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Table 4.5Food available adjusted for losses1, 2006

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Food available adjusted for losses, 2006
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Percentage change 2005  to 2006 Percentage change 2002 to 2006
  kilograms (unless otherwise specified) percent
Beverages  
Tea (litres) 60.35 62.11 63.10 56.73 51.97 -8.4 -13.9
Coffee (litres) 87.95 88.97 89.36 86.28 86.00 -0.3 -2.2
Cocoa 1.18 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.18 -2.5 0.0
Soft drinks (litres) 95.06 93.39 90.04 87.05 84.77 -2.6 -10.8
Cereal products  
Breakfast food 3.70 3.79 3.84 3.97 3.96 -0.3 7.0
Wheat flour 47.79 46.55 46.69 47.00 47.71 1.5 -0.2
Oatmeal and rolled oats 1.38 1.78 1.61 1.57 1.38 -12.1 0.0
Rice 5.24 5.35 6.90 6.75 6.70 -0.7 27.9
Dairy products  
Cheddar cheese 2.54 2.56 2.52 2.67 2.72 1.9 7.1
Cheese processed 1.84 1.82 1.92 1.84 1.87 1.6 1.6
Cheese variety 5.27 5.23 5.49 5.37 5.31 -1.1 0.8
Cheese cottage 0.55 0.55 0.58 0.60 0.60 0.0 9.1
Powder skim milk 0.84 0.92 0.77 0.72 0.77 6.9 -8.3
Ice cream, litres 6.68 6.17 5.92 6.22 5.79 -6.9 -13.3
Fluid milk (litres) 60.22 59.98 60.19 59.06 58.71 -0.6 -2.5
Yogurt, litres 3.79 4.12 4.44 4.76 4.92 3.4 29.8
Butter 2.28 2.28 2.39 2.21 2.16 -2.3 -5.3
Oils and fats  
Margarine 3.73 3.56 3.40 3.26 3.12 -4.3 -16.4
Shortening and shortening oils 6.63 6.50 5.88 5.95 5.51 -7.4 -16.9
Salad oils 7.93 7.86 7.93 7.88 7.80 -1.0 -1.6
Fruit  
Total fresh fruits 34.75 35.88 35.92 37.63 37.58 -0.1 8.1
Canned 4.34 4.34 4.49 4.33 4.43 2.3 2.1
Frozen 1.67 1.87 1.86 2.05 2.25 9.8 34.7
Dried 1.26 1.34 1.39 1.25 1.35 8.0 7.1
Juice (litres) 23.21 22.61 22.62 22.44 22.01 -1.9 -5.2
Vegetables  
Total fresh vegetables 70.81 69.68 67.32 67.85 66.55 -1.9 -6.0
Canned 11.13 10.43 10.10 9.88 10.44 5.7 -6.2
Frozen 4.49 4.46 4.51 4.43 4.35 -1.8 -3.1
Juice (litres) 1.22 1.24 1.14 1.16 1.13 -2.6 -7.4
Pulses and nuts  
Dry beans 1.90 1.95 2.02 2.07 2.03 -1.9 6.8
Baked and canned beans 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.09 1.09 0.0 -4.4
Dry peas 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.21 0.0 0.8
Peanuts 2.44 2.27 2.44 2.43 2.69 10.7 10.2
Tree nuts 1.39 1.21 1.26 1.13 1.20 6.2 -13.7
Meats (boneless weight)  
Pork, boneless weight 11.51 10.39 11.02 9.53 9.65 1.3 -16.2
Beef 12.89 13.44 12.97 13.15 13.43 2.1 4.2
Veal, boneless weight 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.43 0.44 2.3 -13.7
Mutton and lamb 0.40 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.46 4.5 15.0
Offal 0.59 0.78 0.85 0.57 0.65 14.0 10.2
Poultry (boneless weight)  
Chicken 10.31 10.10 10.45 10.54 10.67 1.2 3.5
Stewing hen 0.59 0.57 0.54 0.48 0.51 6.2 -13.6
Turkey 2.13 2.03 2.19 2.25 2.22 -1.3 4.2
Sugars and syrups  
Sugar 24.47 24.31 24.20 23.25 22.32 -4.0 -8.8
Maple sugar 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.11 -8.3 -15.4
Honey 0.53 0.64 0.65 0.70 0.75 7.1 41.5
Other products  
Eggs (dozens) 12.20 12.37 12.04 12.31 12.32 0.1 1.0
Total fish 6.61 6.73 6.41 6.45 6.47 0.3 -2.1
Experimental, use with caution. The data have been adjusted for retail, household, cooking and plate loss.
Source(s):
Agriculture Division, Food Statistics, catalogue no.  21-020-X and CANSIM tables 002-0011 and 002-0019.