Statistical Overview of the Canadian Field Vegetable Industry, 2025

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Overview

This report provides a statistical overview of the vegetable industry including the number of farms, total farm area, production, farm gate^{note 1} value, consumption and trade in the sector. It largely focuses on field vegetables.

In 2025, Canada produced over 2.5 million metric tons of field vegetables, an increase of 8.0% compared to 2024. Leading commodities such as tomatoes - which accounted for the largest share of production at 25.4% - and carrots (16.1%) experienced notable growth, with output rising by 18.4% and 15.5% over the previous year, respectively. In contrast, dry onion production, representing 10.8% of total field vegetable output, declined by 7.1% over the same period.

Ontario remained the leading producing province in 2025, accounting for 58.6% of Canada's total field vegetable output, followed by Quebec at 30.7%. Alberta, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia each contributed between 2.6% and 3.2%, while all other producing provinces individually accounted for less than 1%. Production increased in both Ontario and Quebec by 9.6% and 8.2%, respectively, compared to 2024. Alberta also recorded continued growth, with output rising 12.0% stemming from an 8.3% increase in planted area. Additional production gains were observed in British Columbia (2.5%), Manitoba (2.8%), and Saskatchewan (1.9%). In contrast, field vegetable production declined across the Atlantic provinces - falling between 12.3% and 16.6% - largely due to drought conditions.

Total farm gate value for Canadian field vegetables increased by 7.1% to more than $1.82 billion in 2025. Carrots ($192.9 million), tomatoes ($186.2 million), dry onions ($169.7 million), cabbage ($144.5 million), lettuce ($126.6 million) and sweet corn ($103.0 million) comprised almost half of the total value of all field vegetables grown in Canada. Among these six commodities, values increased between 10.8% and 16.9% over 2024, with the exception of dry onions, which declined by 6.3%, reflecting lower production levels. While farm gate values rose in most provinces compared to the previous year, declines were recorded in Nova Scotia (−19.3%) and New Brunswick (−3.3%), consistent with decreases in production reported in those provinces.

Driven by increased domestic production in 2025, the value of Canada's field vegetable exports (including frozen vegetables) increased by 5.2% year over year, reaching more than $1.11 billion. Canada ranked sixth among global fresh vegetable exporters, accounting for a 4.2% share of the market. Export values rose for key commodities such as carrots (+18.1%) and beans (+3.2%), while most other field vegetables experienced declines, including lettuce (−16.5%), onions and shallots (−13.3%), and cabbages (−8.0%). The United States continued to be Canada's primary export destination, representing 97.0% of total field vegetable export values.

Due to its geographic constraints and short growing season, Canada relies heavily on imports to meet year-round vegetable demand. In 2025, Canada's field vegetable trade deficit reached $2.98 billion, narrowing by 10.2% from 2024. This improvement reflects a 5.2% increase in export values (as noted above) alongside a 6.5% decline in import values. Ranked as the world's fifth-largest importer of fresh vegetables by value with a 5.3% global share, Canada imported over $3.90 billion worth of fresh vegetables in 2025, an 11.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

The United States remained Canada's dominant supplier of fresh and frozen field vegetable imports, accounting for more than $2.31 billion (56.5%), though this represented an 11.1% drop from 2024. Mexico was the second-largest source, contributing nearly $994.2 million (24.3%) in import value, down 5.5% year over year. In 2025, the leading imported field vegetables by value were lettuce ($682.4 million), cauliflower and headed broccoli ($311.2 million), onions and shallots ($292.8 million), cabbages ($269.9 million), and peppers ($225.4 million).

1. Production

1.1. Number of field vegetable farms^{Table 1.1 note 1}^{Table 1.1 note 2} by province

	2011	2016	2021	2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	87	73	73	1.8
Prince Edward Island	37	48	43	1.0
Nova Scotia	127	170	132	3.2
New Brunswick	87	92	78	1.9
Quebec	750	981	1,035	25.1
Ontario	1,361	1,709	1,430	34.7
Manitoba	90	119	107	2.6
Saskatchewan	47	82	70	1.7
Alberta	128	174	164	4.0
British Columbia	785	1,061	993	24.1
Canada	3,499	4,509	4,125	100.0
Notes: Table 1.1 note 1 Number of farms includes all farms reported to be growing field vegetables and on which field vegetable production represents 50% or more of total farm cash receipts. Return to table 1.1 note 1 referrer Table 1.1 note 2 Includes melons. Return to table 1.1 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0166-01 Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data

1.2. Planted area of field vegetables by commodity (hectares)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Corn, sweet	17,725	17,126	17,317	16,859	16,318	15.6
Peas, green	11,099	12,186	11,559	11,028	10,821	10.4
Carrots^{Table 1.2 note 1}	9,677	9,470	8,873	8,653	9,287	8.9
Beans, green or wax	7,588	8,618	8,132	7,758	7,104	6.8
Tomatoes	6,523	6,216	6,418	6,244	6,773	6.5
Dry onions	6,041	5,979	6,129	6,485	6,248	6.0
Cabbage^{Table 1.2 note 2}	6,410	6,346	5,623	5,809	5,989	5.7
Pumpkins	4,714	4,594	4,681	4,652	4,746	4.5
Broccoli	4,350	4,147	4,064	4,008	4,209	4.0
Lettuce^{Table 1.2 note 3}	3,420	3,862	3,847	3,823	4,201	4.0
Squash and zucchinis	3,377	3,425	3,388	3,310	3,566	3.4
Asparagus	2,411	2,736	2,633	2,453	2,336	2.2
Cucumbers and gherkins	2,518	2,544	2,469	2,382	2,154	2.1
Peppers	2,462	2,383	2,377	2,246	2,254	2.2
Beets	2,144	1,950	1,988	1,981	2,120	2.0
Cauliflowers	2,024	1,953	1,927	1,951	2,110	2.0
Sweet potatoes	1,008	1,138	1,144	1,164	1,372	1.3
Rutabagas and turnips	1,652	1,520	1,422	1,406	1,358	1.3
Watermelons^{Table 1.2 note 4}	767	811	873	1,056	1,313	1.3
Radishes^{Table 1.2 note 5}	1,203	1,181	1,157	1,168	1,168	1.1
Garlic	948	948	950	951	951	0.9
Spinach	853	902	866	843	832	0.8
Celery	894	886	864	901	730	0.7
Brussels sprouts	745	788	776	758	729	0.7
Shallots and green onions	801	888	815	660	649	0.6
Other fine herbs	344	347	407	516	513	0.5
Other melons^{Table 1.2 note 4}	466	476	463	509	450	0.4
Leeks	359	351	352	348	348	0.3
Parsnips	271	264	264	261	276	0.3
Aubergines (egg-plants)	230	245	248	257	267	0.3
Rhubarb	222	196	194	199	177	0.2
Parsley	156	169	163	182	174	0.2
Other vegetables	2,929	2,916	2,847	2,988	2,825	2.7
Total^{Table 1.2 note 6}	106,334	107,563	105,233	103,807	104,368	100.0
Notes: Table 1.2 note 1 Includes baby carrots and regular carrots. Return to table 1.2 note 1 referrer Table 1.2 note 2 Includes regular cabbage, kale and Chinese cabbage. Return to table 1.2 note 2 referrer Table 1.2 note 3 Includes leaf lettuce, head lettuce and mixed lettuce. Return to table 1.2 note 3 referrer Table 1.2 note 4 Production data for melons are published under field vegetables instead of fruits by Statistics Canada. Watermelons and other melons are members of the Cucurbitaceae family and are classified in this report as field-grown cucurbits, along with cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. Return to table 1.2 note 4 referrer Table 1.2 note 5 Includes Asian radishes. Return to table 1.2 note 5 referrer Table 1.2 note 6 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Return to table 1.2 note 6 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

1.3. Planted area of field vegetables^{Table 1.3 note 1} by province (hectares)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	279	264	264	251	237	0.2
Prince Edward Island	868	730	735	770	778	0.7
Nova Scotia	2,228	2,178	2,200	2,213	2,278	2.2
New Brunswick	603	581	574	541	494	0.5
Quebec	39,001	39,933	38,624	38,397	39,077	37.4
Ontario	51,663	52,697	51,735	50,940	50,598	48.5
Manitoba	1,437	1,292	1,268	1,200	1,153	1.1
Saskatchewan	390	464	499	481	435	0.4
Alberta	4,140	3,986	3,981	3,796	4,112	3.9
British Columbia	5,725	5,439	5,352	5,215	5,207	5.0
Canada^{Table 1.3 note 2}	106,334	107,563	105,233	103,807	104,368	100.0
Notes: Table 1.3 note 1 Includes melons. Return to table 1.3 note 1 referrer Table 1.3 note 2 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Return to table 1.3 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

