Statistical Overview of the Canadian Fruit Industry 2021

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Overview

Despite a relatively short growing season, Canadian farmers produce a wide range of fruits, including apples, tender fruits (peaches, nectarines, pears, plums, prunes and cherries), grapes, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries and raspberries. Southern Ontario and southwest British Columbia, which each enjoy about 180 frost-free days every year, produce much of the fruit grown in the country, while Quebec and the Maritimes also have significant fruit production, despite having only about 120 frost-free days per year. Fruits accounted for 18.3% of total farm cash receipts ^{Footnote 1} for edible horticulture in Canada in 2021.

Continuing the trend of farm consolidation from the previous census and aging of farm operators, the number of fruit, berry and nut farms dropped by 9.5% from 2016 (7,845 farms) to 2021 (7,101 farms). However, the total production area of fruits, berries and nuts increased by 2.9%, from 134,202 hectares in 2016 to 138,087 hectares in 2021.

The overall production volume for all fruits decreased in 2021 by 5.3% compared with 2020, mainly as a result of significant drops in the production of apples (-10%), sweet cherries (-15.2%), raspberries (- 26.9%), highbush blueberries (-6.8%), pears (-7.4%) and nectarines (-5.3%).

In 2021, British Columbia (30.6% of total fruit production), Ontario (27.7%) and Quebec (27.7%) accounted collectively for 86% of Canada's total fruit production volume, while Nova Scotia (7.8%), New Brunswick (4.6%) and Prince Edward Island (1.2%) accounted for the remaining 14% of production. Despite significant year-over-year increases in fruit production in the Atlantic provinces, which was up 25.2% in Nova Scotia, up 51% in New Brunswick and up 10.2% in Prince Edward Island, lower production in British Columbia (-8.5%), Quebec (-11.9%) and Ontario (-7.7%) mostly due to inclement weather events, dragged the country's total fruit production volume down by 5.3%.

British Columbia's fruit production was hampered by an unusual combination of extreme weather events, with an unprecedented and persistent heat wave, referred to by meteorologists as a "heat dome," which covered most of the province and western Canada between June 25 and July 1, 2021, and a series of devastating winter floods in November 2021 affecting the southern, central and coastal regions of British Columbia and parts of neighbouring Washington State. All fruit crops in British Columbia were negatively affected by these weather events to varying degrees. The most significantly affected crops were raspberries, with a year-over-year decline of 36.6% in production, followed by pears (-16.9%), sweet cherries (-16.7%), apricots (-13.1%), nectarines (-12.2%), grapes (-10.4%), apples (-9.5%), blueberries (-7.2%) and strawberries (-6.2%).

Ontario's overall fruit production volume was down by 7.7% from the previous year, mainly as a result of a 17.6% drop in apple production, which was affected by a number of factors, including a dry 2020 season that prevented blossom development for this year, some spring frosts and severe hailstorms affecting mostly southwestern parts of the province. Ontario, which grows most of Canada's tender fruits, reported a return to more normal production volumes in most areas and tender fruit crops in 2021 compared with 2020. Localized frost events in early April and pollination issues during a cool, wet bloom period led to some damage, and the excessive heat in August, coupled with reductions in available labour, limited the overall volume of harvested stone fruit, which had the potential to be larger. In 2021, tender fruit growers reported a production volume increase in most crops, with the volume of sour cerries up by 69.1% (although still 24.7% below the previous 5-year average), plums and prunes up by 44.4%, peaches up by 32.2% (but still 13.6% below the previous 5-year average) and pears up by 1.3%, while nectarines saw a 4.7% year-over-year decline. Ontario, which accounts for the largest share of Canada's grape and wine production, experienced one of its most challenging and longest harvests in 2021, stemming from high summer temperatures and record rainfall in September and October, with the Grape Growers of Ontario reporting 49% more rain during that period in 2021 compared with the 10-year average. Despite these challenges, the harvested grape volume was up by 2.7% for vinifera grapes (wine grapes), while the volume was up by 31.1% for labrusca grapes (table grapes).

Fruit production volume in Quebec was down 11.9% year-over-year, mainly as a result of a 53.0% drop in lowbush (wild) blueberry production and a 7.7% drop in apple production. The 2021 lowbush blueberry crop in Quebec was significantly impacted by a combination of frosts during the bloom phase (end of May / early June) and an extended dry period in June that further inhibited proper fruit development. This is in stark contrast to the previous season during which Quebec enjoyed a very robust crop. Apple growers in Quebec experienced an early and warm spring, though two cold spells impacted certain areas. Quebec, which is also the country's leading producer of strawberries and cranberries, experienced a drop in production volumes for both fruit crops, with cranberry production volume down by 4.4% and strawberry volume down by 1.1% year-over-year.

With a production volume of 351,565 metric tons, apples continued to lead the fruit sector in terms of tonnage, accounting for 41.5% of the total production of Canadian fruit in 2021. Cranberries were the second most important fruit crop in terms of production volume (156,5751 metric1 tons, 18.5%), followed by blueberries (146,551 metric tons, 17.3%), grapes (104,2031 metric1 tons, 12.3%), strawberries (24,615 metric tons, 2.9%), peaches (19,246 metric1 tons, 2.3%) and sweet cherries (16,404 metric1 tons, 1.9%).

Canada is the second-largest commercial producer of blueberries in the world, behind only the United States, and the industry has a fully integrated production and processing supply chain using modern production practices and processing technologies. Canada produces and processes two types of blueberries: highbush (cultivated blueberries) and lowbush (wild blueberries). Lowbush blueberries are native to eastern and Atlantic Canada with commercial production limited to the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, while British Columbia accounts for the bulk (95.7% in 2021) of Canada's highbush blueberry production. Canada is also the second-largest producer of cranberries after the United States. Quebec and British Columbia together accounted for almost 93.7% of Canada's cranberry crop in 2021, while New Brunswick is the third-largest cranberry-producing province and produced 4.1% of Canada's crop in 2021. Quebec is currently not only Canada's largest cranberry‑producing province, accounting for 63.9% of the total Canadian cranberry crop, but also the largest producer of organic cranberries in the world.

Despite a 5.3% drop in production volume, Canada's fruit farm gate value rose by almost 1% to $1.2 billion in 2021 as a result of stronger fruit prices. Almost all fruit crops were able to benefit from higher prices, which helped offset some of the rising costs in labour, packaging and crop protection materials. The most significant year-over-year price increases were seen in apricots (+32.4%), raspberries (+26.7%), sour cherries (+22.3%), pears (+16.1%) and blueberries (+12.4%).

In 2021, British Columbia accounted for the largest share of fruit farm gate value (36.0%), followed by Ontario (25.3%) and Quebec (23.6%). With a 2021 farm gate value of almost $312 million (an all-time high), blueberries continued to be the most important fruit crop in terms of value, followed by apples ($243 million), grapes ($203 million), cranberries ($137 million) and strawberries ($129 million).

Given Canada's northern latitude and short growing season, the country is highly dependent on imports to satisfy the growing domestic demand for fruits throughout the year. As a result, Canada's fruit trade deficit has been steadily growing, reaching an all-time high of almost $9.8 billion in 2021, with fresh and frozen fruit accounting for almost $6 billion and processed fruit accounting for $3.8 billion of the trade deficit. Nonetheless, Canada's fresh and frozen fruit exports have grown by 30.2% over the last five years to reach an all-time high of almost $904 million in 2021, while the country's fresh and frozen fruit imports have increased by 13.3% during the same time to reach their highest level of $6.9 billion in 2021. As for Canada's trade of processed fruit, exports have grown by 26% over the last five years to reach $1.2 billion, while the country's imports have increased by 10% during the same time to reach almost $5 billion in 2021.

