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Table 19
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination

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Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 1
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Dry peas  
Belgium 44,664 55,353 25,626 7,924 5,453 761
Denmark 10,812 21,601 51,346 45,429 28,216 0
Italy 9,895 7,587 13,061 12,321 4,295 383
Netherlands 3,542 11,949 3,328 2,745 2,047 40
Norway 8,181 8,181 44,584 33,993 18,884 0
Spain 392,186 169,357 28,753 28,361 4,956 232
United Kingdom 2,678 4,881 11,563 10,397 8,407 420
Western Europe total 1 475,675 282,487 190,705 153,181 86,317 12,324
Eastern Europe total 1 6,715 6,914 10,158 9,966 3,477 3,477
United Arab Emirates 24,629 38,481 41,501 25,369 61,397 16,927
Middle East total 1 55,457 82,298 79,001 54,988 100,657 23,565
Algeria 5,791 6,484 8,664 5,801 2,942 0
South Africa 12,783 12,709 20,572 13,818 12,790 2,797
Africa total 1 43,402 57,478 52,490 37,707 46,848 5,669
Bangladesh 112,617 110,049 208,577 204,950 318,514 66,000
People's Republic of China 150,376 251,442 215,420 204,181 188,952 48,195
India 540,312 895,514 1,122,276 1,074,837 1,070,284 101,487
Japan 8,329 10,924 8,969 6,660 6,796 799
Malaysia 1,700 2,880 2,171 1,727 1,455 122
Pakistan 54,283 45,122 27,775 11,142 20,703 240
Philippines 8,401 13,477 15,927 10,631 6,617 1,380
Taiwan 9,845 11,590 12,410 9,851 8,417 1,238
Asia total 1 906,142 1,372,799 1,634,672 1,539,521 1,633,312 221,770
Oceania total 1 3,421 1,462 3,534 2,903 2,292 543
Colombia 31,482 34,159 30,911 26,262 20,283 2,967
Ecuador 3,607 3,106 4,405 3,151 2,377 309
Peru 17,151 13,338 9,776 8,491 7,001 2,144
Venezuela 11,435 16,259 11,673 7,659 12,092 401
South America total 1 80,130 85,736 76,374 57,977 50,932 7,585
Cuba 46,531 26,968 106,635 106,635 135,599 27,555
Mexico 6,154 9,331 9,093 7,270 5,448 507
Central America and Antilles total 1 59,479 45,558 125,998 122,505 147,116 28,655
United States 35,807 34,482 28,647 24,444 34,074 7,636
North America total 1 35,807 34,482 28,647 24,444 34,074 5,525
Continents total 1,666,229 1,969,215 2,201,580 2,003,191 2,105,026 305,914
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 2
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Chickpeas  
Italy 2,923 7,833 5,720 4,303 3,037 920
Spain 4,921 5,629 4,355 3,451 2,084 289
Western Europe total 1 16,524 33,535 18,310 13,076 7,876 1,682
Eastern Europe total 1 138 257 524 388 340 91
Egypt 914 2,373 2,225 1,803 333 215
Jordan 4,262 15,467 6,755 6,410 2,484 783
Middle East total 1 11,403 33,664 14,753 11,314 4,273 1,203
Africa total 1 3,432 5,317 2,665 2,023 633 116
Bangladesh 3,764 1,305 937 937 0 0
India 18,509 12,903 9,557 6,960 542 217
Pakistan 12,988 17,108 5,733 4,361 1,186 595
Asia total 1 36,241 31,758 16,683 12,644 1,932 853
Oceania total 1 50 67 53 44 87 0
Colombia 3,477 3,550 4,899 4,424 2,472 151
South America total 1 6,206 4,420 7,107 6,078 3,044 311
Central America and Antilles total 1 2,040 1,093 1,965 1,434 1,954 404
United States 4,736 5,112 6,494 4,740 7,070 1,083
North America total 1 4,736 5,112 6,494 4,740 7,070 1,083
Continents total 80,769 115,223 68,553 51,742 27,209 5,743
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 3
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Lentils  
Belgium 10,279 9,331 11,199 8,157 6,085 408
France 8,831 9,301 9,942 8,373 7,013 1,187
Germany 11,690 12,641 14,176 10,292 7,835 1,237
Greece 8,543 11,032 11,891 10,832 8,288 272
Italy 20,466 23,135 22,855 19,915 19,281 1,538
Spain 21,834 30,301 23,636 19,039 14,379 2,270
United Kingdom 3,821 6,462 6,086 3,883 4,289 255
Western Europe total 1 92,364 111,473 106,063 85,753 72,805 8,514
Eastern Europe total 1 7,718 11,916 14,507 11,174 7,767 973