1.4. Production volume of field vegetables by commodity (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Tomatoes	515,013	528,938	546,754	548,107	649,054	25.4
Carrots^{Table 1.4 note 1}	355,271	343,966	345,270	357,242	412,643	16.1
Dry onions	244,015	287,499	276,565	298,564	277,287	10.8
Cabbage^{Table 1.4 note 2}	175,280	174,116	155,022	171,770	193,629	7.6
Corn, sweet	195,786	196,241	189,868	199,646	189,727	7.4
Lettuce^{Table 1.4 note 3}	75,612	79,362	76,187	77,548	87,844	3.4
Pumpkins	84,005	86,785	85,326	86,164	84,564	3.3
Peppers	69,815	68,832	63,894	62,291	66,433	2.6
Watermelons^{Table 1.4 note 4}	34,780	35,012	37,718	42,565	65,600	2.6
Cucumbers and gherkins	57,720	60,682	64,262	60,097	56,520	2.2
Beets	56,339	49,725	47,928	51,144	50,215	2.0
Beans, green or wax	45,240	48,254	53,333	52,384	48,058	1.9
Squash and zucchinis	45,035	48,210	47,401	41,898	47,818	1.9
Peas, green	42,251	46,927	50,827	41,523	44,943	1.8
Broccoli	40,709	36,034	35,137	39,294	41,113	1.6
Rutabagas and turnips	43,016	42,369	38,584	40,624	41,050	1.6
Cauliflowers	30,659	29,350	27,660	27,492	31,244	1.2
Celery	32,756	31,732	30,136	30,726	28,494	1.1
Sweet potatoes	14,797	16,883	18,166	19,975	23,076	0.9
Radishes^{Table 1.4 note 5}	15,752	15,427	14,207	15,912	16,681	0.7
Other melons^{Table 1.4 note 4}	10,939	10,804	12,392	13,454	13,703	0.5
Shallots and green onions	14,210	18,616	17,430	15,629	13,322	0.5
Asparagus	8,936	9,938	10,702	11,430	12,801	0.5
Brussels sprouts	5,686	6,874	6,603	6,755	7,046	0.3
Leeks	6,785	6,647	6,380	7,198	6,916	0.3
Spinach	6,406	6,677	6,407	6,314	6,193	0.2
Parsnips	5,638	6,032	5,252	5,730	5,792	0.2
Aubergines (egg-plants)	3,028	3,806	4,429	4,201	3,979	0.2
Other fine herbs	2,227	2,218	3,016	3,509	3,854	0.2
Garlic	1,938	1,968	1,961	2,077	2,132	0.1
Parsley	1,799	1,791	1,714	1,726	1,682	0.1
Rhubarb	1,423	1,245	1,251	1,407	1,215	0.0
Other vegetables	26,750	27,816	26,523	25,070	23,355	0.9
Total^{Table 1.4 note 6}	2,269,618	2,330,776	2,308,307	2,369,466	2,557,985	100.0
Notes: Table 1.4 note 1 Includes baby carrots and regular carrots. Return to table 1.4 note 1 referrer Table 1.4 note 2 Includes regular cabbage, kale and Chinese cabbage. Return to table 1.4 note 2 referrer Table 1.4 note 3 Includes leaf lettuce, head lettuce and mixed lettuce. Return to table 1.4 note 3 referrer Table 1.4 note 4 Production data for melons are published under field vegetables instead of fruits by Statistics Canada. Watermelons and other melons are members of the Cucurbitaceae family and are classified in this report as field-grown cucurbits, along with cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. Return to table 1.4 note 4 referrer Table 1.4 note 5 Includes Asian radishes. Return to table 1.4 note 5 referrer Table 1.4 note 6 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Return to table 1.4 note 6 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

1.5. Production volume^{Table 1.5 note 1} of field vegetables by province (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,470	2,893	2,758	2,821	2,353	0.1
Prince Edward Island	19,993	13,757	15,397	16,772	14,660	0.6
Nova Scotia	73,406	70,066	69,187	79,743	69,898	2.7
New Brunswick	8,182	7,449	7,383	5,396	4,660	0.2
Quebec	744,153	757,991	692,094	725,625	785,258	30.7
Ontario	1,265,530	1,319,866	1,359,040	1,368,282	1,499,028	58.6
Manitoba	22,790	21,736	22,441	21,699	22,306	0.9
Saskatchewan	3,137	3,771	9,185	9,195	9,366	0.4
Alberta	59,091	62,362	58,613	74,136	83,030	3.2
British Columbia	69,865	70,884	72,208	65,796	67,427	2.6
Canada^{Table 1.5 note 2}	2,269,618	2,330,776	2,308,307	2,369,466	2,557,985	100.0
Notes: Table 1.5 note 1 Includes melons. Return to table 1.5 note 1 referrer Table 1.5 note 2 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Return to table 1.5 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

1.6. Farm gate value^{Table 1.6 note 1}^{Table 1.6 note 2} of field vegetables by commodity (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Carrots^{Table 1.6 note 2}	139,265	149,420	161,256	167,182	192,932	10.6
Tomatoes	117,162	128,375	159,995	159,278	186,228	10.2
Dry onions	118,572	157,494	160,374	181,050	169,693	9.3
Cabbage^{Table 1.6 note 3}	107,715	115,389	113,023	130,381	144,464	7.9
Lettuce^{Table 1.6 note 4}	84,967	100,798	100,047	108,486	126,557	6.9
Corn, sweet	84,781	90,101	90,366	91,678	103,033	5.6
Broccoli	84,679	78,772	79,715	91,844	97,086	5.3
Peppers	87,575	92,602	96,606	97,271	91,327	5.0
Asparagus	42,875	48,677	50,978	53,926	59,271	3.2
Squash and zucchinis	50,996	54,936	56,251	50,692	57,083	3.1
Beans, green or wax	35,662	45,879	50,213	51,258	50,072	2.7
Cauliflowers	39,541	38,334	39,586	41,407	48,690	2.7
Pumpkins	33,085	36,802	40,000	42,719	48,033	2.6
Cucumbers and gherkins	46,413	49,303	48,169	45,255	46,570	2.5
Shallots and green onions	31,852	46,389	47,443	41,394	38,697	2.1
Rutabagas and turnips	31,279	32,697	30,607	34,114	35,451	1.9
Beets	20,893	23,704	25,949	29,572	32,857	1.8
Watermelons^{Table 1.6 note 5}	17,791	18,322	20,889	27,271	32,285	1.8
Peas, green	23,262	27,522	33,764	26,164	28,185	1.5
Garlic	23,044	23,116	22,788	24,254	25,856	1.4
Sweet potatoes	12,627	15,806	19,499	21,192	25,510	1.4
Celery	25,178	24,746	25,466	25,725	23,831	1.3
Radishes^{Table 1.6 note 6}	22,173	23,471	22,455	23,276	22,361	1.2
Brussels sprouts	13,326	16,001	15,668	16,420	16,993	0.9
Spinach	15,605	17,136	17,380	17,307	16,904	0.9
Other fine herbs	7,941	7,945	11,013	13,236	15,051	0.8
Leeks	14,441	14,872	14,745	15,030	14,924	0.8
Other melons^{Table 1.6 note 5}	9,364	9,330	10,417	11,201	12,938	0.7
Parsnips	6,651	x	8,772	9,725	9,945	0.5
Aubergines (egg-plants)	5,524	7,135	8,336	7,759	7,215	0.4
Parsley	5,260	5,233	5,506	5,699	5,201	0.3
Rhubarb	3,065	2,826	2,943	3,199	2,894	0.2
Other vegetables	48,275	49,978	45,650	41,966	40,128	2.2
Total^{Table 1.6 note 7}	1,410,842	1,560,605	1,635,867	1,706,932	1,828,264	100.0
Notes: Table 1.6 note 1 Farm-gate value is the value received by producers at the point of first transaction, when ownership first changes hands. This value excludes any separately billed costs such as delivery, storage, marketing and administration. Return to table 1.6 note 1 referrer Table 1.6 note 2 Includes baby carrots and regular carrots. Return to table 1.6 note 2 referrer Table 1.6 note 3 Includes regular cabbage, kale and Chinese cabbage. Return to table 1.6 note 3 referrer Table 1.6 note 4 Includes leaf lettuce, head lettuce and mixed lettuce. Return to table 1.6 note 4 referrer Table 1.6 note 5 Production data for melons are published under field vegetables instead of fruits by Statistics Canada. Watermelons and other melons are members of the Cucurbitaceae family and are classified in this report as field-grown cucurbits, along with cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. Return to table 1.6 note 5 referrer Table 1.6 note 6 Includes Asian radishes. Return to table 1.6 note 6 referrer Table 1.6 note 7 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Return to table 1.6 note 7 referrer x: Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

1.7. Farm gate value^{Table 1.7 note 1}^{Table 1.7 note 2} of field vegetables by province (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	6,061	5,334	5,134	5,154	4,702	0.3
Prince Edward Island	11,939	10,609	12,363	13,574	14,996	0.8
Nova Scotia	29,697	31,175	31,952	35,599	28,738	1.6
New Brunswick	9,782	9,305	9,755	10,280	9,942	0.5
Quebec	572,624	630,062	616,269	661,610	712,730	39.0
Ontario	582,915	656,965	733,552	748,197	815,146	44.6
Manitoba	29,630	29,636	32,475	31,852	32,970	1.8
Saskatchewan	5,960	7,661	10,788	11,202	11,566	0.6
Alberta	52,843	60,415	60,887	77,350	79,057	4.3
British Columbia	109,391	119,445	122,692	112,115	118,417	6.5
Canada^{Table 1.7 note 3}	1,410,842	1,560,605	1,635,867	1,706,932	1,828,264	100.0
Notes: Table 1.7 note 1 Farm-gate value is the value received by producers at the point of first transaction, when ownership first changes hands. This value excludes any separately billed costs such as delivery, storage, marketing and administration. Return to table 1.7 note 1 referrer Table 1.7 note 2 Includes melons. Return to table 1.7 note 2 referrer Table 1.7 note 3 Totals may not add up as some data was suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. Return to table 1.7 note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables

2. Trade

2.1. Canadian field vegetable^{Table 2.1 note 1}^{Table 2.1 note 2} trade balance — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Exports	758,718	1,017,803	1,014,840	1,059,722	1,115,083
Imports	3,607,388	3,985,758	3,989,546	4,382,004	4,097,740
Trade balance (exports − imports)	−2,848,670	−2,967,955	−2,974,706	−3,322,283	−2,982,657
Notes: Table 2.1 note 1 Includes frozen vegetables. Return to table 2.1 note 1 referrer Table 2.1 note 2 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.1 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.2. Exports