With over $530 million in exports, blueberries continue to be Canada's top fruit export and accounted for 58.7% of the country's fruit export value in 2021, followed by sweet cherries (8.7%), cranberries (7.2%) and apples (5.6%). As Canadian blueberry production has been increasing over the last decade, the industry has been actively pursuing export development activities by increasing exports to existing markets as well as exploring new export markets. While the U.S. is Canada's top export destination, absorbing 67.5% of all Canadian blueberry exports in 2021 in terms of volume, the highbush blueberry sector is more heavily dependent on this single market (94.1% of exports) than the lowbush blueberry sector (47.3% of exports). This is partially due to the mix of exports, which for lowbush blueberries is almost entirely (91.5%) composed of frozen product that can easily be shipped to distant overseas markets, whereas for highbush blueberries, fresh fruit (which has a limited shelf life) made up 35.6% of exports in 2021 and frozen fruit accounted for 64.4%.

With the recent expansion in acreage and production volume, sweet cherries have now become Canada's second most significant tree fruit behind apples and second top exported fruit crop behind blueberries. Sweet cherry exports reached a peak value of close to $91 million in 2018 when Canadian sweet cherry production hit an all-time high of 26,182 metric tons. Exports dropped the following year down to $68 million in 2019, mainly as a result of a 15.7% drop in production, before moving up to $72 million in 2020 and to $78 million in 2021, despite another two consecutive years of lower production. While Canada is a relatively small producer on a global scale, accounting for only 0.7% of the world sweet cherry production, the British Columbia cherry industry (which is responsible for 94.7% of the country's total production) has the potential to grow even further thanks in part to the premium new cherry varieties bred specifically for British Columbia growing conditions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's research station in Summerland, British Columbia.

Canadian fresh and frozen fruit imports have continuously increased over the last two decades. Canada imported $6.9 billion of fresh and frozen fruit in 2021, which is up 3.1% year-over-year and represents an increase of 13.3% over the last five years. In 2021, the top three fruit imports by dollar value were grapes ($669 million), strawberries ($643 million) and bananas ($575 million), accounting for 9.7%, 9.4% and 8.4%, respectively, of the total value of the country's fresh and frozen fruit imports. In terms of tonnage, the top three imported fruits were bananas (20.4% of total), watermelons (8.6%) and grapes (7.0%). Canada's leading source country for fruit imports continues to be the United States, accounting for 40.3% of import value, followed by Mexico with 17.9%, Chile with 4.6%, and Peru and Guatemala with 4.5% each.

1. Production

1.1. Number of fruit farms¹ by province

	2011	2016	2021	2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	44	26	30	0.4%
Prince Edward Island	173	175	148	2.1%
Nova Scotia	971	890	619	8.7%
New Brunswick	379	415	319	4.5%
Quebec	1,414	1,495	1,470	20.7%
Ontario	1,548	1,362	1,211	17.1%
Manitoba	94	75	66	0.9%
Saskatchewan	112	90	79	1.1%
Alberta	151	137	123	1.7%
British Columbia	3,367	3,180	3,036	42.8%
Canada	8,253	7,845	7,101	100.0%
Note: 1. Number of farms includes all farms reported to be growing fruits and on which fruit production represents 50% or more of total farm cash receipts. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0166-01 Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data

1.2. Total fruit area¹ by commodity — hectares

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Lowbush blueberries	66,574	65,642	65,159	65,341	69,016	50.0%
Apples	17,395	17,451	17,230	17,885	18,147	13.1%
Grapes2	12,476	12,517	12,521	13,302	13,501	9.8%
Highbush blueberries	11,044	11,037	11,604	11,712	12,367	9.0%
Cranberries	7,582	7,241	7,382	7,917	7,970	5.8%
Strawberries	3,939	3,904	3,839	3,858	4,098	3.0%
Cherries, sweet	2,097	2,104	2,128	2,464	2,904	2.1%
Peaches	2,562	2,503	2,465	2,555	2,648	1.9%
Raspberries	2,140	2,093	1,963	1,739	1,660	1.2%
Haskaps	..	557	668	1,041	1,210	0.9%
Saskatoon berries	1,066	976	956	1,066	1,072	0.8%
Cherries, sour	1,007	996	926	859	819	0.6%
Pears	839	843	832	819	809	0.6%
Plums and prunes	626	616	608	627	601	0.4%
Nectarines	323	317	309	303	281	0.2%
Currants	..	106	125	142	171	0.1%
Apricots	133	132	130	119	109	0.1%
Blackberries	..	120	111	x	102	0.1%
Kiwis	..	..	..	..	21	0.0%
Other fruits	1,445	x	580	582	581	0.4%
Total fruits	131,247	129,967	129,535	132,435	138,087	100.0%
Notes: 1. Total area includes bearing and non-bearing area. 2. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. x. Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. .. Not available for a specific reference period. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

1.3. Total fruit area¹ by province — hectares

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	328	283	239	306	337	0.2%
Prince Edward Island	5,624	5,694	5,601	5,449	5,505	4.0%
Nova Scotia	18,599	18,208	18,087	18,332	18,598	13.5%
New Brunswick	16,725	16,284	16,432	16,965	17,502	12.7%
Quebec	42,914	43,012	42,750	43,296	46,964	34.0%
Ontario	19,969	19,839	19,468	19,416	19,689	14.3%
Manitoba	261	230	211	210	214	0.2%
Saskatchewan	786	705	641	696	725	0.5%
Alberta	812	805	779	985	982	0.7%
British Columbia	25,230	24,906	25,327	26,781	27,571	20.0%
Canada	131,247	129,967	129,535	132,435	138,087	100.0%
Note: 1. Total fruit area includes bearing and non-bearing area. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

1.4. Fruit production volume by commodity — metric tons

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Apples	367,667	402,978	382,771	390,999	351,565	41.5%
Cranberries	126,714	178,537	156,846	161,143	156,575	18.5%
Grapes1	121,378	110,713	121,511	104,709	104,203	12.3%
Lowbush blueberries	93,067	81,932	87,950	71,290	74,635	8.8%
Highbush blueberries	69,835	73,297	88,540	77,175	71,916	8.5%
Strawberries	28,455	28,039	27,270	24,134	24,615	2.9%
Peaches	24,485	23,777	22,862	15,958	19,246	2.3%
Cherries, sweet	25,633	26,182	22,079	19,355	16,404	1.9%
Pears	9,934	9,053	9,396	8,545	7,909	0.9%
Raspberries	9,775	10,338	9,145	7,608	5,562	0.7%
Plums and prunes	3,974	3,643	4,096	2,993	3,662	0.4%
Nectarines	4,286	4,562	3,435	3,547	3,360	0.4%
Cherries, sour	4,626	3,816	3,669	2,023	3,232	0.4%
Apricots	955	1,067	917	747	783	0.1%
Saskatoon berries	738	696	620	685	684	0.1%
Blackberries	..	956	880	677	596	0.1%
Haskaps	..	254	395	431	509	0.1%
Currants	..	181	214	170	190	0.0%
Kiwis	..	..	..	..	33	0.0%
Other fruits	..	2,305	2,516	2,396	1,475	0.2%
Total fruits	891,522	962,325	945,112	894,586	847,155	100.0%
Notes: 1. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. .. Not available for a specific reference period. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

1.5. Total fruit production volume — 10-year trend

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

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1.5. Total fruit production volume — 10-year trend

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total production (metric tonnes)	719,455	862,259	915,262	850,816	1,018,099	891,522	962,325	945,112	894,586	847,155