Egypt 26,782 29,206 37,898 32,183 44,941 1,634
Iran 3,725 9,604 15,956 10,682 6,681 333
Israel 4,295 6,085 4,603 3,514 4,549 509
Lebanon 2,913 3,599 8,374 5,906 7,966 1,150
Turkey 30,468 31,125 56,388 32,728 194,451 1,068
United Arab Emirates 22,587 81,544 49,879 29,316 49,446 8,869
Middle East total 1 95,118 168,704 188,015 123,143 324,792 15,208
Algeria 52,394 69,735 70,596 52,176 45,816 6,612
Morocco 15,019 28,577 28,607 19,452 12,523 2,081
Africa total 1 70,954 105,121 106,414 77,181 63,089 9,345
Bangladesh 21,613 40,320 70,606 67,098 38,624 10,247
India 37,561 130,075 68,443 66,483 49,359 6,233
Pakistan 23,087 61,096 17,603 16,517 35,507 5,462
Sri Lanka 7,642 19,022 24,765 18,615 49,524 6,080
Asia total 1 91,039 253,667 184,871 171,677 174,795 29,292
Oceania total 1 812 1,594 1,735 1,342 1,061 247
Brazil 11,133 10,965 18,309 10,232 3,092 50
Chile 14,232 16,866 19,562 15,065 7,862 1,954
Colombia 52,482 54,177 59,480 48,685 44,690 5,476
Ecuador 13,584 18,440 20,131 15,378 9,641 1,651
Peru 13,992 20,870 26,079 21,527 8,656 3,666
Venezuela 19,393 23,015 14,075 12,694 24,083 1,228
South America total 1 132,931 149,986 161,193 126,173 103,015 15,621
Mexico 25,631 31,513 25,371 20,555 26,866 1,335
Panama 4,480 8,765 6,357 4,841 4,871 460
Trinidad and Tobago 1,813 1,325 2,833 1,943 915 125
Central America and Antilles total 1 33,925 42,893 36,301 28,643 34,033 2,644
United States 7,226 6,361 11,435 9,370 14,429 1,836
North America total 1 7,229 6,361 11,435 9,370 14,429 1,836
Continents total 532,090 851,714 810,533 634,455 795,787 83,679
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 4
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Buckwheat  
Belgium 7 36 103 103 0 0
Germany 111 77 0 0 0 0
Norway 94 155 21 21 0 0
Western Europe total 1 242 284 166 166 10 0
Eastern Europe total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 2,171 2,031 2,721 2,259 415 0
Thailand 453 0 0 0 0 0
Asia total 1 2,400 2,034 2,723 2,261 415 0
Oceania total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America total 1 19 0 0 0 41 0
Central America and Antilles total 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
United States 1,780 1,537 2,641 2,486 952 151
North America total 1 1,780 1,537 2,641 2,486 952 151
Continents total 4,455 3,855 5,531 4,914 1,418 151
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 5
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Mustard seed  
Belgium 28,570 25,852 34,882 23,843 26,446 2,306
France 651 2,345 2,699 2,687 55 0
Germany 7,911 15,812 21,352 16,833 6,126 221
Netherlands 5,168 5,980 8,374 6,230 5,300 846
Switzerland 954 145 1,416 1,394 909 171
United Kingdom 1,627 1,593 1,112 739 768 165
Western Europe total 1 46,033 52,778 71,732 54,302 40,286 3,782
Eastern Europe total 1 275 816 2,235 1,713 259 0
United Arab Emirates 221 165 0 0 0 0
Middle East total 1 416 354 321 215 124 40
Senegal 958 1,466 186 922 806 90
Africa total 1 1,650 2,128 2,241 1,688 1,087 111
Bangladesh 5,648 3,899 4,341 4,163 772 0
India 2,783 4,172 1,302 983 772 0
Japan 7,277 6,386 6,116 4,771 4,841 305
Korea, South 1,939 2,699 2,052 1,650 867 137
Thailand 2,934 3,610 2,823 2,457 2,257 308
Asia total 1 21,512 21,413 17,093 14,434 9,636 770
Oceania total 1 806 1,065 773 693 709 57
Brazil 384 569 473 303 461 61
South America total 1 1,959 2,595 2,953 2,083 1,860 420
Central America and Antilles total 1 438 422 604 554 341 43
United States 54,951 71,359 70,237 50,770 45,095 5,284
North America total 1 54,955 71,359 70,237 50,770 45,095 5,284
Continents total 128,044 152,931 168,189 126,452 99,397 10,507
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 6
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Canary seed  
Belgium 28,123 30,489 35,556 27,037 11,269 331
Germany 1,141 1,141 2,825 2,090 1,494 100
