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
    • 08059000
    • 08061000
    • 08062000
    • 08071100
    • 08071900
    • 08072000
    • 08081010
    • 08081090
    • 08082000
    • 08091000
    • 08092000
    • 08093000
    • 08094000
    • 08101000
    • 08102010
    • 08102020
    • 08103000
    • 08104011
    • 08104012
    • 08104090
    • 08105000
    • 08109000
    • 08109010
    • 08109090
    • 08111000
    • 08112000
    • 08119011
    • 08119012
    • 08119090
    • 08121000
    • 08129000
    • 08131000
    • 08132000
    • 08133000
    • 08134000
    • 08135000
    • 08140000

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Totals may not add due to rounding.

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