1.6. Fruit production volume by province — metric tons

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	606	391	313	473	979	0.1%
Prince Edward Island	11,598	9,535	10,143	9,518	10,491	1.2%
Nova Scotia	64,938	43,045	51,252	52,745	66,021	7.8%
New Brunswick	35,750	36,482	40,567	25,941	39,178	4.6%
Quebec	234,943	282,437	268,489	266,766	235,008	27.7%
Ontario	253,516	280,161	271,731	254,476	234,970	27.7%
Manitoba	590	434	468	345	275	0.0%
Saskatchewan	528	525	549	564	510	0.1%
Alberta	752	714	723	700	672	0.1%
British Columbia	288,300	308,601	300,878	283,057	259,051	30.6%
Canada	891,522	962,325	945,112	894,586	847,155	100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

1.7. Fruit farm gate value¹ by commodity — thousands of Canadian dollars

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Apples	$228,955	$249,280	$245,740	$258,729	$242,730	20.1%
Grapes2	$192,089	$186,805	$215,619	$193,539	$202,997	16.8%
Highbush blueberries	$155,913	$177,149	$182,130	$163,732	$176,989	14.6%
Cranberries	$114,858	$142,960	$133,409	$152,912	$137,011	11.3%
Strawberries	$123,970	$123,273	$130,436	$126,975	$128,562	10.6%
Lowbush blueberries	$58,714	$82,719	$122,305	$121,471	$134,669	11.1%
Cherries, sweet	$88,173	$100,948	$89,098	$76,594	$68,593	5.7%
Peaches	$40,583	$36,680	$42,726	$32,081	$41,411	3.4%
Raspberries	$34,942	$35,452	$32,128	$28,174	$26,471	2.2%
Pears	$9,536	$9,638	$10,714	$10,063	$11,203	0.9%
Nectarines	$8,510	$9,594	$7,322	$7,962	$7,943	0.7%
Plums and prunes	$8,055	$7,248	$8,940	$6,817	$8,547	0.7%
Cherries, sour	$4,527	$3,583	$4,282	$2,257	$4,301	0.4%
Blackberries	..	$4,855	$4,609	$3,737	$3,358	0.3%
Saskatoon berries	$2,368	$2,414	$2,293	$2,745	$2,755	0.2%
Haskaps	..	$1,316	$2,321	$2,691	$3,292	0.3%
Apricots	$1,800	$2,047	$1,745	$1,402	$1,950	0.2%
Currants	..	$682	$874	$704	$979	0.1%
Kiwis	..	..	..	..	$251	0.0%
Other fruits	$8,349	$4,400	$3,890	$5,136	$4,360	0.4%
Total fruits	$1,081,341	$1,181,043	$1,240,582	$1,197,718	$1,208,373	100.0%
Notes: 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. 2. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. .. Not available for a specific reference period. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

1.8. Fruit farm gate value¹ by province — thousands of Canadian dollars

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Newfoundland and Labrador	$920	$943	$930	$1,154	$1,705	0.1%
Prince Edward Island	$6,754	$10,103	$12,705	$15,820	$19,280	1.6%
Nova Scotia	$61,802	$50,016	$60,378	$66,954	$92,669	7.7%
New Brunswick	$24,625	$38,741	$48,360	$36,932	$62,868	5.2%
Quebec	$235,573	$275,514	$312,736	$333,503	$284,576	23.6%
Ontario	$311,002	$314,068	$326,454	$300,192	$305,252	25.3%
Manitoba	$2,794	$2,135	$2,211	$1,685	$1,580	0.1%
Saskatchewan	$2,518	$2,545	$2,707	$2,702	$2,453	0.2%
Alberta	$3,425	$3,364	$3,355	$3,196	$2,725	0.2%
British Columbia	$431,928	$483,612	$470,747	$435,580	$435,264	36.0%
Canada	$1,081,341	$1,181,043	$1,240,582	$1,197,718	$1,208,373	100.0%
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. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits

2. Trade

2.1. Canadian fruit trade balance — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

Exports	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Fresh and frozen1	$694,138	$819,948	$843,295	$879,583	$903,734
Processed	$920,267	$951,275	$1,000,746	$1,049,156	$1,159,812
Total	$1,614,405	$1,771,223	$1,844,041	$1,928,739	$2,063,546
Imports
Fresh and frozen1	$6,056,912	$6,201,850	$6,370,248	$6,656,586	$6,863,657
Processed	$4,532,348	$4,732,415	$4,786,772	$4,856,645	$4,999,793
Total	$10,589,260	$10,934,265	$11,157,019	$11,513,232	$11,863,450
Trade Balance (Exports − Imports)
Fresh and frozen1	-$5,362,774	-$5,381,902	-$5,526,952	-$5,777,003	-$5,959,923
Processed	-$3,612,081	-$3,781,140	-$3,786,026	-$3,807,489	-$3,839,981
Total	-$8,974,855	-$9,163,042	-$9,312,978	-$9,584,493	-$9,799,904
Note: 1. May include dried fruits. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2. Exports

2.2.1. Fruit export value¹ by commodity — thousands of Canadian dollars

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Lowbush blueberries2	$189,069	$238,821	$294,821	$314,238	$303,109	33.5%
Highbush blueberries2	$220,303	$236,021	$257,944	$224,599	$227,118	25.1%
Cherries, sweet	$71,510	$90,594	$67,608	$72,628	$78,471	8.7%
Cranberries	$59,516	$82,586	$47,682	$57,864	$65,163	7.2%
Apples3	$51,696	$45,222	$41,088	$42,318	$50,368	5.6%
Raspberries2, 4	$10,561	$9,216	$9,068	$12,881	$16,774	1.9%
Strawberries2	$5,994	$10,169	$11,451	$11,523	$14,481	1.6%
Almonds	$274	$80	$547	$550	$11,198	1.2%
Hazelnuts or filberts	$114	$417	$183	$2,065	$1,461	0.2%
Grapes3	$1,894	$882	$1,339	$177	$950	0.1%
Others	$83,208	$105,941	$111,565	$140,739	$134,642	14.9%
Total	$694,138	$819,948	$843,295	$879,583	$903,734	100.0%
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes frozen. 3. Includes dried. 4. Includes mulberries. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2.2. Fruit export volume¹ by commodity — metric tons

