Competitive Trade Analysis – Agri-food and seafood trends in Japan
Note: This report includes forecasting data that is based on baseline historical data.
Report content summary
A competitive trade analysis (CTA) is intended to examine major competitors and determine where a company or country compares within an industry or sector.
This CTA highlights agri-food and seafood trade in Japan and identifies the opportunities and potential growth areas for Canadian exporters.
Included are the top fifteen agri-food and seafood imports into Japan. Throughout the report, a series of supply gap analysis demonstrate the areas for potential growth in Canadian exports to Japan.
Japan market summary
Japan was the 4th largest importer of agri-food and seafood products in the world after the United States (U.S.), China, the European Union (E.U.). Japan recorded imports of Can$99.4 billion in 2019, and Canada's share was 5.7% or Can$5.7 billion.
Japan is a net importer of agri-food and seafood products. In 2019, the Japan agri-food and seafood trade deficit was Can$89.3 billion with imports valued at Can$99.4 billion, and Can$10.1 billion in exports. Japan's agri-food and seafood imports increased at a CAGR of 3.9% from 2015 to 2019.
Canada had an agri-food and seafood trade surplus of Can$4.5 billion with Japan (export to Japan at Can$4.7 billion, import from Japan at Can$179.3 million).
In 2019, Japan's top agri-food and seafood imports from the world were fresh, chilled or frozen pork; maize; fresh, chilled or frozen fish fillets and other fish meat; prepared or preserved meat, offal or blood; and frozen fish.
In 2019, the top exports from Canada to Japan were: fresh, chilled or frozen pork; rape or colza seeds; wheat and meslin; soya beans; crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or smoked.
Trade overview
Japan is a net importer of agri-food and seafood products. In 2019, the Japan agri-food and seafood trade deficit was Can$89.3 billion with imports valued at Can$99.4 billion, and Can$10.1 billion in exports. Japan's agri-food and seafood imports increased at a CAGR of 3.9% from 2015 to 2019. In 2019, Canada had an agri-food and seafood trade surplus of Can$4.5 billion with Japan (export to Japan at Can$4.7 billion, import from Japan at Can$179.3 million).
In 2019 Japan's top agri-food and seafood imports from the world were fresh, chilled or frozen pork; maize; fresh, chilled or frozen fish fillets and other fish meat; prepared or preserved meat, offal or blood; and frozen fish. Key supplying countries were the United States (U.S.), China, Thailand, Australia and Canada. Canada ranked 5th among 191 supplying countries to Japan, and its market share increased from 5.6% in 2015 to 5.7% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 85,286.7 | 88,526.4 | 92,520.9 | 96,701.6 | 99,363.9 | 3.9 |
| United States | 18,699.3 | 18,201.2 | 18,870.8 | 20,111.0 | 19,067.7 | 0.5 |
| China | 11,462.4 | 11,776.7 | 11,733.1 | 12,317.8 | 12,203.5 | 1.6 |
| Thailand | 5,442.3 | 5,648.1 | 5,773.5 | 6,025.8 | 6,163.6 | 3.2 |
| Australia | 4,944.1 | 5,114.0 | 5,367.6 | 5,791.4 | 5,693.9 | 3.6 |
| Canada | 4,778.0 | 4,878.8 | 5,144.4 | 5,305.1 | 5,658.5 | 4.3 |
| Brazil | 3,898.6 | 4,070.2 | 3,495.4 | 3,114.8 | 4,536.2 | 3.9 |
| Italy | 1,286.7 | 1,910.1 | 3,309.2 | 3,832.2 | 3,677.0 | 30.0 |
| Japan | 2,426.2 | 2,745.4 | 3,128.4 | 3,233.9 | 3,493.0 | 9.5 |
| Chile | 2,101.4 | 2,146.9 | 2,545.8 | 2,542.3 | 2,779.9 | 7.3 |
| France | 2,195.6 | 2,325.7 | 2,,395.7 | 2525.3 | 2,726.2 | 5.6 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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In 2019, the top five agri-food and seafood suppliers to Japan accounted for Can$23.7 billion or 23.9% of the total imports. Canada has been a steady supplier of agri-food and seafood to Japan over the past five years at a CAGR of 5.7%.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 19.2 | −2.7 |
| China | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | −1.2 |
| Thailand | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | −0.2 |
| Australia | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | −0.1 |
| Canada | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Brazil | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Italy | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| South Korea | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Chile | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| France | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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In 2019, Canada's import supply gap to Japan was Can$93.7 billion, which grew by a CAGR of 3.9% between 2015 and 2019.
| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 85,286.7 | 88,526.4 | 92,520.9 | 96,701.6 | 99,363.9 | 3.9 |
| Imports from Canada | 4,778.0 | 4,878.8 | 5,144.4 | 5,305.1 | 5,658.5 | 4.3 |
| Supply gap | 80,508.7 | 83,647.6 | 87,376.5 | 91,396.5 | 93,705.4 | 3.9 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| HS code | Commodity | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World total | 85,286.7 | 88,526.4 | 92,520.9 | 96,701.6 | 99,363.9 | 99,363.9 | |
| 0203 | Fresh, chilled or frozen pork | 4,490.5 | 5,526.5 | 5,684.1 | 5,715.1 | 6,147.2 | 8.2 |
| 1005 | Maize or corn | 4,132.3 | 4,060.9 | 3,996.3 | 4,360.2 | 4,676.0 | 3.1 |
| 0304 | Fresh, chilled or frozen fish fillets and other fish meat | 3,613.6 | 3,753.8 | 4,129.3 | 4,347.1 | 4,642.2 | 6.5 |
| 1602 | Prepared or preserved meat, offal or blood (excluding sausages and similar products, and meat extracts and juices) | 3,361.1 | 3,475.9 | 3,893.0 | 4,171.3 | 4,200.7 | 5.7 |
| 0303 | Frozen fish (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) | 3,778.3 | 3,990.4 | 4,486.0 | 4,420.0 | 4,058.2 | 1.8 |
| 2402 | Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes | 3939.0 | 4,307.7 | 3,421.9 | 3,186.3 | 3,148.3 | −5.5 |
| 0306 | Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, | 2,874.3 | 3,253.8 | 3,244.7 | 3,031.6 | 3,052.7 | 1.5 |
| 0201 | Fresh or chilled beef | 1,928.3 | 2,193.9 | 2,500.7 | 2,731.1 | 2,819.6 | 10.0 |
| 2204 | Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines; grape must, partly fermented and of an actual alcoholic strength of > 0,5% vol | 1,908.6 | 1,991.8 | 2,091.5 | 2,188.0 | 2,402.6 | 5.9 |
| 1604 | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs | 1,834.0 | 1,911.8 | 2,003.0 | 2,202.2 | 2,360.7 | 6.5 |
| 1201 | Soya beans, whether or not broken | 2,164.7 | 2,014.9 | 2,012.0 | 1,995.3 | 2,034.6 | −1.5 |
| 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2,106.6 | 1,805.1 | 1,987.9 | 2,124.6 | 1,953.0 | −1.9 |
| 1605 | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) | 1,707.9 | 1,794.0 | 1,872.4 | 1,904.9 | 1,912.8 | 2.9 |
| 0202 | Frozen beef | 1,625.6 | 1,318.4 | 1,547.1 | 1,779.3 | 1,860.4 | 3.4% |
| 0406 | Cheese and curd | 1,341.8 | 1,294.5 | 1,507.3 | 1,676.3 | 1,756.8 | 7.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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Top 15 agri-food and seafood imports
1. Fresh, chilled or frozen pork (HS0203)
Canada was Japan's 2nd largest fresh, chilled or frozen pork (after the U.S) with imports valued at Can$1.5 billion in 2019. Imports from the world increased at a CAGR of 8.2% between 2015 and 2019. All top ten suppliers grew, ranging from a CAGR of 1.7% to 35.0%. Canada grew at 11.8%, with a market share of 21.1% 2015 up to 24.1% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 4,490.5 | 5,526.5 | 5,684.1 | 5,715.1 | 6,147.2 | 8.2 |
| United States | 1,487.5 | 1,694.5 | 1,628.8 | 1,618.6 | 1,590.7 | 1.7 |
| Canada | 948.6 | 1147.4 | 1317.6 | 1370.3 | 1483.7 | 11.8 |
| Spain | 416.9 | 569.6 | 657.0 | 692.8 | 789.0 | 17.3 |
| Denmark | 611.3 | 757.3 | 697.3 | 661.9 | 713.8 | 4.0 |
| Mexico | 400.8 | 483.8 | 531.0 | 552.2 | 652.7 | 13.0 |
| Netherlands | 107.0 | 153.0 | 154.6 | 181.0 | 215.7 | 19.2 |
| Chile | 126.7 | 176.1 | 155.2 | 159.5 | 177.1 | 8.7 |
| Germany | 50.4 | 97.2 | 125.3 | 132.7 | 167.3 | 35.0 |
| France | 60.0 | 83.2 | 91.0 | 87.4 | 102.9 | 14.4 |
| Italy | 62.9 | 84.6 | 81.2 | 85.7 | 81.4 | 6.7 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33.1 | 30.7 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 25.9 | −7.3 |
| Canada | 21.1 | 20.8 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 3.0 |
| Spain | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
| Denmark | 13.6 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | −2.0 |
| Mexico | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 1.7 |
| Netherlands | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Chile | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Germany | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| France | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Italy | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 4,490.5 | 5,526.5 | 5,684.1 | 5,715.1 | 6,147.2 | 8.2 |
| Imports from Canada | 948.6 | 1147.4 | 1317.6 | 1370.3 | 1483.7 | 11.8 |
| Supply gap | 3,541.9 | 4,379.1 | 4,366.5 | 4,344.8 | 4,663.5 | 7.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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2. Maize (HS 1005)
In 2019, Canada was ranked 28th largest supplier of maize to Japan with imports valued at Can$0.67 million in 2018 but zero in 2019. Top three suppliers were the U.S, Brazil and Argentina in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 4,132.3 | 4,060.9 | 3,996.3 | 4,360.2 | 4,676.0 | 3.1 |
