%
Chg.
Average
2008
2009
2010
r
2011
r
2012
p
'12/'11 2008-2012
%
tonnes
1
United States...................................................................................................................…
251,319
228,861
226,062
178,188
134,803
-24.3
203,847
U.S. % of Total
79.4
77.2
73.6
71.5
68.9
74.7
2
Mexico...................................................................................................................…
38,035
37,265
38,561
28,185
21,035
-25.4
32,616
3
Hong Kong...................................................................................................................…
7,009
7,989
13,318
18,514
16,157
-12.7
12,597
4
Japan...................................................................................................................…
5,351
8,879
13,316
10,761
10,810
0.5
9,824
5
Russian Federation...................................................................................................................…
2,604
4,145
8,920
6,219
4,698
-24.5
5,317
6
Korea South...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
24
1,748
…
354
7
China...................................................................................................................…
-
-
1
-
1,358
-
272
8
Vietnam...................................................................................................................…
435
1,171
725
335
616
84.2
656
9
Philippines...................................................................................................................…
2,415
728
854
1,275
745
-41.5
1,203
10
Egypt...................................................................................................................…
-
15
524
2,422
1,714
-29.2
935
11
Italy...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
165
187
13.0
70
12
Switzerland...................................................................................................................…
2
113
134
110
175
59.2
107
13
Cuba...................................................................................................................…
13
38
700
224
138
-38.4
223
14
Taiwan...................................................................................................................…
1,332
2,828
2,219
1,064
346
-67.5
1,558
15
United Kingdom...................................................................................................................…
-
-
129
195
106
-45.7
86
16
Netherlands...................................................................................................................…
74
41
42
122
86
-29.6
73
17
France...................................................................................................................…
-
88
123
37
91
143.2
68
18
Macedonia (FYROM)...................................................................................................................…
50
93
115
388
78
-79.9
145
19
United Arab Emirates...................................................................................................................…
-
19
59
23
32
40.1
26
20
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)...................................................................................................................…
107
395
322
214
230
7.1
254
21
Lithuania...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
-
75
-
15
22
Angola...................................................................................................................…
973
187
158
283
114
-59.7
343
23
Colombia...................................................................................................................…
-
-
55
-
120
-
35
24
Singapore...................................................................................................................…
-
0
6
27
26
-3.2
12
25
Gabon...................................................................................................................…
179
14
134
59
14
-76.4
80
26
Germany...................................................................................................................…
0
25
30
10
9
-15.3
15
27
Afghanistan...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
-
24
-
5
28
Indonesia...................................................................................................................…
1,237
1,839
414
9
9
7.3
702
29
Honduras...................................................................................................................…
-
24
23
-
23
-
14
30
Guinea...................................................................................................................…
206
7
14
2
30
…
52
31
Senegal...................................................................................................................…
669
230
214
105
27
-74.1
249
32
Thailand...................................................................................................................…
-
1
5
3
5
41.4
3
33
Azerbaijan...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
-
1
-
0
34
Netherlands Antilles...................................................................................................................…
-
-
-
-
0
-
0
Other Countries...................................................................................................................…
4,511
1,380
74
208
-
-100.0
1,235
All Countries (Total)….....................................................................................…
316,523 296,377 307,251 249,170 195,626
-21.5
272,989
0 - (
zero) refers to quantity lower than 500 kg.
(1)
Refers to fresh, chilled and frozen meat and includes edible offal.
Source: Statistics Canada; and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Branch
Source: Statistics Canada; and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Branch
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Table 42: Alberta Beef Exports by Country - Quantity, 2008-2012 (1)
Country Rank in 2012
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
'000
tonnes
Russia
Japan
Hong Kong
Mexico
United States
All Countries
Fig. 23 Alberta Exports of Beef to Top Five Countries, Quantity, 2008-2012
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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