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Lowbush blueberries2	76,961	89,684	103,263	94,516	72,024	24.0%
Highbush blueberries2	53,432	53,526	67,035	61,689	54,750	18.2%
Cranberries	50,423	73,553	39,358	53,987	52,615	17.5%
Apples3	35,230	27,480	36,745	35,703	47,333	15.7%
Cherries, sweet	10,045	10,852	8,207	6,851	9,598	3.2%
Raspberries2, 4	3,045	2,968	3,663	4,556	2,491	0.8%
Strawberries2	1,207	1,857	2,006	1,622	2,472	0.8%
Grapes3	3,432	1,577	2,650	214	1,259	0.4%
Almonds	35	11	61	62	934	0.3%
Watermelons	1,021	344	1,373	753	373	0.1%
Others	45,163	54,199	54,272	63,285	56,801	18.9%
Total	279,995	316,051	318,633	323,239	300,650	100.0%
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes frozen. 3. Includes dried. 4. Includes mulberries. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2.3. Canada's top fruit export destinations — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	$460,548	$526,183	$546,084	$571,416	$612,453	67.8%
Japan	$35,435	$39,719	$41,665	$47,055	$56,611	6.3%
China	$37,113	$55,795	$53,583	$45,014	$42,394	4.7%
Germany	$33,673	$39,212	$48,112	$48,468	$40,576	4.5%
Netherlands	$13,346	$19,360	$20,854	$27,095	$15,849	1.8%
Belgium	$13,046	$14,877	$13,030	$14,255	$15,258	1.7%
Australia	$12,742	$9,377	$9,391	$13,119	$15,040	1.7%
France	$9,643	$8,063	$13,887	$15,492	$13,177	1.5%
Poland	$11,415	$21,237	$20,563	$19,945	$11,738	1.3%
Viet Nam	$7,504	$14,048	$9,053	$10,659	$11,527	1.3%
United Kingdom	$5,557	$9,972	$10,536	$5,871	$7,999	0.9%
Switzerland	$6,846	$8,463	$8,628	$6,876	$6,426	0.7%
South Korea	$721	$1,147	$2,060	$1,267	$5,555	0.6%
New Zealand	$3,533	$3,560	$3,525	$5,205	$4,735	0.5%
Taiwan	$6,525	$6,359	$4,519	$5,560	$4,339	0.5%
Others	$36,492	$42,576	$37,806	$42,285	$40,057	4.4%
Total	$694,138	$819,948	$843,295	$879,583	$903,734	100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2.4. Canada's top 10 fruit export destinations — by volume (metric tons)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	192,355	217,812	209,438	220,027	205,611	68.4%
Viet Nam	2,591	5,536	8,632	9,029	14,706	4.9%
Japan	10,584	11,495	11,272	11,482	12,099	4.0%
China	8,651	11,544	13,052	11,674	11,077	3.7%
Germany	16,026	16,499	18,149	15,736	10,954	3.6%
India	8	79	108	1,729	5,313	1.8%
Netherlands	6,041	8,911	8,528	9,558	5,107	1.7%
Poland	6,142	9,066	8,932	7,899	4,253	1.4%
Australia	3,815	2,646	2,809	3,519	3,992	1.3%
United Kingdom	3,042	4,256	4,182	2,237	3,757	1.2%
Belgium	5,196	5,145	4,301	4,572	3,656	1.2%
France	3,645	2,769	4,950	4,746	3,151	1.0%
Cuba	5,269	2,481	8,117	1,055	2,807	0.9%
Switzerland	2,469	3,207	3,012	1,907	1,509	0.5%
Korea, South	242	443	883	453	1,397	0.5%
Others	13,918	14,160	12,268	17,616	11,260	3.7%
Total	279,995	316,051	318,633	323,239	300,650	100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2.5. Export destinations for Canada's top 5 fruit¹ exports — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Lowbush blueberries2	United States	$68,060	$86,206	$124,440	$137,858	$140,444
	Germany	$29,102	$34,346	$42,471	$42,630	$33,891
	Japan	$22,965	$27,289	$32,176	$28,589	$28,875
	China	$10,928	$11,426	$12,582	$14,584	$13,480
	Belgium	$9,891	$11,833	$11,825	$10,901	$12,680
Highbush blueberries2	United States	$203,203	$221,304	$246,868	$213,218	$214,934
	Japan	$8,905	$8,633	$4,663	$3,082	$4,938
	New Zealand	$1,890	$1,492	$2,027	$3,653	$2,430
	China	$1,788	$1,512	$1,995	$1,063	$1,188
	Israel	$0	$68	$204	$547	$972
Cherries, sweet	United States	$32,633	$39,477	$30,143	$38,936	$44,435
	China	$13,040	$26,559	$24,670	$16,873	$17,474
	Hong Kong	$9,583	$8,353	$4,794	$1,306	$3,340
	Viet Nam	$2,860	$3,584	$978	$2,989	$2,877
	United Kingdom	$301	$1,632	$1,277	$1,184	$1,507
Cranberries	United States	$56,857	$81,234	$45,236	$56,739	$63,452
	Netherlands	$696	$283	$180	$266	$693
	Belgium	$69	$125	$407	$268	$334
	France	$100	$46	$26	$30	$171
	Germany	$266	$67	$127	$16	$161
Apples3	United States	$43,659	$31,947	$29,656	$28,688	$37,534
	Viet Nam	$3,800	$9,278	$6,429	$6,887	$6,763
	Israel	$0	$0	$155	$2,694	$1,650
	Cuba	$1,951	$989	$2,472	$870	$1,549
	India	$0	$0	$0	$759	$1,144
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes frozen. 3. Includes dried. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.2.6. Export destinations for Canada's top 5 fruit¹ exports — by volume (metric tons)

		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Lowbush blueberries2	United States	28,905	33,006	45,750	40,736	34,068
	Germany	13,263	14,370	15,708	13,439	7,986
	Japan	7,216	8,477	8,940	7,286	5,974
	Netherlands	4,104	4,648	4,281	4,325	3,517
	Poland	4,060	4,307	3,920	3,479	2,845
Highbush blueberries2	United States	48,782	49,873	63,909	58,565	51,534
	China	2,466	2,141	1,209	766	1,296
	Thailand	641	441	611	1,108	606
	Viet Nam	364	358	580	294	305
	Japan	0	5	32	138	261
Cherries, sweet	United States	4,919	4,947	3,657	3,661	5,933
	Japan	1,586	3,004	3,091	1,553	1,888
	China	1,323	958	580	146	455
	Viet Nam	319	345	96	271	272
	United Kingdom	44	194	135	85	148
Cranberries	United States	48,849	73,058	38,160	53,549	51,991
	China	266	87	57	75	257
	United Kingdom	33	32	123	73	103
	Netherlands	47	24	9	23	70
	Belgium	257	20	56	4	73
Apples3	United States	26,412	18,450	20,234	18,342	22,674
	Viet Nam	2,030	4,924	8,176	8,522	14,005
	United Arab Emirates	0	0	154	3,130	787
	India	3,268	1,514	5,916	892	1,547
	Hong Kong	0	0	0	1,546	5,039
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes frozen. 3. Includes dried. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3. Imports

2.3.1. Fruit import value¹ by commodity — thousands of Canadian dollars

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Grapes2, 3	$625,982	$628,129	$662,805	$686,280	$669,025	9.7%
Strawberries4	$519,823	$512,752	$516,914	$570,035	$643,213	9.4%
Bananas5	$548,088	$548,865	$567,340	$585,788	$574,816	8.4%
Raspberries4, 6	$412,688	$442,673	$472,422	$517,230	$552,109	8.0%
Highbush blueberries4	$254,353	$302,033	$349,306	$364,146	$423,038	6.2%
Mandarins, tangerines and clementines	$271,361	$276,708	$285,208	$316,924	$322,686	4.7%
Avocados	$290,565	$289,204	$315,480	$314,958	$315,595	4.6%
Apples3	$303,797	$290,773	$296,276	$268,740	$272,735	4.0%
Oranges	$253,369	$276,977	$235,763	$268,102	$260,545	3.8%
Almonds	$245,849	$263,162	$271,042	$262,121	$218,670	3.2%
Others	$2,331,037	$2,370,574	$2,397,691	$2,502,262	$2,611,225	38.0%
Total	$6,056,912	$6,201,850	$6,370,248	$6,656,586	$6,863,657	100.0%
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. 3. Includes dried. 4. Includes frozen. 5. Includes plantains. 6. Includes blackberries, mulberries and loganberries. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3.2. Fruit import volume¹ by commodity — metric tons