| United States | 3,325.7 | 3,019.9 | 3,189.9 | 4,027.2 | 3,236.8 | −0.7 |
| Brazil | 637.3 | 976.9 | 550.5 | 196.0 | 1,319.0 | 19.9 |
| Argentina | 38.4 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 65.7 | 14.4 |
| Russia | 0.0 | 24.4 | 45.1 | 7.7 | 26.3 | 2.4 |
| France | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
| New Zealand | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 17.8 |
| Peru | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 14.4 |
| India | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 14.7 |
| South Africa | 5.5 | 0.1 | 129.4 | 93.5 | 1.4 | −29.4 |
| Chile | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Canada (28th) | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.00 | N/C |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate N/C: Not calculable |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80.5 | 74.4 | 79.8 | 92.4 | 69.2 | −11.3 |
| Brazil | 15.4 | 24.1 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 28.2 | 12.8 |
| Argentina | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Russia | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| France | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| New Zealand | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Peru | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| India | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| South Africa | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| Chile | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Canada (28th) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value NC: Not calculable |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 4,132.3 | 4,060.9 | 3,996.3 | 4,360.2 | 4,676.0 | 3.1 |
| Imports from Canada | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.00 | N/C |
| Supply gap | 4132.3 | 4060.86 | 3996.29 | 4359.53 | 4676 | 3.6 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate N/C: Not calculable |
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3. Fresh, chilled or frozen fish fillets and other fish meat (HS0304)
Canada was Japan's 33rd largest supplier of fresh, chilled or frozen fish fillets and other fish meat with imports valued at Can$8.7 million in 2019. Imports from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 4.0% between 2015 and 2019 with a market share of 0.3% in 2015 down to 0.2% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 3,613.6 | 3,753.8 | 4,129.3 | 4,347.1 | 4,642.2 | 6.5 |
| Norway | 580.0 | 697.9 | 707.0 | 738.0 | 803.4 | 8.5 |
| United States | 634.7 | 637.2 | 669.0 | 729.6 | 763.7 | 4.7 |
| Chile | 527.1 | 514.5 | 719.3 | 639.9 | 697.0 | 7.2 |
| China | 238.2 | 283.0 | 324.1 | 317.6 | 327.2 | 8.3 |
| Malta | 150.4 | 152.4 | 167.6 | 189.1 | 249.4 | 13.5 |
| South Korea | 209.9 | 238.8 | 241.9 | 245.7 | 228.1 | 2.1 |
| Viet-Nam | 108.5 | 111.9 | 119.9 | 135.2 | 138.2 | 6.2 |
| New Zealand | 86.5 | 101.6 | 102.9 | 100.0 | 119.5 | 8.4 |
| India | 98.3 | 88.6 | 89.8 | 107.7 | 115.2 | 4.1 |
| Russia | 70.8 | 69.0 | 88.9 | 122.3 | 114.8 | 12.8 |
| Canada (33rd) | 10.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | −4.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 18.6 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | −1.3 |
| United States | 17.0 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | −0.5 |
| Chile | 13.7 | 17.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.3 |
| China | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | −0.5 |
| Malta | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| South Korea | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | −1.5 |
| Viet-Nam | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| New Zealand | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | −0.1 |
| India | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Russia | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Canada (33rd) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 0.2 | −0.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 3,613.6 | 3,753.8 | 4,129.3 | 4,347.1 | 4,642.2 | 6.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 10.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | −4.0 |
| Supply gap | 3,603.4 | 3,745.0 | 4,120.3 | 4,339.0 | 4,633.5 | 6.5 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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4. Prepared or preserved meat, offal or blood (HS1602)
Canada was Japan's 5th largest supplier of prepared or preserved meat, offal or blood with imports valued at Can$50.9 million. Imports decreased by a CAGR of 5.1% between 2015 and 2019 with a market share of 1.9% in 2015 down to 1.2% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 3,361.1 | 3,475.9 | 3,893.0 | 4,171.3 | 4,200.7 | 5.7 |
| Thailand | 1,519.3 | 1,696.9 | 1,895.3 | 2,013.2 | 2,150.7 | 9.1 |
| China | 1,157.9 | 1,111.2 | 1,259.4 | 1,343.0 | 1,303.4 | 3.0 |
