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  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to February February  2011 p
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
  metric tonnes
Dry peas  
Belgium 35,977 6,953 3,672 1,745 2,433 1,984
Germany 2,950 11,464 228 1,591 248 10
Italy 7,282 5,266 5,063 4,236 2,663 188
Netherlands 4,461 2,415 1,170 959 1,826 85,276
Portugal 1,259 920 828 636 204 37
Spain 308,033 21,871 8,424 7,071 93,693 543
United Kingdom 6,353 10,305 5,783 3,637 2,001 211
Western Europe total 1 406,894 123,664 28,750 20,960 103,531 3,250
Eastern Europe total 1 7,825 5,852 8,370 5,604 4,034 521
United Arab Emirates 48,264 86,819 13,487 5,757 17,150 1,608
Middle East total 1 90,736 148,976 49,225 23,850 30,032 2,710
Algeria 6,548 3,178 6,894 4,383 5,185 0
South Africa 16,015 18,496 16,023 8,522 3,971 1,276
Africa total 1 54,333 60,935 59,473 28,377 22,693 2,399
Bangladesh 230,651 474,714 308,638 130,153 161,998 0
People's Republic of China 246,056 316,062 417,798 172,915 327,204 43,628
India 912,464 1,314,600 1,085,218 665,305 1,074,915 235,619
Indonesia 9,132 8,845 22,121 178 3,705 26
Nepal 4,473 4,454 1,802 898 2,668 381
Pakistan 59,957 42,176 10,149 5,126 75,141 0
Philippines 11,641 11,691 15,174 6,082 6,960 772
Taiwan 11,532 12,461 12,496 7,117 7,377 501
Asia total 1 1,507,078 2,204,772 1,893,911 998,213 1,666,834 282,058
Oceania total 1 2,674 2,653 3,014 1,563 1,447 290
Colombia 32,045 37,364 21,180 11,614 15,926 1,987
Ecuador 3,989 4,278 3,001 1,780 1,558 342
Peru 18,126 14,044 9,222 5,127 7,664 1,655
Venezuela 14,113 13,124 18,842 10,262 15,573 1,449
South America total 1 85,954 86,423 72,706 36,098 49,764 6,953
Cuba 73,990 135,656 21,727 0 44,383 0
Mexico 8,553 8,853 8,606 5,686 5,620 1,159
Central America and Antilles total 1 91,009 152,972 38,233 10,257 54,599 1,515
United States 36,838 39,335 24,168 12,844 16,747 3,399
North America total 1 36,838 39,335 24,168 12,844 16,747 3,399
Dry pea exports total 2,283,341 2,825,580 2,177,850 1,137,766 1,949,682 303,094
Chickpeas  
Italy 4,045 3,968 5,112 3,228 2,532 413
Spain 4,593 2,628 3,582 1,287 866 110
Western Europe total 1 17,402 10,298 14,781 7,937 6,929 1,176
Eastern Europe total 1 280 340 297 245 228 0
Egypt 1,406 781 3,114 2,096 4,028 321
Jordan 5,867 2,954 5,081 2,798 8,910 2,593
Middle East total 1 13,077 6,538 15,511 9,456 30,323 4,531
Africa total 1 2,783 1,703 3,459 823 1,803 200
India 7,566 6,507 7,518 6,660 1,563 113
Japan 193 177 232 148 75 22
Pakistan 12,830 10,517 10,416 3,956 5,530 1,849
Asia total 1 22,054 17,335 18,553 11,137 7,281 2,015
Oceania total 1 63 151 192 108 34 0
Colombia 4,008 3,238 1,080 514 884 0
South America total 1 5,828 3,881 1,285 674 1,254 48
Central America and Antilles total 1 1,841 2,445 2,233 722 1,245 282
United States 6,147 10,297 9,293 5,854 5,201 366
North America total 1 6,147 10,297 9,293 5,855 5,201 366
Chickpea exports total 69,473 52,988 65,603 36,955 54,297 8,617
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 2
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to February February  2011 p
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
  metric tonnes
Lentils  
Belgium 9,818 7,121 5,400 3,113 2,743 469
France 9,307 9,281 10,668 7,180 5,010 751
Germany 13,318 10,207 15,557 7,584 7,246 980
Greece 9,950 9,372 7,557 6,519 6,114 171
Italy 22,408 21,344 25,327 19,472 14,673 999
Spain 25,595 17,648 24,862 15,913 17,347 3,022
United Kingdom 5,394 5,235 8,869 5,316 6,565 776
Western Europe total 1 102,936 87,759 103,843 68,977 66,589 8,802
Eastern Europe total 1 10,689 9,215 10,192 6,455 6,760 485
