Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate A Canadian Perspective on North American Agricultural Trade Flows ( ) San Diego, California February 2000 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 2 Canada - U.S. Agricultural Trade Flows CUSTA (implemented 1989) NAFTA (implemented 1994) Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database 1989 Billions CAN$ $12.8B $10.1B
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 3 Canada - Mexico Agricultural Trade Flows Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database 1989 CUSTA (implemented 1989) NAFTA (implemented 1994) Billions CAN$ $0.58B $0.39B
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 4 Sub-Sector Trade Flows Millions of CAN$ Grains & Oilseeds Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database $1,127M $476M
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 5 Sub-Sector Trade Flows CattleBeef Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database Imports from U.S. Exports to U.S. $1,257M $471M $93M $1,410M Millions of CAN$
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 6 Sub-Sector Trade Flows HogsPork Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database Imports from U.S. Exports to U.S. $646M $204M $425M $0.94M Millions of CAN$
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 7 Sub-Sector Trade Flows Source: Statistics Canada Merchandise Trade Database Fruit & Vegetables (excluding potatoes) Poultry & Eggs Imports from U.S. Exports to U.S. Millions of CAN$ $2,842M $765M $73M $467M
Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate p 8 Summary èMain U.S. exports to Canada - high-value processed products. èLargest component of Canadian exports to Mexico - bulk. èUnder NAFTA, Mexican exports to Canada show different patterns of growth and contraction across categories. èSince 1988, total Canadian agricultural exports have doubled while food processing exports have tripled. èBefore the CUSTA took effect, 9% of Canadian food processor’s total shipments were exported. By 1997, had doubled to 18%.