| United States | 474.7 | 445.2 | 501.5 | 514.7 | 420.3 | −3.0 |
| Germany | 10.0 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 42.6 | 51.6 | 50.8 |
| Canada | 62.8 | 53.2 | 47.8 | 53.6 | 50.9 | −5.1 |
| Mexico | 22.5 | 20.7 | 26.4 | 31.0 | 40.9 | 16.1 |
| Denmark | 17.6 | 24.9 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 29.7 | 13.9 |
| Australia | 35.6 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 32.7 | 27.7 | −6.1 |
| Netherlands | 24.0 | 25.0 | 28.2 | 32.5 | 25.3 | 1.4 |
| Ireland | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 23.1 | 19.9 | 331.5 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 45.2 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 48.3 | 51.2 | 6.0 |
| China | 34.5 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 31.0 | −3.4 |
| United States | 14.1 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 10.0 | −4.1 |
| Germany | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Canada | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | −0.7 |
| Mexico | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Denmark | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Australia | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Netherlands | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 3,361.1 | 3,475.9 | 3,893.0 | 4,171.3 | 4,200.7 | 5.7 |
| Imports from Canada | 62.8 | 53.2 | 47.8 | 53.6 | 50.9 | −5.1 |
| Supply gap | 3,298.3 | 3,422.7 | 3,845.2 | 4,117.7 | 4,149.8 | 5.9 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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5. Frozen fish (HS 0303)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 9th largest supplier of frozen fish with imports valued at Can$99 million. Japan's frozen fish imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 6.0% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 2.1% 2015 up to 6.0% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 3,778.3 | 3,990.4 | 4,486.0 | 4,420.0 | 4,058.2 | 1.8 |
| Chile | 657.1 | 675.2 | 802.4 | 858.9 | 1,003.0 | 11.2 |
| United States | 714.6 | 689.0 | 943.0 | 828.0 | 607.6 | −3.9 |
| Russian Federation | 540.3 | 600.9 | 695.3 | 804.1 | 592.7 | 2.3 |
| Taiwan | 445.7 | 516.7 | 582.2 | 490.9 | 452.1 | 0.4 |
| Norway | 263.0 | 283.9 | 252.8 | 271.9 | 264.8 | 0.2 |
| China | 239.5 | 271.7 | 259.8 | 217.9 | 207.5 | −3.5 |
| Australia | 119.8 | 139.5 | 102.8 | 129.2 | 140.7 | 4.1 |
| South Korea | 110.9 | 122.9 | 106.9 | 106.3 | 103.0 | −1.8 |
| Canada | 78.3 | 93.1 | 92.1 | 92.7 | 99.0 | 6.0 |
| Seychelles | 54.8 | 65.6 | 73.0 | 77.1 | 91.8 | 13.8 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 11.2 | −6.2 |
| United States | 18.9 | 17.3 | 21.0 | 18.7 | −4.0 | −22.9 |
| Russian Federation | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 2.3 | −12.0 |
| Taiwan | 11.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 0.4 | −11.4 |
| Norway | 7.0 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | −6.8 |
| China | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | −3.5 | −9.9 |
| Australia | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| South Korea | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | −1.8 | −4.8 |
| Canada | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Seychelles | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 3,778.3 | 3,990.4 | 4,486.0 | 4,420.0 | 4,058.2 | 1.8 |
| Imports from Canada | 78.3 | 93.1 | 92.1 | 92.7 | 99.0 | 6.0 |
| Supply gap | 3,700.0 | 3,897.3 | 4,393.9 | 4,327.3 | 3,959.2 | 1.7 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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6. Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes (HS 2402)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 36th largest supplier of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes with imports valued at Can$0.02 million. Japan's cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 14.7% from 2015 to 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 3,939.0 | 4,307.7 | 3,421.9 | 3,186.3 | 3,148.3 | −5.4 |
| South Korea | 369.6 | 515.8 | 722.1 | 772.3 | 868.6 | 23.8 |
| Switzerland | 807.6 | 704.6 | 526.1 | 577.0 | 575.0 | −8.1 |
| Ukraine | 372.3 | 476.5 | 522.5 | 609.5 | 564.6 | 11.0 |
| Lithuania | 388.5 | 638.7 | 640.4 | 597.1 | 486.8 | 5.8 |
| Serbia | 221.9 | 299.6 | 318.4 | 431.9 | 421.3 | 17.4 |
| Singapore | 85.8 | 73.5 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 64.4 | −6.9 |
| Indonesia | 2.7 | 5.3 | 14.9 | 33.6 | 64.4 | 121.1 |
| Taiwan | 9.4 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 31.3 | 35.1 |
| China | 22.2 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 1.8 |
| Mexico | 1.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 65.1 |
| Canada (36th) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 14.7% |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 9.4 | 12.0 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 27.6 | 18.2 |