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Bananas2	598,147	598,692	603,318	617,507	612,074	20.4%
Watermelons	223,970	227,885	228,225	232,721	257,787	8.6%
Grapes3, 4	204,316	209,697	210,323	212,411	209,944	7.0%
Apples3	219,167	221,310	206,264	200,026	198,031	6.6%
Oranges	182,823	190,740	185,851	195,968	188,111	6.3%
Mandarins, tangerines and clementines	149,180	144,665	143,293	161,309	160,745	5.4%
Strawberries5	135,225	145,201	127,230	134,338	143,970	4.8%
Pineapples	127,625	126,534	119,825	113,087	125,709	4.2%
Melons, nes6	157,693	158,765	142,161	127,285	125,064	4.2%
Avocados	79,871	94,206	94,956	106,651	109,603	3.7%
Others	718,482	749,124	798,744	808,382	862,456	28.8%
Total	2,796,498	2,866,820	2,860,190	2,909,683	2,993,493	100.0%
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes plantains. 3. Includes dried. 4. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. 5. Includes frozen. 6. Nes : Not elsewhere specified. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3.3. Top sources of Canada's fruit imports — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	$2,619,606	$2,584,074	$2,568,578	$2,770,134	$2,763,433	40.3%
Mexico	$940,055	$950,713	$1,064,328	$1,103,725	$1,225,811	17.9%
Chile	$347,339	$378,556	$355,037	$305,944	$317,486	4.6%
Peru	$149,612	$175,880	$237,324	$278,930	$310,886	4.5%
Guatemala	$311,355	$300,654	$292,434	$272,635	$309,250	4.5%
Costa Rica	$238,747	$246,961	$255,537	$262,249	$244,260	3.6%
South Africa	$158,228	$189,899	$203,637	$230,579	$239,978	3.5%
Morocco	$136,251	$124,065	$124,737	$139,306	$151,691	2.2%
Viet Nam	$137,289	$150,372	$128,370	$122,462	$134,132	2.0%
Turkey	$148,136	$154,008	$145,208	$154,254	$122,673	1.8%
Others	$870,291	$946,668	$995,059	$1,016,368	$1,044,057	15.2%
Total	$6,056,912	$6,201,850	$6,370,248	$6,656,586	$6,863,657	100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3.4. Top sources of Canada's fruit imports — by volume (metric tons)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	1,016,922	1,013,402	990,816	1,009,778	1,019,336	34.1%
Mexico	346,870	357,741	386,093	393,336	423,685	14.2%
Guatemala	332,330	316,432	296,754	276,696	316,260	10.6%
Costa Rica	258,902	272,986	267,078	274,287	250,431	8.4%
South Africa	80,008	93,554	89,086	112,751	130,521	4.4%
Peru	52,676	58,596	68,392	87,897	93,403	3.1%
Chile	109,135	117,449	106,509	90,210	90,690	3.0%
Colombia	64,347	71,515	59,099	72,672	85,665	2.9%
Morocco	75,931	68,242	68,213	73,216	78,398	2.6%
Ecuador	67,493	68,703	87,587	94,108	75,405	2.5%
Others	391,883	428,199	440,563	424,733	429,700	14.4%
Total	2,796,498	2,866,820	2,860,190	2,909,683	2,993,493	100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3.5. Sources of Canada's top 5 fruit¹ imports — by value (thousands Canadian dollars)

		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Grapes2 ,3	United States	$307,481	$278,378	$281,720	$293,859	$285,589
	Peru	$38,426	$43,635	$65,546	$78,624	$97,694
	Chile	$130,733	$143,312	$119,245	$108,132	$91,164
	South Africa	$44,250	$61,017	$80,348	$83,853	$82,280
	Mexico	$70,719	$61,731	$66,758	$73,424	$64,068
Strawberries4	United States	$394,650	$397,256	$366,894	$405,641	$435,899
	Mexico	$98,527	$85,976	$104,178	$103,399	$134,268
	Chile	$10,948	$9,114	$17,737	$23,747	$19,762
	Peru	$5,263	$5,295	$8,169	$12,920	$16,897
	Turkey	$3,016	$6,535	$8,818	$6,813	$12,501
Bananas5	Guatemala	$255,132	$240,418	$234,443	$220,936	$243,319
	Costa Rica	$104,666	$109,028	$118,814	$131,827	$103,027
	Colombia	$55,540	$61,512	$56,458	$67,593	$78,278
	Ecuador	$65,075	$68,275	$85,337	$94,221	$74,783
	Honduras	$28,259	$32,503	$33,272	$34,245	$28,822
Raspberries4, 6	Mexico	$227,454	$244,540	$270,096	$293,374	$299,612
	United States	$145,660	$150,859	$158,908	$165,493	$184,579
	Serbia	$7,872	$11,453	$12,195	$24,397	$39,536
	Chile	$26,945	$32,743	$27,933	$30,142	$22,600
	China	$2,217	$1,043	$873	$1,339	$2,349
Highbush blueberries4	United States	$118,792	$133,294	$148,438	$166,983	$167,436
	Peru	$32,232	$54,634	$80,118	$83,450	$103,459
	Mexico	$22,771	$26,840	$36,276	$49,109	$83,122
	Chile	$63,306	$72,885	$68,331	$47,463	$56,949
	Argentina	$10,986	$8,810	$11,750	$9,607	$3,727
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. 3. Includes dried. 4. Includes frozen. 5. Includes plantains. 6. Includes blackberries, mulberries and loganberries. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

2.3.6. Sources of Canada's top 5 fruit¹ imports — by volume (metric tons)

		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Bananas2	Guatemala	274,923	257,468	246,490	228,420	258,976
	Costa Rica	128,011	134,224	142,081	156,178	121,317
	Colombia	62,526	69,269	56,318	67,562	81,549
	Ecuador	62,190	62,754	82,577	88,956	70,853
	Honduras	36,619	42,493	40,462	42,217	34,696
Watermelons	United States	149,466	146,219	138,771	157,210	165,988
	Mexico	61,463	64,220	75,282	60,113	75,238
	Guatemala	7,864	10,851	5,189	9,266	10,668
	Honduras	3,845	5,445	7,285	3,756	3,178
	Brazil	517	67	714	1,512	2,022
Grapes3, 4	United States	105,880	105,954	101,893	98,229	94,633
	Peru	9,079	11,328	16,384	20,386	24,934
	Chile	39,485	43,662	33,874	30,299	27,643
	South Africa	12,699	15,770	18,032	23,195	25,901
	Mexico	22,772	17,745	24,665	24,622	20,527
Apples4	United States	172,238	176,410	159,623	167,564	161,947
	Chile	24,732	25,075	23,464	13,441	16,970
	New Zealand	7,541	8,922	7,831	8,631	6,383
	China	3,413	3,384	2,280	2,550	2,819
	Italy	4,280	3,561	8,930	3,064	4,277
Oranges	United States	114,196	102,058	96,443	109,065	97,599
	South Africa	32,050	35,623	29,137	37,117	39,475
	Spain	16,075	28,646	35,210	24,064	21,740
	Morocco	6,329	9,587	11,973	9,272	12,202
	Australia	4,905	5,298	3,692	4,564	5,452
Notes: 1. Fresh fruit unless otherwise specified. 2. Includes plantains. 3. Includes table grapes and wine grapes. 4. Includes dried. Source: Statistics Canada. (CATSnet, March 2022)