Greece 649 839 1,031 771 824 173
Italy 4,038 3,262 3,987 2,850 2,620 445
Netherlands 1,328 731 39 16 44 0
Portugal 3,798 4,615 4,587 3,559 3,614 353
Spain 11,589 13,699 13,728 10,750 8,603 1,414
United Kingdom 362 45 94 94 0 0
Western Europe total 1 52,530 55,824 63,158 48,318 29,380 3,042
Eastern Europe total 1 86 42 175 154 218 0
Middle East total 1 2,493 2,419 3,730 3,454 4,907 597
Algeria 1,408 1,609 1,468 825 1,635 181
Africa total 1 2,901 2,749 3,005 1,907 3,337 489
Japan 1,289 1,339 1,487 1,290 660 73
Taiwan 1,258 830 747 618 583 128
Asia total 1 4,057 4,246 4,936 4,169 3,266 491
Oceania total 1 518 603 313 155 297 211
Brazil 25,897 21,558 35,611 23,815 10,127 514
Chile 3,296 4,871 3,406 2,590 1,012 239
Colombia 6,643 11,276 12,699 10,737 6,537 712
Peru 3,715 7,012 5,511 4,156 1,567 606
Venezuela 5,351 6,186 5,844 4,118 2,293 582
South America total 1 45,770 52,286 64,551 46,281 22,494 2,819
Mexico 41,247 42,583 45,397 33,194 30,691 3,417
Central America and Antilles total 1 44,076 46,694 49,486 36,250 32,712 3,609
North America  
United States 17,765 13,062 14,892 11,339 8,231 844
North America total 1 17,765 13,062 14,892 11,339 8,231 844
Continents total 170,196 177,924 204,244 152,027 104,841 12,101
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 7
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Dried beans  
Belgium 2,532 1,047 1,245 679 1,016 200
France 4,411 4,006 4,164 3,359 1,468 94
Germany 2,818 2,912 2,320 2,098 1,101 39
Greece 5,809 7,651 6,778 5,341 7,508 466
Italy 21,857 22,539 23,354 21,016 15,120 544
Netherlands 5,516 13,999 2,958 2,680 1,531 162
Portugal 5,821 7,978 5,974 4,657 5,305 1,068
Spain 6,820 6,130 2,685 2,557 1,536 162
United Kingdom 65,072 67,966 68,925 51,328 45,666 2,843
Western Europe total 1 122,751 137,347 121,003 95,473 82,208 5,621
Eastern Europe total 1 6,974 9,734 9,728 8,561 4,604 576
Middle East total 1 5,281 7,960 8,588 7,723 3,794 928
Angola 12,436 16,658 17,302 10,617 12,150 424
South Africa 1,413 867 390 390 150 33
Africa total 1 16,883 20,594 20,964 13,835 14,340 532
Japan 15,461 21,977 12,878 11,919 12,735 688
Asia total 1 21,934 33,982 19,424 17,389 15,788 889
New Zealand 4,574 1,814 1,325 703 3,377 607
Oceania total 1 6,965 5,621 7,561 5,929 7,007 2,039
South America total 1 4,066 2,735 7,095 3,972 4,474 50
Dominican Republic 12,958 12,805 14,086 9,061 3,754 0
Central America and Antilles total 1 27,493 28,848 23,631 15,348 22,057 3,835
North America  
United States 98,284 102,487 81,742 62,181 61,233 4,880
North America total 1 98,284 102,487 81,742 62,181 61,233 4,880
Continents total 310,632 349,308 299,737 230,412 215,504 19,349
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 8
  Average  2002/2003 to  2006/2007 Total August to April April 2009 p
2006/2007  2007/2008 r 2007/2008 r 2008/2009 p
  metric tonnes
Sunflower seed  
Germany 346 49 196 192 0 0
Western Europe total 1 1,388 514 1,213 942 102 0
Eastern Europe total 1 466 113 96 48 27 3
Syrian Arab Rep 767 2,429 878 595 1,738 426
United Arab Emirates 3,214 12,694 16,126 11,873 10,929 1,230
Middle East total 1 6,155 17,408 20,758 15,126 14,294 2,032
Algeria 870 1,210 595 595 131 0
Africa total 1 903 1,228 704 666 232 0
Japan 418 124 420 254 463 73
Asia total 1 949 466 933 619 723 112
Oceania total 1 46 179 233 187 35 0
South America total 1 675 526 1,515 1,232 794 49
Mexico 1,637 2,289 1,429 1,181 1,293 0
Central America and Antilles total 1 3,369 3,978 4,794 3,433 2,886 226
United States 65,961 96,576 81,256 70,166 52,758 6,392
North America total 1 65,961 96,576 81,256 70,166 52,758 6,392
Continents total 79,912 120,987 111,501 92,419 71,852 8,814
Exports to individual countries are included in the continental totals.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.