| Switzerland | 20.5 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | −2.2 |
| Ukraine | 9.5 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 8.5 |
| Lithuania | 9.9 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 5.6 |
| Serbia | 5.6 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 7.8 |
| Singapore | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Indonesia | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Taiwan | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| China | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Mexico | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Canada (36th) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 3,939.0 | 4307.7 | 3421.9 | 3186.3 | 3148.3 | −5.4 |
| Imports from Canada | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 14.70 |
| Supply gap | 3,938.99 | 4,307.69 | 3,421.89 | 3,186.296 | 3,148.28 | −5.4 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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7. Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried (HS 0306)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 5th largest supplier of crustaceans with imports valued at Can$316.6 million. Japan's crustaceans imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 1.8% from 2015 to 2019 with a market share of 10.3% 2015 up to 10.4% in 2019. Russia was the largest supplier and had the highest growth at a CAGR of 10.7% over the past five years among the top ten suppliers.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,874.3 | 3,253.8 | 3,244.7 | 3,031.6 | 3,052.7 | 1.5 |
| Russia | 370.5 | 530.9 | 488.5 | 550.7 | 555.8 | 10.7 |
| Viet-Nam | 463.8 | 464.9 | 562.0 | 478.2 | 461.4 | −0.1 |
| India | 376.2 | 430.3 | 439.1 | 412.9 | 431.0 | 3.5 |
| Indonesia | 382.4 | 383.7 | 367.3 | 367.1 | 350.3 | −2.2 |
| Canada | 295.3 | 297.3 | 322.0 | 270.9 | 316.6 | 1.8 |
| Argentina | 162.6 | 192.5 | 236.1 | 194.5 | 206.0 | 6.1 |
| Thailand | 137.4 | 159.6 | 166.4 | 170.6 | 143.2 | 1.0 |
| China | 115.8 | 144.3 | 121.7 | 112.9 | 96.2 | −4.5 |
| United States | 159.4 | 128.6 | 72.5 | 86.6 | 84.4 | −14.7 |
| Myanmar | 64.1 | 64.4 | 64.9 | 53.1 | 62.2 | −0.8 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 12.9 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 5.3 |
| Viet-Nam | 16.1 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 15.1 | −1.0 |
| India | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 1.0 |
| Indonesia | 13.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | −1. |
| Canada | 10.3 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| Argentina | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| Thailand | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | −0.1 |
| China | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3. | 3.7 | 3.2 | −0.9 |
| United States | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | −2.8 |
| Myanmar | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | −0.2 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 2,874.3 | 3,253.8 | 3,244.7 | 3,031.6 | 3,052.7 | 1.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 295.3 | 297.3 | 322.0 | 270.9 | 316.6 | 1.8 |
| Supply gap | 2,579.0 | 2,956.5 | 2,922.7 | 2,760.7 | 2,736.1 | 1.5 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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8. Fresh or chilled beef (HS0201)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 3rd largest supplier of fresh or chilled beef with imports valued at Can$93.1 million. Japan's fresh or chilled beef imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 56.1% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 0.8% 2015 up to 3.3% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,928.3 | 2,193.9 | 2,500.7 | 2,731.1 | 2,819.6 | 10.0 |
| United States | 654.7 | 928.5 | 1,249.9 | 1,336.3 | 1,304.1 | 18.8 |
| Australia | 1,177.5 | 1,158.1 | 1,136.8 | 1,240.7 | 1,282.5 | 2.2 |
| Canada | 15.7 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 42.8 | 93.1 | 56.1 |
| New Zealand | 51.6 | 59.9 | 63.7 | 75.4 | 84.4 | 13.1 |
| Mexico | 27.4 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 33.6 | 38.8 | 9.1 |
| Uruguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | N/C |
| Italy | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 112.5 |
| France | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | −13.9 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,103.0 |
| Netherlands | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 112.4 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate NC: Not calculable |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34.0 | 42.3 | 50.0 | 48.9 | 46.3 | 12.3 |
| Australia | 61.1 | 52.8 | 45.5 | 45.4 | 45.5 | −15.6 |