3. Consumption

3.1. Fresh fruits available¹ for consumption² in Canada — kg per person

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2020	2021 % Share
Bananas	15.83	15.58	15.45	15.56	15.34	20.0%
Melons total3	10.46	10.55	10.00	9.63	10.14	13.2%
Oranges4	8.81	8.78	8.49	9.11	8.85	11.5%
Apples	10.95	10.49	9.75	9.92	8.54	11.1%
Grapes	4.39	4.54	4.49	4.46	4.39	5.7%
Pineapples	3.31	3.23	3.02	2.82	3.12	4.1%
Strawberries	3.43	3.45	2.92	2.89	2.98	3.9%
Avocados	2.05	2.38	2.37	2.63	2.69	3.5%
Cranberries	2.04	2.77	3.08	2.74	2.60	3.4%
Lemons	1.81	1.85	1.86	1.92	2.01	2.6%
Dates	1.77	1.72	1.78	1.88	1.95	2.5%
Guavas and mangoes	1.62	1.67	1.74	1.88	1.94	2.5%
Blueberries	1.09	1.19	1.45	1.37	1.86	2.4%
Pears	1.81	1.83	1.83	1.66	1.71	2.2%
Other fresh berries	1.00	1.10	1.14	1.17	1.10	1.4%
Peaches	0.99	1.08	1.11	0.96	1.04	1.4%
Grapefruits	0.99	0.94	0.87	0.98	0.90	1.2%
Cherries	1.13	0.97	0.97	0.88	0.89	1.2%
Fruits not specified	0.60	0.59	0.62	0.73	0.73	1.0%
Limes	0.71	0.73	0.73	0.78	0.73	1.0%
Kiwis	0.51	0.43	0.45	0.52	0.61	0.8%
Papayas	0.45	0.42	0.44	0.45	0.54	0.7%
Nectarines	0.57	0.56	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.7%
Plums total	0.55	0.51	0.51	0.46	0.49	0.6%
Figs	0.42	0.45	0.38	0.46	0.47	0.6%
Coconuts	0.40	0.41	0.38	0.34	0.43	0.6%
Apricots	0.10	0.09	0.11	0.09	0.09	0.1%
Other citrus	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.03	0.04	0.1%
Quinces	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.0%
Total	77.83	78.35	76.53	76.84	76.70	100.0%
Notes: 1. Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1 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 2. Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation. 3. Melons total include melons, musk and cantaloupe, other fresh melons, watermelons and winter melons. 4. Oranges include mandarins, clementines, tangerines, satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus fruits. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

3.2. Fresh fruits available¹ for consumption adjusted for losses² in Canada — kg per person

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
Bananas	7.78	7.65	7.59	7.64	7.53	20.9%
Apples	6.37	6.10	5.67	5.77	4.91	13.6%
Oranges3	3.51	3.49	3.38	3.63	3.52	9.8%
Melons total4	3.06	3.09	2.96	2.88	3.05	8.4%
Grapes	2.58	2.67	2.64	2.62	2.58	7.1%
Cranberries	1.29	1.75	1.95	1.73	1.65	4.6%
Strawberries	1.80	1.81	1.53	1.52	1.56	4.3%
Blueberries	0.87	0.95	1.15	1.09	1.48	4.1%
Dates	1.12	1.09	1.13	1.20	1.23	3.4%
Avocados	0.84	0.97	0.97	1.07	1.10	3.0%
Pears	1.11	1.13	1.12	1.02	1.05	2.9%
Guavas and mangoes	0.77	0.79	0.82	0.89	0.92	2.5%
Other berries	0.68	0.75	0.78	0.80	0.75	2.1%
Pineapples	0.72	0.70	0.66	0.61	0.68	1.9%
Lemons	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.54	0.57	1.6%
Peaches	0.45	0.49	0.50	0.44	0.47	1.3%
Fruits not specified	0.36	0.36	0.38	0.44	0.44	1.2%
Coconuts	0.34	0.35	0.32	0.29	0.36	1.0%
Cherries	0.45	0.39	0.39	0.35	0.35	1.0%
Figs	0.29	0.31	0.27	0.33	0.33	0.9%
Limes	0.29	0.30	0.29	0.31	0.30	0.8%
Grapefruits	0.32	0.31	0.28	0.32	0.29	0.8%
Plums total	0.32	0.30	0.30	0.27	0.28	0.8%
Kiwis	0.21	0.17	0.18	0.21	0.24	0.7%
Nectarines	0.26	0.26	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.6%
Papayas	0.14	0.13	0.14	0.14	0.16	0.4%
Apricots	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.1%
Other citrus	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.1%
Quinces	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.0%
Total	36.52	36.90	36.25	36.42	36.10	100.0%
Notes: 1. Food available per person is calculated by dividing the domestic disappearance by the Canadian population as of July 1 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 2. Experimental, use with caution. The data have been adjusted for retail, household, cooking and plate loss. 3. Oranges include mandarins, clementines, tangerines, satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus fruits.        4. Melons include melons, musk and cantaloupe, other fresh melons, watermelons and winter melons. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada

4. World data

4.1. World production

4.1.1. World fruit production¹ by commodity — by volume (metric tons)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2020 % Share
Bananas	112,112,614	113,289,235	116,653,973	117,525,115	119,833,677	13.5%
Watermelons	102,353,050	100,976,202	100,892,295	101,068,433	101,620,420	11.5%
Apples	85,095,228	83,118,723	85,911,892	87,481,153	86,442,716	9.7%
Grapes	74,436,255	73,515,773	80,043,511	77,000,008	78,034,332	8.8%
Oranges	72,996,598	73,394,532	73,458,495	75,992,531	75,458,588	8.5%
Mangoes2	47,074,851	52,000,350	53,510,801	55,026,131	54,831,104	6.2%
Plantains	38,616,222	38,151,720	38,817,748	43,536,725	43,116,591	4.9%
Tangerines3	32,241,281	32,646,048	34,157,033	38,560,244	38,600,907	4.4%
Melons, other4	26,619,666	26,698,916	27,104,526	27,015,904	28,467,920	3.2%
Pineapples	25,951,290	27,391,720	28,331,823	28,216,306	27,816,403	3.1%
Peaches and nectarines	23,266,305	24,165,097	24,307,045	24,841,792	24,569,744	2.8%
Pears	23,216,188	23,834,525	23,717,204	24,279,481	23,109,219	2.6%
Lemons and limes	17,079,349	17,674,450	19,657,025	20,111,634	21,353,502	2.4%
Papayas	12,976,227	12,978,882	13,272,718	13,641,294	13,894,705	1.6%
Plums and sloes	11,869,355	11,436,378	12,394,607	12,337,940	12,225,073	1.4%
Dates	8,316,007	8,393,885	8,865,998	9,212,293	9,454,213	1.1%
Grapefruit and pomelos	8,992,849	8,667,992	9,041,241	9,260,139	9,342,632	1.1%
Strawberries	8,039,393	8,246,615	8,534,200	9,009,629	8,861,381	1.0%
Avocados	5,722,758	6,184,894	6,730,545	7,077,148	8,059,359	0.9%
Kiwi fruit	3,924,347	4,031,138	4,253,987	4,308,215	4,407,407	0.5%
Persimmons	4,371,103	4,558,025	4,263,649	4,261,020	4,241,366	0.5%
Apricots	4,201,366	4,790,850	3,890,738	4,042,882	3,719,974	0.4%
Cherries, sweet	2,346,011	2,448,683	2,567,607	2,628,568	2,609,550	0.3%
Cherries, sour	1,405,018	1,185,712	1,581,418	1,408,291	1,479,045	0.2%
Cashew apples	1,622,440	1,444,347	1,374,141	1,345,304	1,354,520	0.2%
Figs	1,062,515	1,158,070	1,222,372	1,303,329	1,264,943	0.1%
Raspberries	822,494	797,063	875,898	841,351	895,771	0.1%
Blueberries	622,920	609,115	674,786	840,690	850,886	0.1%
Others	78,750,707	79,001,783	79,767,863	79,986,635	81,111,428	9.1%
Total	836,104,407	842,790,723	865,875,139	882,160,185	887,027,376	100.0%
Notes: 1. FAO production data for 2021 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. 2. Includes mangosteens, guavas. 3. Includes mandarins, clementines and satsumas. 4. Includes cantaloupes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | © FAO Statistics Division 2022