2.2.1. Canada's field vegetable^{Table 2.2.1 note 1} exports by commodity – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Lettuce^{Table 2.2.1 note 2}	69,807	97,210	90,809	90,230	106,547	9.6
Cabbages^{Table 2.2.1 note 3}	76,026	87,344	93,819	110,785	101,954	9.1
Carrots	68,304	84,753	121,291	111,197	92,830	8.3
Onions and shallots	65,434	103,040	78,199	85,930	74,491	6.7
Beans^{Table 2.2.1 note 4}	52,429	55,278	54,827	56,782	58,585	5.3
Peppers	33,264	48,660	38,781	55,356	46,149	4.1
Cucumbers and gherkins	18,366	64,398	39,492	33,710	43,829	3.9
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	30,289	35,842	29,648	27,722	39,305	3.5
Sweet corn^{Table 2.2.1 note 4}	24,423	24,154	29,297	31,613	38,923	3.5
Spinach^{Table 2.2.1 note 4}	8,706	22,255	25,665	33,419	36,058	3.2
Peas^{Table 2.2.1 note 4}	15,508	22,719	27,183	25,441	35,382	3.2
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	26,878	34,252	26,840	27,530	34,335	3.1
Sweet potatoes	29,846	34,633	35,539	20,049	24,866	2.2
Asparagus	10,205	10,711	16,619	19,940	19,395	1.7
Tomatoes	27,261	26,964	23,706	12,862	18,439	1.7
Leeks^{Table 2.2.1 note 5}	2,861	10,637	13,955	17,412	12,798	1.1
Brussels sprouts	2,911	4,101	3,814	4,087	10,675	1.0
Celery	5,177	8,085	10,128	9,782	10,655	1.0
Aubergines (egg-plants)	7,489	8,186	7,609	7,584	7,328	0.7
Garlic	996	1,237	1,307	1,407	1,697	0.2
Turnips	410	752	731	808	522	0.0
Other vegetables^{Table 2.2.1 note 6}	182,128	232,590	245,580	276,074	300,320	26.9
Total	758,718	1,017,803	1,014,840	1,059,722	1,115,083	100.0
Notes: Table 2.2.1 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.1 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.1 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.2.1 note 2 referrer Table 2.2.1 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.2.1 note 3 referrer Table 2.2.1 note 4 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.2.1 note 4 referrer Table 2.2.1 note 5 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 2.2.1 note 5 referrer Table 2.2.1 note 6 Other vegetables include, among others, mixtures of frozen vegetables, not elsewhere specified frozen vegetables, and salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots. Return to table 2.2.1 note 6 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.2.2. Canada's field vegetable^{Table 2.2.2 note 1} exports by commodity — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Carrots	91,147	98,221	107,176	105,956	98,785	14.2
Cabbages^{Table 2.2.2 note 2}	83,462	79,685	81,684	85,557	83,713	12.0
Onions and shallots	60,727	82,595	64,872	66,214	66,095	9.5
Cucumbers and gherkins	25,561	46,294	39,369	37,195	42,823	6.1
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	37,440	37,199	30,842	30,565	41,734	6.0
Peppers	32,034	41,550	33,594	36,077	37,601	5.4
Lettuce^{Table 2.2.2 note 3}	39,239	36,685	28,556	26,642	37,111	5.3
Sweet potatoes	40,985	47,102	48,446	27,717	33,981	4.9
Beans^{Table 2.2.2 note 4}	33,634	31,132	26,326	25,338	26,269	3.8
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	23,782	24,574	22,943	21,123	25,874	3.7
Sweet corn^{Table 2.2.2 note 4}	18,824	17,459	20,605	19,320	23,177	3.3
Peas^{Table 2.2.2 note 4}	10,721	13,950	14,374	12,159	16,340	2.3
Tomatoes	10,918	11,317	12,423	6,055	10,544	1.5
Celery	6,313	8,232	8,874	9,452	9,216	1.3
Leeks^{Table 2.2.2 note 5}	940	3,317	4,559	5,498	4,901	0.7
Spinach^{Table 2.2.2 note 4}	1,610	2,900	2,915	4,379	4,567	0.7
Asparagus	1,897	2,020	2,787	3,518	3,268	0.5
Brussels sprouts	806	1,067	763	1,699	2,705	0.4
Aubergines (egg-plants)	2,175	2,325	2,105	1,964	1,968	0.3
Turnips	329	761	749	532	524	0.1
Garlic	237	301	360	318	389	0.1
Other vegetables^{Table 2.2.2 note 6}	113,402	127,712	112,848	125,551	125,621	18.0
Total	636,185	716,397	667,171	652,830	697,205	100.0
Notes: Table 2.2.2 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.2 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.2 note 2 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.2.2 note 2 referrer Table 2.2.2 note 3 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.2.2 note 3 referrer Table 2.2.2 note 4 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.2.2 note 4 referrer Table 2.2.2 note 5 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 2.2.2 note 5 referrer Table 2.2.2 note 6 Other vegetables include, among others, mixtures of frozen vegetables, not elsewhere specified frozen vegetables, and salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots. Return to table 2.2.2 note 6 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.2.3. Top field vegetable^{Table 2.2.3 note 1}^{Table 2.2.3 note 2} export destinations – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	716,837	975,683	971,892	1,025,384	1,081,120	97.0
Belgium	0	7,071	14,630	6,164	10,896	1.0
Netherlands	22,703	20,577	15,146	10,151	9,735	0.9
Israel	2,542	3,614	2,364	1,428	1,737	0.2
Kuwait	790	1,038	811	1,034	1,473	0.1
Trinidad and Tobago	330	1,358	1,173	889	1,006	0.1
Colombia	125	148	0	2,589	958	0.1
South Korea	110	32	0	340	931	0.1
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	579	598	655	779	742	0.1
Saint Lucia	455	557	521	673	544	0.0
Dominican Republic	94	314	78	48	490	0.0
United Arab Emirates	975	246	562	886	448	0.0
Costa Rica	707	391	321	425	428	0.0
Angola	0	0	36	0	424	0.0
Brazil	0	0	0	0	305	0.0
Others	12,471	6,178	6,651	8,932	3,847	0.3
Total	758,718	1,017,803	1,014,840	1,059,722	1,115,083	100.0
Notes: Table 2.2.3 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.3 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.3 note 2 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.2.3 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.2.4. Top field vegetable^{Table 2.2.4 note 1}^{Table 2.2.4 note 2} export destinations — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	583,916	662,314	612,128	613,201	656,772	94.2
Belgium	0	9,865	20,817	8,649	15,532	2.2
Netherlands	32,346	29,158	21,280	14,253	13,699	2.0
Israel	3,636	5,071	3,355	2,017	2,492	0.4
Colombia	198	194	0	2,722	943	0.1
Trinidad and Tobago	417	1,714	1,312	882	812	0.1
Kuwait	407	485	405	510	737	0.1
South Korea	126	26	0	236	701	0.1
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	402	455	502	625	599	0.1
Saint Lucia	344	417	394	508	410	0.1
Angola	0	0	25	0	410	0.1
Dominican Republic	84	175	50	54	345	0.0
Brazil	0	0	0	0	263	0.0
United Arab Emirates	1,254	122	440	670	226	0.0
Costa Rica	523	187	158	216	211	0.0
Others	12,531	6,215	6,306	8,287	3,052	0.4
Total	636,185	716,397	667,171	652,830	697,205	100.0
Notes: Table 2.2.4 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.4 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.4 note 2 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.2.4 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.2.5. Destinations of top 5 Canadian field vegetable^{Table 2.2.5 note 1} exports – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

		2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Lettuce^{Table 2.2.5 note 2}	United States	69,722	96,926	90,658	89,990	106,268
	United Kingdom	20	250	117	210	248
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	21	29	34	30	29
	France	3	6	0	0	2
	Japan	33	0	0	0	0
	Others	8	0	0	0	0
	Total	69,807	97,210	90,809	90,230	106,547
Cabbages^{Table 2.2.5 note 3}	United States	75,833	86,452	93,116	110,258	101,548
	Trinidad and Tobago	186	887	698	523	362
	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	40
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2	1	5	5	2
	France	5	4	0	0	2
	Others	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	76,026	87,344	93,819	110,785	101,954
Carrots	United States	68,298	84,393	121,215	111,126	92,805
	Eswatini	1	6	3	2	16
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3	0	6	7	5
	France	3	4	0	0	3
	Honduras	0	0	0	0	0
	Others	0	350	67	62	0
	Total	68,304	84,753	121,291	111,197	92,830
Onions and shallots	United States	65,412	103,024	77,479	85,698	74,023
	Netherlands	0	0	202	61	374
	Belgium	0	0	0	0	39
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	231	47	27
	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	14
	Others	21	16	287	124	14
	Total	65,434	103,040	78,199	85,930	74,491
Beans^{Table 2.2.5 note 4}	United States	50,779	53,651	53,659	55,365	56,882
	South Korea	78	0	0	217	567
	Dominican Republic	0	314	78	0	389
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	177
	Italy	49	0	0	155	163
	Others	1,524	1,314	1,090	1,046	407
	Total	52,429	55,278	54,827	56,782	58,585
Notes: Table 2.2.5 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.5 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.5 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.2.5 note 2 referrer Table 2.2.5 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.2.5 note 3 referrer Table 2.2.5 note 4 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.2.5 note 4 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, April 2026)

2.2.6. Destinations of top 5 Canadian field vegetable^{Table 2.2.6 note 1} exports — by volume (metric tons)

		2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Carrots	United States	91,131	97,364	106,996	105,789	98,728
	Eswatini	2	14	8	5	37
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6	1	13	15	11
	France	7	8	0	0	7
	Honduras	0	0	0	0	1
	Others	0	834	158	147	0
	Total	91,147	98,221	107,176	105,956	98,785
Cabbages^{Table 2.2.6 note 2}	United States	83,129	78,867	80,988	85,070	83,313
	Trinidad and Tobago	330	815	693	484	373
	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	25
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1	1	3	3	2
	France	3	3	0	0	1
	Others	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	83,462	79,685	81,684	85,557	83,713
Onions and shallots	United States	60,703	82,577	63,975	65,931	65,607
	Netherlands	0	0	236	62	366
	Belgium	0	0	0	0	45
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	277	65	44
	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	16
	Others	24	19	384	155	16
	Total	60,727	82,595	64,872	66,214	66,095
Cucumbers and gherkins	United States	25,561	46,294	39,369	37,195	42,823
	Others	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	25,561	46,294	39,369	37,195	42,823
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	United States	37,436	37,196	30,839	30,561	41,730
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1	2	3	4	2
	France	3	1	0	0	1
	Others	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	37,440	37,199	30,842	30,565	41,734
Notes: Table 2.2.6 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.2.6 note 1 referrer Table 2.2.6 note 2 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.2.6 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3 Imports