| Canada | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| New Zealand | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Mexico | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Uruguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Italy | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| France | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Netherlands | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,928.3 | 2,193.9 | 2,500.7 | 2,731.1 | 2,819.6 | 10.0 |
| Imports from Canada | 15.7 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 42.8 | 93.1 | 56.1 |
| Supply gap | 1,912.6 | 2,173 | 2,475.6 | 2,688.3 | 2,726.5 | 9.3 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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9. Wine of fresh grapes (HS2204)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 17th largest supplier of wine of fresh grapes with imports valued at Can$1.3 million. Japan's wine of fresh grapes imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 3.9% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 0.06% in 2015 down to 0.05% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,908.6 | 1,991.8 | 2,091.5 | 2,188.0 | 2,402.6 | 5.9 |
| France | 975.0 | 1,044.0 | 1,110.0 | 1,206.4 | 1,348.5 | 8.5 |
| Italy | 238.7 | 241.4 | 250.7 | 253.4 | 284.7 | 4.5 |
| Chile | 263.7 | 260.6 | 278.2 | 261.8 | 259.4 | −0.4 |
| United States | 144.0 | 155.5 | 159.4 | 167.8 | 183.9 | 6.3 |
| Spain | 124.1 | 128.4 | 128.0 | 128.4 | 155.1 | 5.7 |
| Australia | 52.2 | 54.0 | 58.0 | 64.3 | 62.3 | 4.5 |
| Germany | 21.0 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 24.8 | 4.3 |
| Argentina | 30.7 | 27.3 | 22.7 | 18.8 | 19.5 | −10.7 |
| South Africa | 18.2 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 16.4 | −2.6 |
| New Zealand | 14.5 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 2.3 |
| Canada 17th) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 51.1 | 52.4 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 56.1 | 5.0 |
| Italy | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.9 | −0.7 |
| Chile | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.8 | −3.0 |
| United States | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Spain | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Australia | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | −0.2 |
| Germany | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Argentina | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| South Africa | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| New Zealand | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Canada 17th) | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.07% | 0.05 | −0.01 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,908.6 | 1,991.8 | 2,091.5 | 2,188.0 | 2,402.6 | 5.9 |
| Imports from Canada | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Supply gap | 1,908.6 | 1,991.8 | 2,091.5 | 2,188 | 2,402.6 | 5.9 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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10. Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (HS1604)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 18th largest supplier of prepared or preserved fish, caviar with imports valued at Can$2.3 million. Japan's prepared or preserved fish, caviar imports from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 14,7% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 0.2% 2015 down to 0.1% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,834.0 | 1,911.8 | 2,003.0 | 2,202.2 | 2,360.7 | 6.5 |
| China | 1,082.4 | 1,066.7 | 1,077.1 | 1,177.8 | 1,207.6 | 2.8 |
| Thailand | 366.1 | 401.3 | 421.1 | 480.5 | 549.0 | 10.7 |
| Viet-Nam | 102.6 | 133.9 | 160.2 | 182.0 | 250.0 | 24.9 |
| Indonesia | 93.9 | 103.2 | 129.2 | 137.5 | 135.7 | 9.6 |
| Philippines | 64.0 | 90.8 | 83.8 | 89.7 | 107.7 | 13.9 |
| Korea | 23.9 | 24.0 | 26.8 | 36.4 | 29.2 | 5.1 |
| United States | 39.5 | 40.3 | 49.5 | 35.9 | 17.2 | −18.8 |
| Italy | 9.5 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | −0.1 |
| India | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 13.3 |
| Taiwan | 19.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 6.5 | −23.7 |
| Canada (18th) | 4.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | −14.7 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 59.0 | 55.8 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 51.2 | −7.9 |
| Thailand | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 3.3 |
| Viet-Nam | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 5.0 |
| Indonesia | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Philippines | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Korea | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| United States | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | −1.4 |