4.1.2. World fruit production¹ by country — by volume (metric tons)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2020 % Share
China	230,629,998	234,967,827	235,887,472	245,801,381	242,793,824	27.4%
India	92,101,084	98,523,159	102,391,170	104,045,528	105,971,127	11.9%
Brazil	38,963,309	39,887,456	39,948,107	40,177,833	39,758,842	4.5%
Turkey	21,781,240	23,152,733	23,604,491	23,320,686	24,153,128	2.7%
Mexico	21,528,307	22,195,021	22,864,740	23,758,731	23,837,562	2.7%
United States	27,690,095	26,465,847	24,380,600	25,442,399	23,747,765	2.7%
Indonesia	18,050,529	19,051,687	20,043,394	20,896,051	22,743,965	2.6%
Spain	19,466,863	18,484,973	20,000,020	18,317,650	19,471,070	2.2%
Iran	18,356,565	16,383,338	16,586,738	17,748,914	18,963,596	2.1%
Italy	18,156,339	16,559,639	17,725,170	17,253,730	17,827,510	2.0%
Philippines	16,306,791	16,566,470	16,796,494	16,644,308	16,482,063	1.9%
Egypt	15,058,945	14,774,364	14,911,115	14,334,264	14,733,617	1.7%
Nigeria	11,680,946	11,496,996	11,552,769	11,568,498	11,529,922	1.3%
Viet Nam	8,431,660	8,888,761	9,535,915	10,305,028	10,616,559	1.2%
Colombia	12,066,572	8,200,217	9,530,329	10,826,990	10,521,546	1.2%
…
Canada2	1,063,017	1,002,986	989,765	980,681	925,776	0.1%
Total	836,104,407	842,790,723	865,875,139	882,160,185	887,027,376	100.0%
Notes: 1. FAO production data for 2021 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. 2. In 2020, Canada ranked 87th globally as a producer of fruits. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | © FAO Statistics Division 2022

4.1.3. World fruit production¹ by commodity — by area (hectares)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2020 % Share
Grapes	6,899,867	6,833,313	6,872,610	6,912,217	6,950,930	10.7%
Plantains	5,600,442	5,562,976	5,497,280	6,676,397	6,516,838	10.0%
Mangoes2	5,146,759	5,407,884	5,342,901	5,518,210	5,522,933	8.5%
Bananas	5,245,503	5,115,228	5,044,112	5,132,252	5,203,512	8.0%
Apples	4,863,291	4,622,717	4,645,312	4,722,635	4,622,366	7.1%
Oranges	3,952,460	3,897,494	3,820,283	3,924,013	3,884,586	6.0%
Watermelons	3,198,574	3,105,808	3,123,777	3,097,952	3,053,258	4.7%
Tangerines3	2,502,628	2,532,331	2,673,175	3,055,867	3,047,850	4.7%
Plums and sloes	2,605,801	2,601,386	2,632,142	2,594,013	2,637,316	4.1%
Peaches and nectarines	1,554,340	1,522,765	1,516,962	1,501,557	1,491,817	2.3%
Lemons and limes	1,063,025	1,119,369	1,193,231	1,292,561	1,330,603	2.1%
Pears	1,405,216	1,353,933	1,382,356	1,388,514	1,292,709	2.0%
Dates	1,182,926	1,221,588	1,170,496	1,171,309	1,235,601	1.9%
Pineapples	1,032,166	1,054,477	1,097,073	1,085,300	1,077,920	1.7%
Melons, other4	1,084,462	1,030,359	1,029,907	1,020,947	1,068,238	1.6%
Persimmons	935,601	948,827	975,896	994,528	1,005,544	1.6%
Avocados	626,379	655,118	716,941	748,770	807,469	1.2%
Apricots	539,948	558,352	543,402	553,196	562,475	0.9%
Cashew apples	623,300	555,141	506,293	493,556	494,000	0.8%
Papayas	448,821	443,823	445,528	457,936	468,731	0.7%
Cherries, sweet	420,582	420,701	416,191	439,500	445,068	0.7%
Strawberries	365,867	370,986	394,843	400,026	384,668	0.6%
Grapefruit and pomelos	362,189	331,791	371,307	347,776	343,965	0.5%
Figs	277,615	277,211	288,905	286,197	281,522	0.4%
Kiwi fruit	251,547	253,145	260,091	266,793	270,457	0.4%
Cherries, sour	214,974	207,631	222,545	224,230	217,960	0.3%
Currants	114,186	111,429	131,746	135,099	139,089	0.2%
Blueberries	102,603	104,037	115,353	122,864	126,144	0.2%
Raspberries	113,820	116,279	122,412	122,195	112,167	0.2%
Quinces	83,057	82,384	75,457	75,298	77,060	0.1%
Cranberries	41,183	40,304	39,370	41,688	42,746	0.1%
Others	10,332,895	10,123,067	10,048,448	9,992,573	10,143,785	15.6%
Total	63,192,027	62,581,854	62,716,345	64,795,969	64,859,327	100.0%
Notes: 1. FAO production data for 2021 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. 2. Includes mangosteens, guavas. 3. Includes mandarins, clementines and satsumas. 4. Includes cantaloupes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | © FAO Statistics Division 2022

4.1.4. World fruit production¹ by country — by area (hectares)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2020 % Share
China	14,662,211	14,421,665	14,642,513	15,133,418	14,823,442	22.9%
India	6,646,212	6,829,688	6,994,770	7,084,378	7,230,630	11.1%
Brazil	2,268,655	2,181,160	2,107,667	2,093,554	2,082,172	3.2%
Nigeria	1,901,682	1,904,410	1,913,165	1,917,586	1,922,275	3.0%
Uganda	766,962	1,072,707	810,064	1,972,002	1,780,411	2.7%
Mexico	1,448,442	1,462,994	1,511,107	1,546,419	1,565,910	2.4%
Spain	1,579,578	1,582,227	1,560,080	1,556,110	1,548,120	2.4%
Democratic Republic of Congo	1,368,138	1,383,916	1,381,796	1,388,005	1,401,504	2.2%
Turkey	1,374,462	1,360,264	1,354,240	1,375,198	1,348,595	2.1%
Philippines	1,303,562	1,315,530	1,319,026	1,315,412	1,322,239	2.0%
Iran	1,372,664	1,130,848	1,155,793	1,134,278	1,172,823	1.8%
Italy	1,119,696	1,124,142	1,093,730	1,113,420	1,131,370	1.7%
United States	1,184,813	1,165,460	1,110,559	1,085,976	1,059,645	1.6%
Thailand	1,169,060	1,177,514	989,317	976,952	987,157	1.5%
Pakistan	1,043,391	1,025,246	1,005,587	983,755	963,146	1.5%
…
Canada2	90,531	88,629	87,934	87,099	85,767	0.1%
Total	63,192,027	62,581,854	62,716,345	64,795,969	64,859,327	100.0%
Notes: 1. FAO production data for 2021 was not yet available at the time of writing this report. 2. In 2020, Canada ranked 86th globally as a producer of fruits. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | © FAO Statistics Division 2022