2.3.1. Canada's field vegetable^{Table 2.3.1 note 1} imports by commodity — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Lettuce^{Table 2.3.1 note 2}	559,266	715,231	645,031	712,523	682,433	16.7
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	192,275	316,054	342,435	346,333	311,205	7.6
Onions and shallots	236,682	317,138	290,373	398,321	292,812	7.1
Cabbages^{Table 2.3.1 note 3}	419,173	305,247	275,542	275,431	269,920	6.6
Peppers	228,073	216,048	211,109	264,792	225,422	5.5
Tomatoes	230,262	236,300	223,884	295,618	198,398	4.8
Carrots	142,282	153,390	163,901	190,602	180,020	4.4
Spinach^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	157,020	157,008	142,562	144,982	143,507	3.5
Beans^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	105,391	116,110	124,028	120,505	122,013	3.0
Sweet potatoes	77,915	78,897	86,159	96,032	103,884	2.5
Celery	87,296	101,914	121,754	102,060	98,407	2.4
Asparagus	111,172	103,374	102,724	99,397	98,225	2.4
Garlic	70,505	78,140	84,107	99,867	97,200	2.4
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	73,929	78,717	88,191	91,503	87,803	2.1
Sweet corn^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	81,300	87,662	108,321	98,497	84,167	2.1
Peas^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	85,460	89,310	89,169	80,316	82,179	2.0
Aubergines (egg-plants)	45,711	50,458	57,642	60,622	59,382	1.4
Yams	41,013	41,650	45,807	46,577	53,057	1.3
Bamboo shoots and cactus leaves	29,108	35,649	43,404	48,935	47,379	1.2
Okra	27,289	31,459	34,538	40,873	44,134	1.1
Cucumbers and gherkins	33,644	26,335	27,999	22,782	34,489	0.8
Brussels sprouts	34,035	36,206	37,826	34,043	33,411	0.8
Parsley	19,478	21,229	23,354	23,994	23,577	0.6
Radishes	21,208	21,860	23,231	23,791	22,589	0.6
Leeks^{Table 2.3.1 note 5}	15,597	17,840	18,982	21,647	21,130	0.5
Other vegetables^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	482,304	552,532	577,473	641,960	680,997	16.6
Total	3,607,388	3,985,758	3,989,546	4,382,004	4,097,740	100.0
Notes: Table 2.3.1 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.1 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.1 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.3.1 note 2 referrer Table 2.3.1 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.3.1 note 3 referrer Table 2.3.1 note 4 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.3.1 note 4 referrer Table 2.3.1 note 5 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 2.3.1 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3.2. Canada's field vegetable^{Table 2.3.1 note 1} imports by commodity — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Onions and shallots	248,417	225,545	226,587	268,635	253,832	13.9
Lettuce^{Table 2.3.1 note 2}	267,180	265,220	273,541	267,825	251,743	13.8
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	124,820	153,860	158,675	154,845	148,096	8.1
Cabbages^{Table 2.3.1 note 3}	188,973	120,613	112,270	116,186	115,523	6.3
Tomatoes	125,430	120,059	117,103	116,879	111,854	6.1
Carrots	109,792	98,626	96,380	109,434	110,209	6.0
Peppers	100,556	84,146	78,942	82,796	85,935	4.7
Sweet potatoes	81,287	81,950	77,575	72,919	73,540	4.0
Celery	87,053	77,854	77,130	78,384	72,457	4.0
Sweet corn^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	64,158	51,037	61,247	60,931	55,131	3.0
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	59,571	53,053	51,379	52,099	51,901	2.8
Spinach^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	48,423	47,922	41,991	43,423	43,088	2.4
Beans^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	38,532	39,566	39,323	36,432	39,360	2.2
Aubergines (egg-plants)	28,212	26,511	27,507	28,529	29,211	1.6
Garlic	22,921	24,474	24,188	26,453	28,920	1.6
Peas^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	24,620	23,031	22,558	19,850	19,456	1.1
Yams	19,942	18,491	18,123	17,365	18,355	1.0
Bamboo shoots and cactus leaves	14,672	14,212	14,716	16,884	17,448	1.0
Radishes	17,857	16,259	17,679	17,210	17,303	0.9
Cucumbers and gherkins	26,782	18,800	16,985	12,350	15,813	0.9
Asparagus	27,496	21,875	17,641	18,687	15,429	0.8
Okra	8,084	7,143	8,340	9,109	11,054	0.6
Brussels sprouts	12,632	11,513	11,014	11,933	9,923	0.5
Parsley	8,880	8,503	8,619	9,430	8,612	0.5
Leeks^{Table 2.3.1 note 5}	6,463	6,641	6,270	6,914	6,859	0.4
Other vegetables^{Table 2.3.1 note 4}	209,681	208,431	202,278	211,352	216,651	11.9
Total	1,972,431	1,825,336	1,808,059	1,866,853	1,827,702	100.0
Notes: Table 2.3.2 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.2 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.2 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.3.2 note 2 referrer Table 2.3.2 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.3.2 note 3 referrer Table 2.3.2 note 4 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.3.2 note 4 referrer Table 2.3.2 note 5 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 2.3.2 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3.3. Top field vegetable^{Table 2.3.3 note 1}^{Table 2.3.3 note 2} import sources — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	2,222,318	2,476,300	2,396,801	2,607,795	2,317,824	56.6
Mexico	842,230	910,213	969,360	1,051,890	994,171	24.3
China	160,536	185,949	199,101	247,685	287,948	7.0
Guatemala	56,116	59,193	61,620	52,413	54,454	1.3
India	27,988	32,530	36,923	45,542	52,550	1.3
Honduras	32,186	30,612	32,767	37,117	40,644	1.0
Peru	40,147	39,473	34,868	34,025	40,102	1.0
Spain	34,013	40,530	37,494	50,606	36,497	0.9
Belgium	21,931	19,459	24,614	24,215	28,220	0.7
Ecuador	15,134	16,570	18,055	20,399	21,882	0.5
Costa Rica	10,843	14,337	18,744	19,454	20,763	0.5
Netherlands	6,301	9,834	7,944	20,698	18,041	0.4
Egypt	6,250	9,150	12,534	13,529	16,865	0.4
Dominican Republic	12,317	12,722	13,734	16,075	15,074	0.4
Poland	10,329	12,996	11,416	11,025	14,538	0.4
Others	108,750	115,892	113,568	129,536	138,166	3.4
Total	3,607,388	3,985,758	3,989,546	4,382,004	4,097,740	100.0
Notes: Table 2.3.3 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.3 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.3 note 2 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.3.3 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3.4. Top field vegetable^{Table 2.3.4 note 1}^{Tableau 2.3.4 note 2} import sources — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	1,296,325	1,178,984	1,170,308	1,202,216	1,124,704	61.5
Mexico	439,699	415,422	405,413	406,924	413,399	22.6
China	78,673	76,887	94,804	107,273	133,624	7.3
India	8,670	8,767	10,719	12,956	14,191	0.8
Belgium	14,192	12,049	12,706	11,123	12,881	0.7
Honduras	13,199	9,739	9,071	9,482	11,826	0.6
Spain	16,797	22,262	13,599	15,234	11,695	0.6
Costa Rica	9,944	9,300	10,832	11,662	11,040	0.6
Peru	12,819	10,895	8,593	8,099	9,681	0.5
Guatemala	11,787	10,931	11,279	9,333	9,144	0.5
Egypt	3,274	3,531	5,388	7,433	8,701	0.5
Dominican Republic	6,590	6,600	6,441	7,412	8,092	0.4
Ecuador	7,453	7,268	6,784	7,466	7,988	0.4
Poland	8,890	8,763	6,466	5,912	7,019	0.4
Netherlands	3,870	4,834	3,004	8,234	6,621	0.4
Others	40,248	39,103	32,653	36,096	37,096	2.0
Total	1,972,431	1,825,336	1,808,059	1,866,853	1,827,702	100.0
Notes: Table 2.3.4 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.4 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.4 note 2 Includes frozen. Return to table 2.3.4 note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3.5. Sources of top 5 Canadian field vegetable^{Table 2.3.5 note 1} imports — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

		2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Lettuce^{Table 2.3.5 note 2}	United States	524,455	653,962	586,491	652,294	612,904
	Mexico	33,486	58,020	55,579	57,174	66,224
	China	446	324	1,035	1,543	1,468
	Spain	313	2,085	871	741	1,210
	Azerbaijan	5	42	233	200	180
	Others	562	798	822	571	446
	Total	559,266	715,231	645,031	712,523	682,433
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	United States	161,411	244,938	254,428	261,551	234,632
	Mexico	29,924	64,046	79,016	76,387	68,230
	Guatemala	58	6,116	6,966	7,650	7,669
	Spain	765	658	1,011	277	401
	Azerbaijan	0	0	168	184	107
	Others	118	295	847	284	166
	Total	192,275	316,054	342,435	346,333	311,205
Onions and shallots	United States	161,327	211,187	197,957	273,512	180,649
	Mexico	56,051	80,988	75,031	94,688	87,278
	Peru	9,047	9,615	8,580	8,204	9,712
	Egypt	520	673	1,092	3,421	4,297
	China	1,931	1,307	1,787	4,168	3,677
	Others	7,808	13,370	5,927	14,329	7,199
	Total	236,682	317,138	290,373	398,321	292,812
Cabbages^{Table 2.3.5 note 3}	United States	333,253	246,450	206,585	207,625	196,745
	Mexico	76,900	56,721	64,193	63,184	67,189
	China	2,177	1,609	2,709	3,033	4,712
	Korea, South	308	196	1,669	1,171	874
	India	4	60	92	89	111
	Others	6,531	211	295	329	289
	Total	419,173	305,247	275,542	275,431	269,920
Peppers	Mexico	132,344	113,995	102,338	121,807	120,839
	United States	67,131	75,529	77,251	91,682	76,898
	Dominican Republic	6,641	7,369	8,107	9,985	9,340
	Spain	7,928	5,396	9,515	20,411	5,066
	Honduras	10,058	9,199	8,536	8,686	4,541
	Others	3,971	4,558	5,362	12,222	8,738
	Total	228,073	216,048	211,109	264,792	225,422
Notes: Table 2.3.5 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.5 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.5 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.3.5 note 2 referrer Table 2.3.5 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.3.5 note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

2.3.6. Sources of top 5 Canadian field vegetable^{Table 2.3.6 note 1} imports — by volume (metric tons)

		2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Onions and shallots	United States	204,930	176,505	187,173	216,491	205,579
	Mexico	29,111	31,208	30,608	32,918	33,264
	Peru	5,718	5,055	4,207	4,010	4,791
	Egypt	798	857	910	3,285	4,048
	China	990	723	1,529	3,453	3,188
	Others	6,870	11,197	2,161	8,478	2,963
	Total	248,417	225,545	226,587	268,635	253,832
Lettuce^{Table 2.3.6 note 2}	United States	253,083	244,384	251,761	247,364	227,821
	Mexico	13,642	20,029	20,641	19,462	22,998
	China	230	174	511	677	627
	Spain	56	420	176	89	156
	Azerbaijan	4	5	148	123	73
	Others	165	208	304	108	69
	Total	267,180	265,220	273,541	267,825	251,743
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	United States	103,858	118,270	117,558	116,062	113,525
	Mexico	20,433	34,296	39,138	37,352	33,192
	Guatemala	17	982	1,045	1,112	1,046
	Spain	439	216	449	120	213
	China	52	22	109	49	57
	Others	21	74	375	150	63
	Total	124,820	153,860	158,675	154,845	148,096
Cabbages^{Table 2.3.6 note 3}	United States	133,049	85,416	74,830	79,223	75,897
	Mexico	51,455	33,543	32,087	32,086	33,134
	China	2,325	1,333	3,572	3,641	5,644
	South Korea	327	211	1,617	986	732
	India	1	13	22	20	20
	Others	1,816	96	143	230	97
	Total	188,973	120,613	112,270	116,186	115,523
Tomatoes	Mexico	76,700	68,784	65,446	68,567	67,456
	United States	48,226	50,774	51,228	47,728	43,839
	Guatemala	387	414	418	466	521
	New Zealand	0	0	0	31	9
	Others	59	116	87	10	87
	Total	125,430	120,059	117,103	116,879	111,854
Notes: Table 2.3.6 note 1 Excludes greenhouse vegetables, potatoes and mushrooms. Return to table 2.3.6 note 1 referrer Table 2.3.6 note 2 Includes cabbage lettuce (head lettuce). Return to table 2.3.6 note 2 referrer Table 2.3.6 note 3 Includes kohlrabi and kale and similar edible brassicas. Return to table 2.3.6 note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSNET, April 2026)