| Italy | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| India | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Taiwan | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.8 |
| Canada (18th) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,834.0 | 1,911.8 | 2,003.0 | 2,202.2 | 2,360.7 | 6.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 4.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | −14.7 |
| Supply gap | 1,829.6 | 1,905.3 | 1,997.5 | 2,199.5 | 2,358.4 | −15.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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11. Soya beans, whether or not broken (HS 1201)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 3rd largest supplier of soya beans with imports valued at Can$279.6 million. Japan's soya beans imports from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 5.1% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 15.9% 2015 down to 13.7% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,164.7 | 2,014.9 | 2,012.0 | 1,995.3 | 2,034.6 | −1.5 |
| United States | 1,491.5 | 1,383.7 | 1,443.2 | 1,381.5 | 1,437.1 | −0.9 |
| Brazil | 285.8 | 300.8 | 276.7 | 315.8 | 287.1 | 0.1 |
| Canada | 344.9 | 295.5 | 260.3 | 268.7 | 279.6 | −5.1 |
| China | 40.6 | 34.8 | 31.6 | 28.3 | 28.9 | −8.2 |
| Russia | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 117.7 |
| India | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 438.4 |
| Paraguay | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | −10.5 |
| Lao | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.08 | −7.6 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68.9 | 68.7 | 71.7 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 1.7 |
| Brazil | 13.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 0.9 |
| Canada | 15.9 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 | −2.2 |
| China | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Russia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0. | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| India | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0. | 0.0 |
| Paraguay | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Lao | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 2,164.7 | 2,014.9 | 2,012.0 | 1,995.3 | 2,034.6 | −1.5 |
| Imports from Canada | 40.6 | 34.8 | 31.6 | 28.3 | 28.9 | −8.2 |
| Supply gap | 2,124.1 | 1,980.1 | 1,980.4 | 1,967.- | 2,005.7 | −1.4 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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12. Wheat and meslin (HS 1001)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 2nd largest supplier of wheat and meslin with imports valued at Can$679.8 million. Japan's wheat and meslin imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 2.0% from 2015 to 2019 with a market share of 29.9% in 2015 up to 34.8% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,106.6 | 1,805.1 | 1,987.9 | 2,124.6 | 1,953.0 | −1.9 |
| United States | 1,070.9 | 821.4 | 1,001.7 | 1,027.5 | 896.7 | −4.3 |
| Canada | 628.8 | 605.6 | 611.8 | 705.4 | 679.8 | 2.0 |
| Australia | 338.5 | 298.8 | 347.0 | 353.2 | 346.1 | 0.6 |
| Russia | 2.2 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 60.5 |
| Romania | 2.5 | 15.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 44.6 |
| France | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | −4.6 |
| Bulgaria | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2,094.8 |
| Germany | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | −57.9 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.8 | 45.5 | 50.4 | 48.4 | 45.9 | −4.9 |
| Canada | 29.9 | 33.6 | 30.8 | 33.2 | 34.8 | 4.9 |
| Australia | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 1.7 |
| Russian Federation | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Romania | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| France | 0.22 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.02 |
| Bulgaria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02% | 0.02 |
| Germany | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.24 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 2,106.6 | 1,805.1 | 1,987.9 | 2,124.6 | 1,953.0 | −1.9 |
| Imports from Canada | 628.8 | 605.6 | 611.8 | 705.4 | 679.8 | 2.0 |
| Supply gap | 1,477.8 | 1,199.5 | 1,376.1 | 1,419.2 | 1,273.2 | −3.7 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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13. Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS 1605)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 8th largest supplier of prepared crustaceans with imports valued at Can$13.8 million. Japan's prepared crustaceans imports from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 7.5% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 1.1% in 2015 down to 0.7% in 2019..
