What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada maize is between US$ 0.96 and US$ 2.87 per kilogram or between US$ 0.43 and US$ 1.30 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for maize is between CAD 1.29 and CAD 3.87 per kilogram or between CAD 0.59 and CAD 1.76 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada maize is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 2.01 per kilogram or between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.91 per pound(lb).
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Canada Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Canada over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, the price was 0.19 US $ per kg. In 2020, the price increased to 0.22 US $ per kg and in 2021, it further increased to 0.29 US $ per kg. The highest price was observed in 2022, when it reached 0.34 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Maize from Canada in 2023 will be around 0.37 US $ per kg and in 2024, it will be around 0.41 US $ per kg.The exports of maize from Canada are categorised as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
Canada Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Canada over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 0.42 US dollars per kg, and this decreased to 0.33 US dollars per kg in 2013. In 2014, the price dropped further to 0.25 US dollars per kg, and then remained steady at 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price dropped to 0.19 US dollars per kg, and has remained at this level for the last four years. In 2020, the price increased slightly to 0.22 US dollars per kg, and then rose again to 0.29 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price of Maize imports into Canada is 0.34 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Maize imports into Canada will remain steady at 0.34 US dollars per kg in 2023, and then increase slightly to 0.35 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Canada maize
The total values in export for maize in Canada were US$ 5,448,912, US$ 5,090,720, US$ 6,719,520 and US$ 4,060,288 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Canada: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Canada maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of maize sold by Canada in 2020 was 18,429,472 metric tonnes. In 2019 Canada sold 19,964,848 tonnes of maize. For 2019 alone, the interest in Canada maize (cereals/grains category) has decreased, changing by -42.751 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports reduced by -24.76 pc netting the exporter US$4,060.29m for the year 2019. Canada's maize exports are categorised as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
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Canada maize export values
In 2019, Canada supplied maize with a value of 4,060.29m USD, a contraction of -39.57% from 2018's total maize export of 6719.52m USD. The annual change in value of Canada maize between 2017 to 2018 was 31.995%.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Canada's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -24.76 per cent compared to a variation of -42.751% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's portion of the world's total maize's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 12 in world exports of maize.
Export markets for Canada maize ( in '000$ )
Canada's top destinations for maize are Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, US and Grenada.
Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net importer of maize. The annual growth of Canada maize in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 1%, per annum.
Canada purchased 37,116,832 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Canada was 326,242,896 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -3.42%. The country had an estimated 35,218,248.00 hectares under maize cultivation.