4.2. World trade

4.2.1. Top importers of fruit¹ worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	$23,561,681	$24,453,061	$25,950,948	$26,136,341	$27,874,141	15.2%
China	$8,288,405	$11,224,739	$15,487,121	$16,142,132	$19,789,763	10.8%
Germany	$14,631,293	$15,343,657	$14,914,245	$16,928,229	$16,396,050	8.9%
Netherlands	$10,232,965	$11,212,642	$11,678,238	$12,939,487	$12,535,210	6.8%
France	$7,519,931	$7,819,039	$7,661,979	$8,438,183	$8,575,032	4.7%
United Kingdom	$8,251,247	$8,373,661	$8,369,654	$8,560,559	$8,054,325	4.4%
Russia	$6,064,091	$6,624,557	$6,774,924	$7,556,314	$7,248,083	3.9%
Canada	$6,056,912	$6,201,850	$6,370,248	$6,656,586	$6,863,657	3.7%
Hong Kong	$5,441,076	$5,677,967	$6,070,577	$5,431,971	$6,042,702	3.3%
Italy	$4,614,426	$4,788,294	$5,066,954	$5,292,296	$5,062,877	2.8%
Spain	$4,058,101	$4,567,018	$4,645,980	$5,014,427	$5,021,698	2.7%
India	$4,443,867	$4,882,744	$4,082,822	$4,261,487	$4,580,661	2.5%
Japan	$4,111,456	$4,454,392	$4,603,058	$4,750,116	$4,447,067	2.4%
Belgium	$5,046,387	$5,036,166	$4,477,124	$4,934,106	$4,398,609	2.4%
Poland	$2,604,794	$2,760,457	$2,732,646	$3,106,848	$3,238,022	1.8%
Others	$45,773,479	$46,069,079	$46,291,638	$48,188,409	$43,606,942	23.7%
Total	$160,700,111	$169,489,323	$175,178,156	$184,337,491	$183,734,839	100.0%
Note: 1. Includes fresh, frozen and dried fruits and nuts. Source: Global Trade Tracker (March 2022)

4.2.2. Top exporters of fruit¹ worldwide — by value (thousands of Canadian dollars)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2021 % Share
United States	$17,473,355	$17,237,578	$18,007,075	$17,177,627	$16,827,322	10.4%
Spain	$12,302,911	$13,086,451	$13,451,131	$14,625,521	$15,050,675	9.3%
Mexico	$8,565,117	$8,496,628	$11,940,328	$12,368,521	$11,756,363	7.3%
Netherlands	$9,718,235	$10,687,386	$10,738,952	$12,285,475	$11,225,027	6.9%
Chile	$6,296,595	$7,331,609	$7,672,608	$7,771,251	$8,153,518	5.0%
China	$6,882,922	$6,866,553	$8,248,184	$9,393,118	$7,961,579	4.9%
Thailand	$3,019,650	$2,004,873	$4,973,355	$5,648,290	$7,696,963	4.8%
Turkey	$5,662,104	$5,635,418	$6,084,103	$6,448,371	$6,737,141	4.2%
Peru	$3,213,467	$4,067,666	$4,583,462	$5,228,830	$6,057,723	3.7%
Italy	$5,424,304	$5,204,309	$4,964,721	$5,554,233	$5,643,140	3.5%
South Africa	$4,422,803	$4,757,025	$4,529,412	$5,048,180	$5,517,436	3.4%
Ecuador	$4,145,156	$4,365,369	$4,632,713	$5,223,837	$4,693,253	2.9%
New Zealand	$2,488,529	$2,894,179	$2,992,641	$3,403,636	$3,440,667	2.1%
Belgium	$3,757,382	$3,502,274	$3,621,801	$3,461,429	$3,020,514	1.9%
Germany	$2,761,633	$2,853,189	$2,807,789	$3,061,158	$2,910,001	1.8%
…
Canada2	$694,138	$819,948	$843,295	$879,583	$903,734	0.6%
Total	$146,809,622	$150,441,422	$161,112,065	$169,595,870	$161,876,759	100.0%
Notes: 1. Includes fresh, frozen and dried fruits and nuts. 2. In 2021, Canada ranked 34th globally with exports totalling $903,734 thousands. Source: Global Trade Tracker (March 2022)

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 32-10-0364-01 Estimates, production and farm gate value of fresh and processed fruits.

Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada.

Statistics Canada. CATSNET.

Import and export data is based on the following Harmonized System Codes (H.S. Codes):

All import and export H.S. codes fall under Chapter 08 of the Custom Tariff.

• Fresh fruit for import
  • 0801110000
  • 0801190000
  • 0801210000
  • 0801220000
  • 0801310000
  • 0801320000
  • 0802110000
  • 0802120000
  • 0802210000
  • 0802220000
  • 0802310000
  • 0802320000
  • 0802400010
  • 0802400020
  • 0802500010
  • 0802500020
  • 0802600000
  • 0802900011
  • 0802900012
  • 0802900091
  • 0802900092
  • 0803000010
  • 0803000011
  • 0803000012
  • 0803000020
  • 0804100010
  • 0804100020
  • 0804200010
  • 0804200020
  • 0804300010
  • 0804300011
  • 0804300012
  • 0804300020
  • 0804400000
  • 0804500010
  • 0804500020
  • 0805100011
  • 0805100012
  • 0805100013
  • 0805100019
  • 0805100020
  • 0805200011
  • 0805200019
  • 0805200020
  • 0805400000
  • 0805400010
  • 0805400020
  • 0805500011
  • 0805500012
  • 0805500020
  • 0805500021
  • 0805500022
  • 0805500030
  • 0805900010
  • 0805900020
  • 0806101100
  • 0806101900
  • 0806109100
  • 0806109110
  • 0806109120
  • 0806109900
  • 0806200000
  • 0807110000
  • 0807110010
  • 0807110020
  • 0807190010
  • 0807190020
  • 0807190090
  • 0807200000
  • 0807200010
  • 0807200020
  • 0808101011
  • 0808101012
  • 0808101013
  • 0808101014
  • 0808101015
  • 0808101016
  • 0808101017
  • 0808101019
  • 0808101081
  • 0808101082
  • 0808101083
  • 0808101084
  • 0808101089
  • 0808101091
  • 0808101092
  • 0808101093
  • 0808101094
  • 0808101095
  • 0808101096
  • 0808101097
  • 0808101099
  • 0808109000
  • 0808201000
  • 0808202900
  • 0808202910
  • 0808202920
  • 0808203000
  • 0809101000
  • 0809109900
  • 0809201000
  • 0809202900
  • 0809203900
  • 0809203910
  • 0809203920
  • 0809209000
  • 0809301000
  • 0809302100
  • 0809302900
  • 0809302910
  • 0809302920
  • 0809303000
  • 0809309000
  • 0809401000
  • 0809402900
  • 0809403900
  • 0809409000
  • 0810101000
  • 0810109100
  • 0810109900
  • 0810109910
  • 0810109920
  • 0810201100
  • 0810201900
  • 0810201910
  • 0810201920
  • 0810209000
  • 0810300000
  • 0810401010
  • 0810401011
  • 0810401012
  • 0810401021
  • 0810401022
  • 0810401023
  • 0810401090
  • 0810409000
  • 0810500000
  • 0810600000
  • 0810900010
  • 0810900020
  • 0810900090
  • 0810901000
  • 0810909010
  • 0810909020
  • 0810909090
  • 0811101000
  • 0811109000
  • 0811200010
  • 0811200090
  • 0811901010
  • 0811901090
  • 0811902000
  • 0811909011
  • 0811909012
  • 0811909013
  • 0811909021
  • 0811909029
  • 0811909030
  • 0811909091
  • 0811909099
  • 0812101000
  • 0812109010
  • 0812109090
  • 0812901010
  • 0812901020
  • 0812902000
  • 0812909000
  • 0813100000
  • 0813200000
  • 0813300000
  • 0813400010
  • 0813400090
  • 0813500010
  • 0813500020
  • 0813500030
  • 0814000010
  • 0814000090
• Fresh fruit for export:
  • 08011100
  • 08011900
  • 08012100
  • 08012200
  • 08013100
  • 08013200
  • 08021100
  • 08021200
  • 08022100
  • 08022200
  • 08023100
  • 08023200
  • 08024000
  • 08025000
  • 08026000
  • 08029000
  • 08030000
  • 08041000
  • 08042000
  • 08043000
  • 08044000
  • 08045000
  • 08051000
  • 08052000
  • 08054000
  • 08055000
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