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,707.9 | 1,794.0 | 1,872.4 | 1,904.9 | 1,912.8 | 2.9 |
| China | 662.0 | 721.5 | 766.0 | 766.3 | 746.6 | 3.1 |
| Viet-Nam | 327.6 | 340.8 | 377.7 | 398.9 | 419.9 | 6.4 |
| Thailand | 378.2 | 400.5 | 396.3 | 410.2 | 403.5 | 1.6 |
| Indonesia | 128.3 | 131.1 | 142.4 | 149.0 | 155.6 | 4.9 |
| South Korea | 66.1 | 68.3 | 71.0 | 53.7 | 44.4 | −9.5 |
| Peru | 13.6 | 21.4 | 16.6 | 20.2 | 26.2 | 17.9 |
| India | 18.4 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 17.2 | −1.6 |
| Canada | 18.8 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 13.8 | −7.5 |
| Chile | 24.1 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.3 | −13.8 |
| Bulgaria | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 38.8 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 40.2 | 39.0 | 0.3 |
| Viet-Nam | 19.2 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 2.8 |
| Thailand | 22.1 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.1 | −1.0 |
| Indonesia | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| South Korea | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | −1.6 |
| Peru | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0. |
| India | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.2 |
| Canada | 1.1 |
0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Chile | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Bulgaria | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0. | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,707.9 | 1,794.0 | 1,872.4 | 1,904.9 | 1,912.8 | 2.9 |
| Imports from Canada | 18.8 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 13.8 | −7.5 |
| Supply gap | 1,689.1 | 1,777.4 | 1,856.8 | 1,893.4 | 1,899.0 | 3.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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14. Frozen beef (HS020 2)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 3rd largest supplier of frozen beef with imports valued at Can$163.9 million. Japan's frozen beef imports from Canada increased by a CAGR of 39.6% from 2015 to 2019.with a market share of 2.7% in 2015 up to 8.8% in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,625.6 | 1,318.4 | 1,547.1 | 1,779.3 | 1,860.4 | 3.4 |
| Australia | 840.0 | 751.4 | 877.5 | 980.8 | 945.4 | 3.0 |
| United States | 592.7 | 410.3 | 491.4 | 606.7 | 590.8 | −0.1 |
| Canada | 43.2 | 47.3 | 67.6 | 77.1 | 163.9 | 39.6 |
| New Zealand | 84.8 | 77.9 | 66.6 | 57.5 | 78.5 | −1.9 |
| Mexico | 56.8 | 24.3 | 33.2 | 52.2 | 58.2 | 0.6 |
| Poland | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 42.0 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | N/C |
| Ireland | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 25.5 |
| Uruguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | N/C |
| Vanuatu | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | −28.2 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate N/C: Non calculable |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 51.7 | 57.0 | 56.7 | 55.1 | 50.8 | −0.9 |
| United States | 36.5 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 34.1 | 31.8 | −4.7 |
| Canada | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 6.2 |
| New Zealand | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | −1.0 |
| Mexico | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Poland | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Ireland | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Uruguay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Vanuatu | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,625.6 | 1,318.4 | 1,547.1 | 1,779.3 | 1,860.4 | 3.4 |
| Imports from Canada | 43.2 | 47.3 | 67.6 | 77.1 | 163.9 | 39.6 |
| Supply gap | 1,582.4 | 1,271.1 | 1,479.5 | 1,702.2 | 1,696.5 | 1.8 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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15. Cheese and curd (HS0406)
In 2019, Canada was Japan's 17th largest supplier of cheese and curd with imports valued at Can$1.0 million. Japan's chees and curd imports from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 6.6% from 2015 to 2019.with a same market share of 0.1% in 2015 and in 2019.
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,341.8 | 1,294.5 | 1,507.3 | 1,676.3 | 1,756.8 | 7.0 |
| Australia | 425.5 | 381.3 | 412.0 | 460.2 | 454.9 | 1.7 |
| New Zealand | 283.1 | 285.3 | 317.8 | 340.1 | 372.0 | 7.1 |
| United States | 224.4 | 167.4 | 188.1 | 202.2 | 218.6 | −0.6 |
| Netherlands | 74.6 | 86.3 | 126.4 | 142.8 | 152.5 | 19.6 |
| Italy | 92.3 | 99.0 | 112.5 | 118.0 | 129.9 | 8.9 |
| Denmark | 61.4 | 76.9 | 103.7 | 115.0 | 110.1 | 15.7 |
| France | 76.7 | 84.3 | 92.2 | 108.6 | 106.4 | 8.6 |
| Germany | 50.8 | 54.6 | 77.0 | 84.2 | 89.1 | 15.0 |
| Ireland | 14.4 | 17.1 | 32.3 | 48.4 | 58.4 | 41.8 |
| Argentina | 15.8 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 9.7 |
| Canada (17th) | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | −6.6 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percent point* change 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 31.7 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 25.9 | −5.8 |
| New Zealand | 21.1 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 0.1 |
| United States | 16.7 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.5 | −4.3 |
| Netherlands | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 |
| Italy | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Denmark | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| France | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Germany | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| Ireland | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Argentina | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Canada (17th) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *Percent point change: difference between 2019 and 2015 value |
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| Category | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | CAGR* % 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports from the World | 1,341.8 | 1,294.5 | 1,507.3 | 1,676.3 | 1,756.8 | 7.0 |
| Imports from Canada | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | −6.6 |
| Supply gap | 1,340.5 | 1,293.8 | 1,504.3 | 1,674.9 | 1,755.8 | 7.0 |
Source: Global Trade Tracker, 2020 *CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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