Egypt 38,499 54,614 61,729 51,626 38,055 2,856
Iran 6,819 7,029 3,782 3,167 2,365 436
Israel 5,312 5,068 5,849 3,947 4,829 478
Lebanon 5,599 8,865 8,535 7,220 2,281 438
Turkey 78,362 198,911 226,072 195,928 176,586 55,839
United Arab Emirates 45,543 70,371 95,693 75,141 4,598 3,591
Middle East total 1 191,278 363,466 420,726 351,123 278,744 63,984
Algeria 62,508 54,404 76,188 57,265 44,965 4,297
Morocco 22,127 16,127 18,151 12,003 3,824 160
Africa total 1 90,326 77,364 101,872 72,436 54,654 5,267
Bangladesh 36,425 46,044 129,459 102,660 28,095 1,798
India 60,673 67,999 283,995 211,265 72,259 7,322
Pakistan 32,682 50,007 41,718 23,570 38,538 5,583
Sri Lanka 22,057 60,145 74,342 57,685 38,074 4,322
Asia total 1 153,854 226,000 531,836 396,499 177,931 19,071
Oceania total 1 1,284 1,522 1,729 756 782 163
Brazil 11,998 5,751 13,743 7,594 7,174 518
Chile 16,957 13,714 18,487 9,058 7,492 1,028
Colombia 57,714 63,381 64,480 39,619 33,846 4,467
Ecuador 16,440 16,592 17,074 9,526 10,537 2,070
Peru 19,132 18,957 17,426 8,760 13,485 1,852
Venezuela 22,872 24,378 24,642 12,125 26,904 1,013
South America total 1 152,303 150,140 158,871 87,722 100,778 11,127
Mexico 28,468 29,400 37,115 26,964 23,774 4,538
Panama 6,375 6,520 7,191 4,833 3,348 422
Trinidad and Tobago 2,036 1,617 1,918 921 1,004 173
Central America and Antilles total 1 39,161 39,529 48,120 33,881 28,812 5,226
United States 9,771 17,996 9,582 5,835 6,656 954
North America total 1 9,771 17,996 9,582 5,835 6,656 954
Lentil exports total 751,602 972,992 1,386,771 1,023,684 721,705 115,079
Buckwheat  
Belgium 28 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 111 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 61 0 0 0 0 0
Western Europe total 1 226 10 35 35 375 122
Eastern Europe total 1 0 0 0 0 27 0
Japan 1,616 415 228 146 246 0
Thailand 182 0 0 0 0 0
Asia total 1 1,825 415 228 146 246 0
Oceania total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
South America total 1 12 41 42 0 0 0
Central America and Antilles total 1 8 0 1 0 0 0
United States 1,646 1,065 1,542 935 990 125
North America total 1 1,646 1,065 1,542 935 990 125
Buckwheat exports total 3,716 1,531 1,848 1,116 1,638 247
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 3
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to February February  2011 p
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
  metric tonnes
Mustard seed  
Belgium 29,954 34,025 26,068 11,546 9,900 1,078
France 1,154 55 51 27 1,395 518
Germany 11,730 7,940 5,264 2,044 2,431 405
Netherlands 6,025 6,084 2,676 1,658 2,692 521
Switzerland 786 1,087 1,463 348 953 206
United Kingdom 1,410 939 1,403 866 589 354
Western Europe total 1 52,203 50,957 37,887 16,940 18,975 3,273
Eastern Europe total 1 782 414 125 60 152 46
United Arab Emirates 180 0 0 0 42 0
Middle East total 1 403 182 470 21 183 69
Senegal 1,034 1,056 2,086 1,099 1,286 293
Africa total 1 2,014 1,491 2,872 1,492 1,950 360
Bangladesh 3,995 772 79 0 0 0
India 2,495 907 8,076 533 531 58
Japan 6,765 6,402 6,070 3,038 2,567 318
Korea, South 2,103 1,210 1,123 647 1,036 102
Thailand 3,022 2,952 2,281 1,392 1,026 99
Asia total 1 19,144 12,480 18,051 5,788 5,267 596
Oceania total 1 889 973 1,093 641 561 40
Venezuela 1,008 1,023 1,846 1,187 1,594 344
South America total 1 2,477 2,726 3,787 2,501 2,444 429
Central America and Antilles total 1 435 361 618 290 402 64
United States 62,448 61,236 63,050 35,742 31,657 6,813
North America total 1 62,452 61,236 63,050 35,742 31,657 6,813
Mustard seed exports total 140,799 130,821 127,953 63,474 61,591 11,691
Canary seed  
Belgium 28,654 18,886 32,547 13,220 15,118 0
Germany 1,886 1,584 790 429 185 0
