What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada potatoes is between US$ 1.97 and US$ 3.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.89 and US$ 1.78 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for potatoes is between CAD 2.66 and CAD 5.31 per kilogram or between CAD 1.20 and CAD 2.41 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada potatoes is between US$ 1.38 and US$ 2.75 per kilogram or between US$ 0.62 and US$ 1.25 per pound(lb).
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Canada Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Canada has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the export price was 0.83 US $ per kg, which increased to 0.89 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the export price rose to 0.95 US $ per kg and remained at the same level in 2020. The export price further increased to 1.03 US $ per kg in 2021 and 1.10 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Potatoes from Canada will be 1.17 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.24 US $ per kg in 2024.The Canada potatoes exports are classified as:
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
Canada Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Canada has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.81 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 1.03 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 27.2% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 1.03 US dollars per kg, and the lowest price was recorded in 2016, at 0.81 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Canada will continue to rise, with an estimated price of 1.18 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.33 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Canada potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in Canada were US$ 1,192,977, US$ 1,280,007, US$ 1,398,620 and US$ 1,376,309 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Canada: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Canada potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of potatoes sold by Canada in 2020 was 1,503,764 metric tons. In 2019 Canada sold 1,443,597 tonnes of potatoes. In 2019 alone, the interest in Canada potatoes (tubers category) has gone down, flactuating by -7.926 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports decreased by -5.9% earning Canada US$1,376.31m for the year 2019. Canada's potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
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Canada potatoes export values
In 2019, Canada supplied potatoes with a value of 1,376.31m USD, a decrease of -1.60% from 2018's total potatoes export of 1398.62m USD. The annual reduction in value of Canada potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 9.267%.
The yearly change in the quantity of Canada's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.9 percent when compared to a variation of -7.926% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's share of the world's total potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 35 in world exports of potatoes.
Export markets for Canada potatoes ( in '000$ )
Canada's best performing destinations for potatoes are US, Japan, Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago and China.
Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net importer of potatoes. The annual growth of Canada potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was -27%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 15%, per annum.
Canada brought in 323,647 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Canada was 21,638,956 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 3.94%. The country had approximately 553,356.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.