11,115,519	7,976,559	13,722,744	(2,607,225)
Total - All poultry meat (kg)	160,475,981	588,937,796	207,016,230	597,046,373	(8,108,577)
Total - Hatching eggs (dozen) ^[1]	3,031,754	66,026,944	11,452,906	59,723,454	6,303,490
Total - Shell Eggs fresh/preserved/cooked (dozen) ^[1]	1,828,376	2,774,118	22,882,879	35,269,386	(32,495,268)
Total - Processed eggs (kg) ^[1]	6,872,298	18,478,214	9,134,051	30,658,555	(12,180,341)
Total - Poultry and eggs	-	731,841,931	-	810,350,025	(78,508,094)

Live poultry
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Live chicken & mature chicken < 185g (head)	2,630,368	14,439,351	26,937,464	78,747,968	(64,308,617)
Live poults < 185g (head)	8,248,414	25,993,030	2,960,310	6,391,927	19,601,103
Live birds nes < 185g (head)	801,525	2,221,691	155,436	639,703	1,581,988
Total - Live birds < 185g (head)	11,680,307	42,654,072	30,053,210	85,779,598	(43,125,526)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (kg)	-	-	12,137,650	824,307	(824,307)
Live chicken & mature chicken > 185g (head)	82,527	754,844	-	-	754,844
Live poultry excluding chicken (kg)	-	-	8,415	8,667	(8,667)
Live poultry excluding chicken (head)	779,433	12,215,943	33,319	1,039,685	11,176,258
Total - Live birds > 185g	-	12,970,787	-	1,872,659	11,922,435
Total - All live birds	-	55,624,859	-	87,652,257	(32,027,398)

Poultry meat - Chicken & mature chicken (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	4,613,599	19,344,208	3,879,412	3,125,976	16,218,232
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	87,132,961	169,008,551	152,321,940	352,762,325	(183,753,774)
Prepared meals	6,496,238	49,330,114	8,106,361	44,006,827	5,323,287
Meat	30,340,070	263,787,871	23,953,527	137,994,630	125,793,241
Sausages	-	-	3,549,862	7,953,302	(7,953,302)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Chicken & mature chicken	128,582,868	501,470,744	191,811,102	545,843,060	(44,372,316)

Poultry meat - Turkey (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	2,098,070	6,062,067	9	49	6,062,018
Cuts / Edible offal / Livers / Paste	22,649,969	40,861,513	2,586,628	10,675,210	30,186,303
Prepared meals	18,621	91,840	1,789,187	9,116,059	(9,024,219)
Meat	718,270	10,118,215	418,278	3,962,624	6,155,591
Sausages	-	-	128,686	1,427,090	(1,427,090)
Fat	-	-	-	-	-
Total meat - Turkey	25,484,930	57,133,635	4,922,788	25,181,032	31,952,603

Poultry meat - Ducks, geese & guinea (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	621,899	3,396,346	-	-	3,396,346
Cuts	715,683	7,823,756	1,944,486	10,188,728	(2,364,972)
Livers / Paste	183,626	5,762,090	78,437	856,189	4,905,901
Prepared meals	25,651	437,104	11,033	33,018	404,086
Meat	80,795	1,798,602	206,320	1,190,487	608,115
Fat	-	-	65,505	31,115	(31,115)
Total meat - Ducks, geese & guinea	1,627,654	19,217,898	2,305,781	12,299,537	6,918,361

Poultry meat - Other poultry (kg)
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Whole	-	-	-	-	-
Cuts	-	-	-	-	-
Livers / Paste	-	-	-	-	-
Prepared meals	-	-	-	-	-
Meat	4,380,354	10,640,790	5,307	22,553	10,618,237
Sausages	-	-	1,028,621	4,561,637	(4,561,637)
Fat	400,175	474,729	6,942,631	9,138,554	(8,663,825)
Total meat - Other poultry	4,780,529	11,115,519	7,976,559	13,722,744	(2,607,225)
All poultry meat	160,475,981	588,937,796	207,016,230	597,046,373	(8,108,577)

Processed eggs (kg) [1]
	Exports Quantity	Exports Value ($)	Imports Quantity	Imports Value ($)	Trade balance Value ($)
Dried yolk	24,472	107,496	40,530	165,702	(58,206)
Liquid / Frozen yolk	1,606,570	4,069,912	644,224	1,595,453	2,474,459
Dried Whole	90,161	263,864	5,498,339	14,989,252	(14,725,388)
Liquid / Frozen whole	4,730,677	12,987,198	981,704	2,108,502	10,878,696
Dried Albumin	80,441	354,068	169,461	1,189,144	(835,076)
Liquid / Frozen albumin	339,977	695,676	575,430	469,487	226,189
Egg preparations	-	-	1,224,363	10,141,015	(10,141,015)
Total - Processed eggs (kg)	6,872,298	18,478,214	9,134,051	30,658,555	(12,180,341)

- nil or not available
Includes quantities imported under the import for re-export program.
Source: Statistics Canada
Calculations done by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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