3. Availability for consumption

3.1. Fresh vegetable available^{Table 3.1 note 1} for consumption^{Table 3.1 note 2} in Canada (kilograms per person)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Onions and shallots fresh	9.38	9.48	10.43	10.60	9.38	15.5
Lettuce fresh^{Table 3.1 note 3}	7.85	7.69	7.84	7.66	7.24	12.0
Carrots fresh	6.27	5.97	5.51	5.69	6.66	11.0
Tomatoes fresh^{Table 3.1 note 3}	7.23	7.48	7.15	6.76	6.44	10.7
Peppers fresh^{Table 3.1 note 3}	4.21	3.88	4.15	3.97	4.17	6.9
Cabbage fresh	4.25	4.24	3.62	3.72	3.98	6.6
Broccoli fresh	2.49	2.96	2.82	2.70	2.64	4.4
Pumpkins and squash fresh	2.99	2.88	2.83	2.68	2.53	4.2
Corn fresh	2.93	2.44	2.37	2.36	2.27	3.8
Cucumbers fresh^{Table 3.1 note 3}	2.87	2.32	2.82	2.65	2.15	3.6
Celery fresh	2.61	2.28	2.14	2.10	1.88	3.1
Cauliflower fresh	3.03	1.43	1.57	1.58	1.44	2.4
Mushrooms fresh	1.82	1.66	1.71	1.59	1.38	2.3
Chinese cabbage fresh^{Table 3.1 note 4}	1.69	1.68	1.53	1.50	1.33	2.2
Potatoes sweet fresh	1.19	1.08	0.98	1.33	1.27	2.1
Beets fresh	0.98	0.90	0.97	1.03	1.02	1.7
Rutabagas and turnips fresh	0.95	0.88	0.79	0.82	0.79	1.3
Aubergines (egg-plants) fresh	0.78	0.73	0.75	0.76	0.75	1.2
Beans green and wax fresh	0.88	0.87	0.81	0.75	0.73	1.2
Spinach fresh	0.97	0.87	0.76	0.72	0.67	1.1
Garlic fresh	0.52	0.54	0.52	0.55	0.59	1.0
Kale fresh^{Table 3.1 note 4}	0.70	0.70	0.60	0.60	0.56	0.9
Asparagus fresh	0.81	0.67	0.56	0.56	0.51	0.8
Brussels sprouts fresh	0.39	0.38	0.35	0.34	0.28	0.5
Radishes fresh	0.33	0.23	0.27	0.24	0.28	0.5
Okra fresh	0.19	0.16	0.18	0.19	0.23	0.4
Parsley fresh	0.26	0.25	0.24	0.25	0.23	0.4
Peas fresh	0.20	0.19	0.16	0.19	0.20	0.3
Leeks fresh	0.30	0.24	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.3
Manioc fresh	0.16	0.15	0.16	0.18	0.17	0.3
Rappini fresh	0.17	0.19	0.18	0.15	0.13	0.2
Other edible roots fresh	0.07	0.07	0.13	0.14	0.12	0.2
Parsnips fresh	0.13	0.14	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.2
Artichokes fresh	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.0
Total^{Table 3.1 note 5}	67.25	63.28	63.10	62.59	60.46	100.0
Notes: Table 3.1 note 1 Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year, at the retail level. Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain. Total Supply = Beginning stocks + Production + Imports Domestic Disappearance = Total supply − Exports − Manufacturing − Waste − Ending stocks Return to table 3.1 note 1 referrer Table 3.1 note 2 Does not adjust for losses (such as waste and/or spoilage in stores, households, private institutions, restaurants) or losses during preparation. Return to table 3.1 note 2 referrer Table 3.1 note 3 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 3.1 note 3 referrer Table 3.1 note 4 "Chinese cabbage fresh" is included in cabbage. Return to table 3.1 note 4 referrer Table 3.1 note 5 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 3.1 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

3.2. Fresh vegetable available^{Table 3.2 note 1} for consumption adjusted for losses^{Table 3.2 note 2} in Canada (kilograms per person)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Tomatoes fresh^{Table 3.2 note 3}	5.24	5.42	5.18	4.89	4.67	15.5
Onions and shallots fresh	4.50	4.55	5.00	5.09	4.50	15.0
Lettuce fresh^{Table 3.2 note 3}	4.19	4.11	4.19	4.09	3.87	12.9
Carrots fresh	3.42	3.26	3.01	3.10	3.63	12.1
Cabbage fresh	2.39	2.39	2.04	2.09	2.24	7.5
Peppers fresh^{Table 3.2 note 3}	1.88	1.73	1.85	1.77	1.86	6.2
Broccoli fresh	1.25	1.48	1.41	1.35	1.32	4.4
Celery fresh	1.30	1.13	1.06	1.04	0.94	3.1
Cucumbers fresh^{Table 3.2 note 3}	1.25	1.01	1.23	1.16	0.94	3.1
Mushrooms fresh	1.15	1.05	1.09	1.01	0.87	2.9
Chinese cabbage fresh^{Table 3.2 note 4}	0.95	0.95	0.86	0.85	0.75	2.5
Pumpkins and squash fresh	0.53	0.49	0.53	0.56	0.56	1.9
Corn fresh	0.70	0.58	0.57	0.57	0.54	1.8
Potatoes sweet fresh	0.46	0.42	0.38	0.51	0.49	1.6
Beets fresh	0.53	0.51	0.50	0.48	0.45	1.5
Cauliflower fresh	0.89	0.42	0.46	0.46	0.42	1.4
Beans green and wax fresh	0.46	0.45	0.43	0.39	0.38	1.3
Aubergines (egg-plants) fresh	0.37	0.35	0.36	0.36	0.36	1.2
Spinach fresh	0.52	0.46	0.41	0.38	0.36	1.2
Garlic fresh	0.25	0.26	0.24	0.26	0.28	0.9
Brussels sprouts fresh	0.29	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.21	0.7
Asparagus fresh	0.30	0.25	0.20	0.21	0.19	0.6
Kale fresh^{Table 3.2 note 4}	0.20	0.20	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.5
Rutabagas and turnips fresh	0.15	0.14	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.4
Manioc fresh	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.4
Parsley fresh	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.4
Okra fresh	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.10	0.3
Peas fresh	0.10	0.10	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.3
Radishes fresh	0.12	0.09	0.10	0.09	0.10	0.3
Leeks fresh	0.15	0.12	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.3
Other edible roots fresh	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.10	0.08	0.3
Rappini fresh	0.09	0.10	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.2
Parsnips fresh	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.2
Artichokes fresh	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.0
Total^{Table 3.2 note 5}	32.93	31.57	31.37	31.02	30.06	100.0
Notes: Table 3.2 note 1 Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1st of the reference year, at the retail level. Domestic disappearance represents the total food available for human consumption from the Canadian food supply chain. Total Supply = Beginning stocks + Production + Imports Domestic Disappearance = Total supply − Exports − Manufacturing − Waste − Ending stocks Return to table 3.2 note 1 referrer Table 3.2 note 2 Experimental, use with caution. The data have been adjusted for retail, household, cooking and plate loss. Return to table 3.2 note 2 referrer Table 3.2 note 3 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 3.2 note 3 referrer Table 3.2 note 4 "Chinese cabbage and kale" are included in cabbage. Return to table 3.2 note 4 referrer Table 3.2 note 5 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 3.2 note 5 referrer Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

4. World data

4.1. World production

4.1.1. World fresh vegetable production^{Table 4.1.1 note 1}^{Table 4.1.1 note 2}^{Table 4.1.1 note 3} by commodity — by volume (thousands of metric tons)

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2024 % Share
Tomatoes	183,605	186,257	181,278	185,476	188,498	16.7
Onions and shallots, dry	105,250	108,034	111,842	111,359	108,260	9.6
Cucumbers and gherkins	87,086	87,846	87,983	87,409	87,844	7.8
Cabbages and other brassicas	74,787	74,593	75,094	74,973	75,484	6.7
Aubergines (egg-plants)	56,218	57,080	57,484	57,270	57,540	5.1
Carrots and turnips	42,903	44,217	44,730	44,297	45,149	4.0
Chillies and peppers, green	41,943	42,401	43,999	44,435	44,772	4.0
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	31,239	31,794	31,877	32,984	34,584	3.1
Spinach	31,258	32,426	33,191	34,106	30,717	2.7
Garlic	28,899	29,499	29,740	29,739	29,691	2.6
Lettuce and chicory	27,630	28,242	28,297	28,339	28,227	2.5
Cauliflowers and broccoli	26,000	26,309	26,547	26,568	26,860	2.4
Beans, nes^{Table 4.1.1 note 4}, green	25,556	25,662	25,784	25,860	25,931	2.3
Peas, green	20,935	21,175	21,361	21,847	21,732	1.9
Okra	11,339	11,450	12,403	13,009	13,259	1.2
Corn (maize), green	10,254	9,738	9,584	9,892	9,456	0.8
Asparagus	8,782	8,839	8,892	8,894	8,910	0.8
Onions and shallots, green	5,156	5,266	5,021	5,333	5,577	0.5
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables	2,142	2,243	2,113	2,153	2,135	0.2
Artichokes	1,445	1,664	1,587	1,756	1,732	0.2
Broad beans and horse beans, green	1,806	1,685	1,517	1,500	1,463	0.1
String beans	1,289	1,331	1,412	1,340	1,193	0.1
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.1.1 note 4}, fresh	272,728	282,930	279,082	281,082	281,490	24.9
Total	1,098,250	1,120,680	1,120,821	1,129,623	1,130,506	100.0
Notes: Table 4.1.1 note 1 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 4.1.1 note 1 referrer Table 4.1.1 note 2 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.1.1 note 2 referrer Table 4.1.1 note 3 FAO production data for the year 2025 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. Return to table 4.1.1 note 3 referrer Table 4.1.1 note 4 nes: Not elsewhere specified. Return to table 4.1.1 note 4 referrer Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations \| © FAO Statistics Division 2026