Greece 793 1,177 1,196 804 568 67
Italy 3,350 3,837 6,633 3,227 2,607 541
Malta 1,028 1,028 999 662 721 133
Portugal 4,277 4,557 4,641 2,467 2,092 319
Spain 12,484 11,276 12,451 6,773 6,064 555
Sweden 90 108 150 86 64 0
Western Europe total 1 53,799 42,521 59,640 27,755 27,441 1,615
Eastern Europe total 1 149 283 339 272 120 24
Middle East total 1 3,326 5,984 7,753 3,489 2,329 331
Algeria 1,479 2,034 1,339 1,026 542 0
Africa total 1 2,952 4,097 3,422 2,183 1,792 92
Japan 1,242 982 1,272 601 416 22
Taiwan 1,035 1,019 627 259 537 90
Asia total 1 4,346 4,635 4,729 1,797 1,421 262
Oceania total 1 517 675 864 606 137 0
Brazil 24,234 14,697 21,104 10,932 7,130 822
Chile 3,440 1,890 3,235 1,371 1,230 23
Colombia 9,153 10,319 11,756 6,050 5,184 712
Peru 4,918 3,987 3,498 1,699 2,889 118
Venezuela 5,954 4,004 7,144 2,656 2,190 651
South America total 1 48,937 36,544 48,265 23,417 19,443 2,396
Mexico 45,031 43,328 40,876 22,288 20,785 7,294
Central America and Antilles total 1 48,678 46,685 45,143 23,784 22,888 7,692
United States 13,922 11,179 11,166 6,167 8,232 999
North America total 1 13,922 11,179 11,167 6,167 8,232 999
Canary seed exports total 176,627 152,604 181,322 89,471 83,804 13,410
Exports of special crops, by country of final destination: Part 4
  Average  2004/2005 to  2008/2009 Total August to February February  2011 p
2008/2009  2009/2010 r 2009/2010 r 2010/2011 p
  metric tonnes
Dried beans  
Belgium 2,100 1,360 804 337 329 23
France 3,630 1,755 760 398 627 87
Germany 2,280 1,483 1,740 849 2,219 134
Greece 6,895 8,319 5,371 4,237 5,003 657
Italy 21,184 18,865 21,875 14,145 11,333 1,610
Netherlands 4,632 1,779 2,229 1,247 665 85
Portugal 5,780 5,514 4,302 1,794 3,488 683
Spain 4,608 2,056 2,754 2,030 2,507 193
United Kingdom 64,130 62,294 56,606 29,608 35,647 4,219
Western Europe total 1 117,601 105,955 98,868 56,019 62,865 7,877
Eastern Europe total 1 7,756 6,055 4,427 2,940 4,070 543
Middle East total 1 6,465 8,229 8,710 4,288 5,235 108
Angola 12,555 13,520 20,071 4,731 10,250 1,478
South Africa 697 150 0 0 335 0
Africa total 1 16,238 16,163 22,728 6,833 10,891 1,478
Japan 15,355 14,071 10,723 7,071 7,525 1,567
Asia total 1 22,013 18,002 15,561 9,477 13,411 2,641
New Zealand 3,385 6,029 5,826 2,619 3,130 372
Oceania total 1 6,993 9,925 11,120 4,666 4,478 771
South America total 1 4,912 4,836 2,920 737 3,367 525
Mexico 5,862 14,898 5,920 7,671 2,677 583
Central America and Antilles total 1 27,804 33,209 20,693 13,545 7,560 1,388
United States 88,942 80,074 70,746 48,404 33,285 4,559
North America total 1 88,942 80,074 70,746 48,404 33,285 4,559
Dried bean exports total 298,724 282,449 255,773 146,909 145,162 19,891
Sunflower seed  
United Kingdom 107 0 0 0 441 91
Western Europe total 1 737 124 23 23 441 91
Eastern Europe total 1 132 27 86 43 89 0
Iraq 31 21 209 46 564 199
United Arab Emirates 9,343 15,450 4,008 3,063 3,267 338
Middle East total 1 12,723 19,407 6,986 3,942 5,261 1,094
Mauritis 40 55 106 48 94 0
Africa total 1 543 234 378 294 186 22
Japan 268 536 644 429 240 50
Asia total 1 728 894 1,244 721 353 50
Oceania total 1 99 82 196 92 138 2
South America total 1 937 1,138 1,149 817 465 25
Mexico 1,838 1,787 954 570 1,040 173
Central America and Antilles total 1 4,075 3,983 3,085 1,770 1,836 398
United States 59,631 62,131 35,819 22,406 17,790 3,683
North America total 1 59,631 62,131 35,819 22,406 17,790 3,683
Sunflower seed exports total 79,604 88,021 48,966 30,108 26,558 5,365
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Exports to individual countries are included in the continental totals.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.