Alberta’s Role in the Global Agri-food Marketplace
Part B: Illustrated Data
Alberta is the third largest exporter of agri-food products in Canada after Ontario and Saskatchewan. Alberta’s agri-food exports include both primary agricultural commodities (crops and live animals) and processed food and agricultural products (value-added exports).
Using data gathered from different sources, this paper illustrates the role of Alberta in the global agri-foods marketplace considering four primary agricultural commodities (wheat, canola seed, live cattle, and pulses) and three value-added products (beef, pork, and canola oil), collectively accounting for 72 per cent of Alberta’s total agri-food exports in 2019.
By Dareskedar Amsalu
Keywords: Agri-food exports, Alberta, beef, canola, wheat, market share