4.1.2. World fresh vegetable production^{Table 4.1.2 note 1}^{Table 4.1.2 note 2}^{Table 4.1.2 note 3} by country — by volume (thousands of metric tons)

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2024 % Share
China	545,653	557,982	552,593	554,014	552,673	48.9
India	135,672	139,471	148,643	148,206	145,654	12.9
Türkiye	25,905	26,585	26,542	27,165	28,820	2.6
United States	28,853	28,912	29,097	30,925	28,083	2.5
Egypt	15,584	15,888	17,318	18,410	19,056	1.7
Viet Nam	17,004	17,313	18,175	18,173	18,227	1.6
Nigeria	15,725	15,901	16,186	16,445	16,331	1.4
Mexico	14,959	14,614	15,332	16,492	15,447	1.4
Russia	13,864	12,918	13,102	13,766	13,639	1.2
Indonesia	12,700	12,759	13,147	12,995	13,146	1.2
Spain	12,503	13,372	11,667	11,363	12,550	1.1
Uzbekistan	10,073	10,372	11,433	11,225	11,537	1.0
Italy	10,780	11,114	10,277	10,245	10,578	0.9
Iran	10,451	10,028	9,209	9,261	9,396	0.8
Japan	9,829	9,642	9,669	9,463	9,331	0.8
Brazil	8,419	8,528	8,692	9,031	9,310	0.8
South Korea	9,462	9,634	9,230	9,044	9,065	0.8
Algeria	7,986	7,650	7,939	8,482	8,692	0.8
Bangladesh	6,848	7,327	7,784	8,063	8,566	0.8
Ukraine	9,656	9,938	7,517	8,290	7,906	0.7
Philippines	6,868	6,875	6,862	6,888	6,877	0.6
Pakistan	5,255	6,460	5,975	5,934	6,364	0.6
Niger	3,352	3,456	4,087	5,529	5,691	0.5
France	5,590	6,043	5,053	4,849	5,389	0.5
Myanmar	4,994	4,986	5,028	4,995	5,024	0.4
…
Canada^{Table 4.1.2 note 4}	2,143	2,168	2,226	2,196	2,246	0.2
Total	1,098,245	1,120,676	1,120,817	1,128,636	1,129,894	100.0
Notes: Table 4.1.2 note 1 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 4.1.2 note 1 referrer Table 4.1.2 note 2 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.1.2 note 2 referrer Table 4.1.2 note 3 FAO production data for the year 2025 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. Return to table 4.1.2 note 3 referrer Table 4.1.2 note 4 In 2024, Canada ranked as the 51st largest global producer of vegetables by volume. Return to table 4.1.2 note 4 referrer ...: Indicates countries not shown in the top 25. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations \| © FAO Statistics Division 2026

4.1.3. World fresh vegetable production^{Table 4.1.3 note 1}^{Table 4.1.3 note 2}^{Table 4.1.3 note 3} by commodity — by area (hectares)

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2024 % Share
Onions and shallots, dry	5,498,370	5,735,674	6,035,986	5,837,681	5,719,714	9.6
Tomatoes	5,204,754	5,190,556	5,234,692	5,112,770	5,120,872	8.6
Okra	2,480,874	2,543,445	2,734,150	2,999,672	3,165,477	5.3
Chillies and peppers, green	2,743,380	2,729,122	2,794,467	2,776,674	2,814,089	4.7
Peas, green	2,654,594	2,669,485	2,681,794	2,697,884	2,671,241	4.5
Cabbages and other brassicas	2,435,697	2,438,747	2,459,576	2,449,065	2,468,867	4.1
Cucumbers and gherkins	2,252,675	2,256,379	2,239,115	2,234,074	2,286,120	3.8
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	2,070,012	2,084,596	2,088,021	2,122,078	2,247,919	3.8
Aubergines (egg-plants)	1,992,043	2,016,193	1,972,072	1,962,140	1,961,377	3.3
Garlic	1,657,631	1,680,815	1,693,752	1,683,717	1,675,941	2.8
Beans, nes^{Table 4.1.3 note 4}, green	1,563,327	1,613,085	1,646,769	1,629,221	1,645,170	2.8
Asparagus	1,566,369	1,564,316	1,570,042	1,569,003	1,569,410	2.6
Cauliflowers and broccoli	1,395,517	1,399,857	1,405,139	1,411,134	1,426,499	2.4
Lettuce and chicory	1,248,090	1,300,534	1,286,163	1,285,895	1,288,383	2.2
Carrots and turnips	1,247,720	1,242,488	1,271,915	1,244,026	1,267,440	2.1
Corn (maize), green	1,141,773	1,069,374	1,077,416	1,082,456	1,074,457	1.8
Spinach	916,321	927,100	943,797	942,459	935,777	1.6
Onions and shallots, green	233,301	239,769	239,627	242,145	250,443	0.4
Broad beans and horse beans, green	279,924	263,718	240,170	234,466	232,792	0.4
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables	133,674	134,794	132,238	127,651	127,594	0.2
String beans	142,640	139,767	138,514	130,229	125,876	0.2
Artichokes	114,902	117,613	114,531	119,702	116,063	0.2
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.1.3 note 4}, fresh	19,430,077	19,371,219	19,477,740	19,530,476	19,442,486	32.6
Total	58,403,665	58,728,646	59,477,686	59,424,618	59,634,007	100.0
Notes: Table 4.1.3 note 1 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 4.1.3 note 1 referrer Table 4.1.3 note 2 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.1.3 note 2 referrer Table 4.1.3 note 3 FAO production data for the year 2025 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. Return to table 4.1.3 note 3 referrer Table 4.1.3 note 4 nes: Not elsewhere specified. Return to table 4.1.3 note 4 referrer Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations \| © FAO Statistics Division 2026

4.1.4. World fresh vegetable production^{Table 4.1.4 note 1}^{Table 4.1.4 note 2}^{Table 4.1.4 note 3} by country — by area (hectares)

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2024 % Share
China	23,668,291	23,556,571	23,644,319	23,643,292	23,641,949	39.7
India	8,483,017	8,908,346	9,406,803	9,238,322	9,155,808	15.4
Nigeria	4,134,907	4,229,256	4,545,734	4,577,303	4,667,113	7.8
Indonesia	1,261,710	1,197,021	1,198,457	1,188,075	1,188,203	2.0
Viet Nam	1,001,553	1,018,006	1,048,360	1,048,512	1,044,329	1.8
United States	833,524	885,946	879,694	845,522	789,076	1.3
Philippines	785,502	788,098	784,634	789,140	789,007	1.3
Egypt	636,646	603,899	676,313	703,721	727,776	1.2
Bangladesh	680,283	709,963	717,669	712,730	702,137	1.2
Türkiye	686,294	670,992	647,099	653,553	683,724	1.1
Cameroon	652,699	669,189	672,740	674,811	680,509	1.1
Mexico	676,257	677,358	685,775	719,158	670,493	1.1
Ethiopia	605,471	602,173	617,824	584,710	592,759	1.0
Russia	502,421	468,086	468,648	478,655	462,247	0.8
Guinea	403,077	414,427	426,084	434,800	445,688	0.7
Tanzania	440,973	430,047	467,305	453,860	443,421	0.7
Pakistan	410,393	460,284	420,474	425,776	426,309	0.7
Ukraine	465,122	461,029	375,124	396,125	386,779	0.6
Myanmar	387,387	378,473	380,570	380,608	380,654	0.6
Japan	370,070	367,171	364,842	361,912	361,475	0.6
Thailand	360,176	360,908	356,637	352,258	359,793	0.6
Brazil	342,735	346,580	347,188	352,257	353,177	0.6
Nepal	304,388	305,671	312,029	324,615	334,784	0.6
Italy	331,240	331,840	316,130	318,720	330,660	0.6
Iran	350,803	342,760	319,432	318,375	321,321	0.5
..
Canada^{Table 4.1.4 note 4}	93,144	94,073	95,494	91,587	90,104	0.2
Total	58,400,981	58,725,936	59,475,052	59,357,960	59,585,042	100.0
Notes: Table 4.1.4 note 1 Includes greenhouse vegetables. Return to table 4.1.4 note 1 referrer Table 4.1.4 note 2 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.1.4 note 2 referrer Table 4.1.4 note 3 FAO production data for the year 2025 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. Return to table 4.1.4 note 3 referrer Table 4.1.4 note 4 In 2024, Canada ranked as the 67th largest global producer of vegetables by volume. Return to table 4.1.4 note 4 referrer Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations \| © FAO Statistics Division 2026

4.2. World trade

4.2.1. Top importers of fresh vegetables^{Table 4.2.1 note 1}^{Table 4.2.1 note 2}^{Table 4.2.1 note 3} worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	13,480,444	14,946,112	16,364,191	18,208,002	15,634,280	21.1
Germany	8,020,010	7,555,941	9,226,414	9,310,936	10,605,095	14.3
United Kingdom	3,843,390	4,416,244	5,193,492	5,578,658	5,868,794	7.9
France	3,558,932	3,756,341	4,460,910	4,555,919	4,890,320	6.6
Canada	3,504,056	3,842,840	3,924,394	4,396,773	3,907,405	5.3
Netherlands	2,736,765	2,797,049	3,150,152	3,190,745	3,376,705	4.6
Spain	967,180	1,110,756	1,369,740	1,520,131	1,840,896	2.5
Italy	1,141,612	1,355,675	1,566,770	1,710,362	1,776,030	2.4
Belgium	1,342,138	1,308,669	1,638,151	1,608,719	1,726,925	2.3
Poland	1,275,907	1,374,180	1,851,475	1,862,361	1,392,659	1.9
Malaysia	889,797	911,724	1,057,187	1,416,808	1,266,056	1.7
Austria	708,704	712,732	907,431	1,017,875	1,108,541	1.5
Switzerland	885,176	838,367	964,484	996,238	1,084,405	1.5
Indonesia	935,679	944,670	1,056,052	1,186,809	955,751	1.3
Japan	947,135	928,189	863,189	880,542	950,481	1.3
Others^{Table 4.2.1 note 4}	15,114,066	15,817,398	17,923,437	18,692,465	17,746,499	23.9
Total	59,350,991	62,616,887	71,517,469	76,133,343	74,130,842	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.1 note 1 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.2.1 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.1 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.1 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.1 note 3 Does not include frozen vegetables. Return to table 4.2.1 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.1 note 4 Does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.1 note 4 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.2. Top importers of fresh vegetables^{Table 4.2.2 note 1}^{Table 4.2.2 note 2}^{Table 4.2.2 note 3} worldwide — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
United States	8,230,445	8,385,497	8,343,640	8,446,007	8,179,990	19.8
Germany	3,570,919	3,229,080	3,354,781	3,501,565	3,637,475	8.8
United Kingdom	1,814,137	2,041,066	2,061,039	2,177,012	2,110,924	5.1
France	1,958,175	1,921,235	1,877,122	2,006,798	1,938,440	4.7
Canada	1,833,693	1,685,822	1,697,137	1,768,468	1,691,448	4.1
Netherlands	1,589,359	1,429,711	1,520,707	1,577,581	1,546,896	3.7
Malaysia	1,131,145	1,215,625	1,340,585	1,447,473	1,516,992	3.7
Viet-Nam	807,243	1,068,037	1,181,735	1,261,341	1,291,655	3.1
Belgium	1,154,979	1,078,741	1,138,466	1,127,586	1,174,749	2.8
Spain	701,737	749,179	777,470	863,886	1,031,389	2.5
Thailand	586,932	654,999	805,020	841,410	925,218	2.2
Italy	644,003	684,467	701,325	765,133	822,288	2.0
Hong Kong	916,630	689,821	750,350	772,917	802,120	1.9
Japan	618,646	626,796	582,521	637,451	762,847	1.8
Poland	778,052	907,364	912,376	1,001,727	749,307	1.8
Others^{Table 4.2.2 note 4}	13,950,860	14,345,374	15,260,887	14,840,448	13,141,523	31.8
Total	40,286,955	40,712,814	42,305,161	43,036,803	41,323,261	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.2 note 1 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.2.2 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.2 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.2 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.2 note 3 Does not include frozen vegetables. Return to table 4.2.2 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.2 note 4 Does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.2 note 4 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.3. Top selected fresh vegetable^{Table 4.2.3 note 1}^{Table 4.2.3 note 2}^{Table 4.2.3 note 3} imports worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Tomatoes	12,704,516	13,404,906	15,666,324	16,324,403	14,907,204	20.1
Peppers	8,174,345	8,156,906	9,504,257	10,186,448	10,714,358	14.5
Cucumbers and gherkins	3,883,462	4,492,952	5,181,353	5,550,590	6,050,350	8.2
Onions and shallots	4,040,010	4,930,133	6,052,223	6,074,616	4,977,549	6.7
Garlic	3,603,935	3,630,086	4,085,116	5,187,300	4,951,047	6.7
Lettuce^{Table 4.2.3 note 4}	3,620,830	4,097,475	4,321,520	4,482,621	4,452,757	6.0
Mushrooms	2,792,013	2,890,151	3,154,908	3,333,216	3,494,415	4.7
Cabbages, kohlrabi and kale^{Table 4.2.3 note 5}	2,703,502	2,607,069	2,889,218	3,071,553	2,948,646	4.0
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	1,821,241	2,071,104	2,437,402	2,566,374	2,675,763	3.6
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	1,991,981	2,247,164	2,312,288	2,570,845	2,360,396	3.2
Asparagus	2,137,920	1,900,744	1,973,131	2,108,778	2,072,723	2.8
Carrots and turnips	1,588,975	1,637,354	2,097,938	2,168,592	1,929,135	2.6
Beans	1,437,040	1,346,738	1,513,971	1,569,858	1,535,909	2.1
Aubergines (egg-plants)	716,929	757,961	845,805	892,599	909,801	1.2
Spinach	620,018	640,108	686,680	743,531	750,476	1.0
Leeks^{Table 4.2.3 note 6}	582,022	529,871	646,717	731,486	726,025	1.0
Peas	609,490	571,684	586,427	632,476	584,735	0.8
Celery	463,483	479,312	550,457	545,607	547,885	0.7
Chicory and witloof chicory	321,121	306,649	370,361	413,152	384,822	0.5
Brussels sprouts	319,196	336,779	355,099	351,285	344,353	0.5
Olives	126,124	138,688	205,360	207,637	222,565	0.3
Leguminous vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.3 note 7}	109,806	97,323	122,270	143,224	174,482	0.2
Globe artichokes	96,913	141,617	100,246	94,043	103,870	0.1
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.3 note 7}	4,886,113	5,204,109	5,858,400	6,183,105	6,311,572	8.5
Total	59,350,985	62,616,883	71,517,471	76,133,339	74,130,838	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.3 note 1 Only "fresh or chilled" vegetables were considered in calculations for this table. Return to table 4.2.3 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.3 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 3 Does not includes potatoes. Return to table 4.2.3 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 4 Includes cabbage lettuce. Return to table 4.2.3 note 4 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 5 Includes similar brassicas but excludes cauliflowers, headed broccoli and brussels sprouts. Return to table 4.2.3 note 5 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 6 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 4.2.3 note 6 referrer Table 4.2.3 note 7 nes: Not elsewhere specified; does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.3 note 7 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.4. Top selected fresh vegetable^{Table 4.2.4 note 1}^{Table 4.2.4 note 2}^{Table 4.2.4 note 3} imports worldwide — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Onions and shallots	6,671,672	7,803,721	8,650,304	8,177,691	7,251,381	17.5
Tomatoes	7,262,685	7,136,266	7,294,186	7,496,492	6,748,735	16.3
Peppers	3,862,107	3,688,238	3,698,516	3,835,660	3,878,995	9.4
Cucumbers and gherkins	2,892,386	2,911,264	3,081,313	3,160,773	3,313,972	8.0
Cabbages, kohlrabi and kale^{Table 4.2.4 note 4}	2,999,590	2,747,855	2,820,771	3,038,446	2,888,721	7.0
Carrots and turnips	2,511,039	2,447,644	2,587,437	2,736,931	2,684,603	6.5
Garlic	2,062,359	2,174,366	2,252,194	2,384,876	2,382,397	5.8
Lettuce^{Table 4.2.4 note 5}	2,192,491	2,161,691	2,103,002	2,141,576	2,088,572	5.1
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	1,670,055	1,583,715	1,554,898	1,597,381	1,602,718	3.9
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	1,153,668	1,258,199	1,244,602	1,328,246	1,364,262	3.3
Mushrooms	743,823	738,539	735,117	776,313	786,076	1.9
Beans	684,391	634,069	607,244	591,440	553,238	1.3
Aubergines (egg-plants)	459,153	437,025	470,520	476,214	461,756	1.1
Leeks^{Table 4.2.4 note 6}	303,507	323,590	340,522	367,600	374,460	0.9
Asparagus	486,462	417,191	368,263	378,267	360,643	0.9
Celery	408,407	373,707	372,050	372,632	353,017	0.9
Spinach	228,507	217,897	231,564	263,239	242,346	0.6
Peas	322,172	250,579	238,583	251,714	214,774	0.5
Brussels sprouts	206,744	202,705	200,182	183,304	180,337	0.4
Chicory and witloof chicory	160,599	152,335	153,116	158,097	151,352	0.4
Olives	84,415	93,443	115,852	109,095	126,080	0.3
Leguminous vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.4 note 7}	59,527	46,596	60,011	54,816	67,963	0.2
Globe artichokes	47,914	78,983	44,147	40,987	37,910	0.1
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.4 note 7}	2,566,482	2,810,094	2,826,235	3,075,810	3,080,602	7.5
Total	40,286,955	40,712,817	42,305,161	43,036,799	41,323,261	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.4 note 1 Only "fresh or chilled" vegetables were considered in calculations for this table. Return to table 4.2.4 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.4 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 3 Does not includes potatoes. Return to table 4.2.4 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 4 Includes similar brassicas but excludes cauliflowers, headed broccoli and brussels sprouts. Return to table 4.2.4 note 4 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 5 Includes cabbage lettuce. Return to table 4.2.4 note 5 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 6 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 4.2.4 note 6 referrer Table 4.2.4 note 7 nes: Not elsewhere specified; does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.4 note 7 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.5. Top exporters of fresh vegetables^{Table 4.2.5 note 1}^{Table 4.2.5 note 2}^{Table 4.2.5 note 3} worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Spain	9,613,433	9,656,416	11,209,875	11,559,483	12,556,167	16.0
Mexico	9,871,447	10,627,848	12,254,765	13,333,770	11,529,980	14.7
Netherlands	8,771,288	8,516,469	10,003,284	10,086,600	11,508,279	14.7
China	7,222,899	7,696,097	9,131,130	10,744,289	8,942,232	11.4
Iran	1,050,087	1,041,750	1,241,998	1,348,868	3,416,249	4.4
Canada	2,196,231	2,566,748	2,812,425	3,184,000	3,261,703	4.2
United States	2,785,116	3,059,067	2,999,779	3,344,102	3,032,001	3.9
Italy	2,261,536	2,198,091	2,736,561	2,723,347	2,963,537	3.8
Morocco	1,646,982	2,071,657	2,437,488	2,622,058	2,781,659	3.5
France	1,762,616	1,814,535	2,327,531	2,316,978	2,324,859	3.0
Belgium	1,288,253	1,194,213	1,398,185	1,417,563	1,542,479	2.0
Poland	1,136,512	1,307,921	1,563,576	1,649,503	1,527,960	1.9
Türkiye	1,038,666	1,063,747	1,479,507	1,293,354	1,435,807	1.8
India	789,260	913,810	1,160,408	869,618	886,247	1.1
Peru	728,065	722,252	777,563	882,603	879,678	1.1
Others^{Table 4.2.5 note 4}	8,447,293	8,030,621	9,240,523	10,111,794	9,875,626	12.6
Total	60,609,684	62,481,242	72,774,598	77,487,930	78,464,463	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.5 note 1 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.2.5 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.5 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.5 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.5 note 3 Does not include frozen vegetables. Return to table 4.2.5 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.5 note 4 Does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.5 note 4 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.6. Top exporters of fresh vegetables^{Table 4.2.6 note 1}^{Table 4.2.6 note 2}^{Table 4.2.6 note 3} worldwide — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
China	5,750,764	6,027,656	7,064,085	8,010,555	8,417,778	17.1
Mexico	7,381,383	8,654,052	6,933,325	7,164,269	7,042,887	14.3
Netherlands	5,125,787	5,101,042	4,814,800	5,180,913	5,701,134	11.6
Spain	5,421,182	4,983,473	4,807,459	5,310,080	5,011,578	10.2
Iran	2,611,551	2,952,591	2,829,362	3,151,374	3,644,262	7.4
India	1,745,230	2,421,928	2,903,420	1,241,373	1,887,062	3.8
United States	1,614,861	1,480,707	1,476,565	1,592,307	1,528,178	3.1
Morocco	1,165,225	1,307,732	1,184,211	1,406,843	1,292,852	2.6
Canada	939,915	1,019,879	1,023,157	1,117,702	1,204,640	2.4
France	1,029,479	1,093,354	1,106,125	1,183,350	1,077,544	2.2
Türkiye	1,488,097	1,261,319	1,271,409	1,089,714	1,043,961	2.1
Belgium	897,670	808,011	773,370	799,191	963,996	2.0
Italy	864,213	831,861	888,745	922,621	962,331	2.0
Egypt	954,488	1,174,145	1,127,114	1,064,596	904,664	1.8
Poland	728,400	881,976	798,450	796,031	727,526	1.5
Others^{Table 4.2.6 note 4}	8,095,510	7,419,491	7,941,392	8,736,307	7,837,401	15.9
Total	45,813,755	47,419,217	46,942,989	48,767,226	49,247,794	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.6 note 1 Does not include potatoes. Return to table 4.2.6 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.6 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.6 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.6 note 3 Does not include frozen vegetables. Return to table 4.2.6 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.6 note 4 Does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.6 note 4 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.7. Top selected fresh vegetable^{Table 4.2.7 note 1}^{Table 4.2.7 note 2}^{Table 4.2.7 note 3} exports worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Tomatoes	12,973,836	13,431,168	15,490,580	16,104,442	16,230,622	20.7
Peppers	7,863,706	7,704,313	9,335,791	9,840,605	10,950,584	14.0
Cucumbers and gherkins	3,891,162	4,362,486	4,954,356	5,334,861	6,243,610	8.0
Onions and shallots	4,781,753	5,481,904	6,922,005	6,811,966	5,831,942	7.4
Garlic	3,879,948	3,523,095	4,562,267	6,062,070	5,672,426	7.2
Lettuce^{Table 4.2.7 note 4}	3,774,953	4,165,558	4,399,409	4,562,670	4,731,886	6.0
Mushrooms	3,051,209	2,953,823	3,180,884	3,414,226	3,613,804	4.6
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	2,227,425	2,614,433	3,154,172	3,247,527	3,353,507	4.3
Cabbages, kohlrabi and kale^{Table 4.2.7 note 5}	2,390,295	2,131,716	2,211,061	2,388,230	2,473,494	3.2
Carrots and turnips	1,916,006	1,982,741	2,539,759	2,490,100	2,370,208	3.0
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	1,868,128	2,019,502	2,124,413	2,400,268	2,336,698	3.0
Asparagus	1,748,111	1,505,298	1,653,247	1,761,187	1,704,539	2.2
Beans	1,342,084	1,318,259	1,460,014	1,644,229	1,463,160	1.9
Aubergines (egg-plants)	719,084	746,736	837,057	911,817	1,120,514	1.4
Spinach	1,003,447	1,207,129	1,138,076	1,061,127	990,011	1.3
Peas	523,168	513,515	592,658	564,375	550,486	0.7
Celery	460,902	469,371	579,348	540,420	544,583	0.7
Leeks^{Table 4.2.7 note 6}	475,642	372,021	487,196	550,788	531,226	0.7
Chicory and witloof chicory	360,490	387,820	440,546	476,015	457,839	0.6
Brussels sprouts	315,009	336,016	336,412	351,403	340,161	0.4
Leguminous vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.7 note 7}	180,048	166,816	175,384	203,400	220,707	0.3
Olives	117,270	103,876	164,446	198,584	217,893	0.3
Globe artichokes	75,993	82,739	94,136	91,569	116,372	0.1
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.7 note 7}	4,670,015	4,900,912	5,941,384	6,476,050	6,398,189	8.2
Total	60,609,684	62,481,247	72,774,601	77,487,929	78,464,461	100.0
Notes: Table 4.2.7 note 1 Only "fresh or chilled" vegetables were considered in calculations for this table. Return to table 4.2.7 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.7 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 3 Does not includes potatoes. Return to table 4.2.7 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 4 Includes cabbage lettuce. Return to table 4.2.7 note 4 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 5 Includes similar brassicas but excludes cauliflowers, headed broccoli and brussels sprouts. Return to table 4.2.7 note 5 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 6 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 4.2.7 note 6 referrer Table 4.2.7 note 7 nes: Not elsewhere specified; does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.7 note 7 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

4.2.8. Top selected fresh vegetable^{Table 4.2.8 note 1}^{Table 4.2.8 note 2}^{Table 4.2.8 note 3} exports worldwide — by volume (metric tons)

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2025 % Share
Onions and shallots	8,788,778	9,597,254	9,872,586	9,274,253	9,253,621	18.8
Tomatoes	8,235,878	7,931,432	7,952,907	8,428,835	8,033,449	16.3
Peppers	4,109,649	3,597,238	3,668,506	4,158,789	4,332,714	8.8
Cucumbers and gherkins	3,075,181	3,052,157	3,093,225	3,247,745	3,505,899	7.1
Carrots and turnips	2,914,147	2,797,143	3,096,681	3,221,095	3,228,695	6.6
Cabbages, kohlrabi and kale^{Table 4.2.8 note 4}	2,617,720	2,883,265	2,682,862	2,935,205	3,184,075	6.5
Garlic	2,400,974	2,584,940	2,674,787	3,098,972	3,010,950	6.1
Lettuce^{Table 4.2.8 note 5}	2,625,261	3,959,757	2,539,650	2,697,532	2,798,665	5.7
Cauliflowers and headed broccoli	1,627,468	1,988,121	1,784,564	1,848,968	1,972,838	4.0
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	1,827,961	1,622,824	1,596,515	1,659,395	1,758,674	3.6
Mushrooms	792,206	759,518	752,866	816,600	846,623	1.7
Aubergines (egg-plants)	665,730	625,890	678,284	685,943	709,787	1.4
Beans	748,114	663,369	761,596	699,124	639,360	1.3
Celery	402,494	385,753	409,391	392,142	373,896	0.8
Asparagus	463,574	397,535	350,262	358,933	350,398	0.7
Spinach	349,391	403,602	354,824	335,762	330,361	0.7
Leeks^{Table 4.2.8 note 6}	305,068	282,258	309,013	325,582	311,933	0.6
Peas	320,383	313,748	436,832	398,163	288,552	0.6
Brussels sprouts	198,408	211,405	178,695	191,341	201,286	0.4
Chicory and witloof chicory	199,808	206,097	202,123	197,371	199,204	0.4
Olives	106,024	98,034	105,283	120,553	154,010	0.3
Leguminous vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.8 note 7}	126,789	131,336	113,634	126,301	138,359	0.3
Globe artichokes	33,863	36,082	34,457	34,993	38,071	0.1
Other vegetables, nes^{Table 4.2.8 note 7}	2,878,889	2,890,465	3,293,449	3,513,625	3,586,369	7.3
Total	45,813,758	47,419,223	46,942,992	48,767,222	49,247,789	100.0
Table 4.2.8 note 1 Only "fresh or chilled" vegetables were considered in calculations for this table. Return to table 4.2.8 note 1 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 2 Includes greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. Return to table 4.2.8 note 2 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 3 Does not includes potatoes. Return to table 4.2.8 note 3 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 4 Includes similar brassicas but excludes cauliflowers, headed broccoli and brussels sprouts. Return to table 4.2.8 note 4 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 5 Includes cabbage lettuce. Return to table 4.2.8 note 5 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 6 Includes other alliaceous vegetables. Return to table 4.2.8 note 6 referrer Table 4.2.8 note 7 nes: Not elsewhere specified; does not include cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, yautia, and similar roots and tubers. Return to table 4.2.8 note 7 referrer Source: Global Trade Tracker. (April 2026)

5. Key resources

FAOSTAT
Global Trade Tracker
Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0166-01 Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data
Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0365-01 Area, production and farm gate value of vegetables
Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada
Statistics Canada. CATSNET

Statistical Overview of the Canadian Field Vegetable Industry, 2025

Overview

1. Production

1.1. Number of field vegetable farmsTable 1.1 note 1Table 1.1 note 2 by province

1.2. Planted area of field vegetables by commodity (hectares)

1.3. Planted area of field vegetablesTable 1.3 note 1 by province (hectares)

1.4. Production volume of field vegetables by commodity (metric tons)

1.5. Production volumeTable 1.5 note 1 of field vegetables by province (metric tons)

1.6. Farm gate valueTable 1.6 note 1Table 1.6 note 2 of field vegetables by commodity (thousands of Canadian dollars)

1.7. Farm gate valueTable 1.7 note 1Table 1.7 note 2 of field vegetables by province (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2. Trade

2.1. Canadian field vegetableTable 2.1 note 1Table 2.1 note 2 trade balance — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.2. Exports

2.2.1. Canada's field vegetableTable 2.2.1 note 1 exports by commodity – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.2.2. Canada's field vegetableTable 2.2.2 note 1 exports by commodity — by volume (metric tons)

2.2.3. Top field vegetableTable 2.2.3 note 1Table 2.2.3 note 2 export destinations – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.2.4. Top field vegetableTable 2.2.4 note 1Table 2.2.4 note 2 export destinations — by volume (metric tons)

2.2.5. Destinations of top 5 Canadian field vegetableTable 2.2.5 note 1 exports – by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.2.6. Destinations of top 5 Canadian field vegetableTable 2.2.6 note 1 exports — by volume (metric tons)

2.3 Imports

2.3.1. Canada's field vegetableTable 2.3.1 note 1 imports by commodity — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.3.2. Canada's field vegetableTable 2.3.1 note 1 imports by commodity — by volume (metric tons)

2.3.3. Top field vegetableTable 2.3.3 note 1Table 2.3.3 note 2 import sources — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.3.4. Top field vegetableTable 2.3.4 note 1Tableau 2.3.4 note 2 import sources — by volume (metric tons)

2.3.5. Sources of top 5 Canadian field vegetableTable 2.3.5 note 1 imports — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

2.3.6. Sources of top 5 Canadian field vegetableTable 2.3.6 note 1 imports — by volume (metric tons)