Agricultural trade services – For exporters

In 2023, Alberta exports of agricultural and food products set a fourth consecutive record at $17.9 billion, up 10.5% from 2022 ($16.2 billion).

Services

Our branch provides the following services to Alberta companies:

international connections
international business support
consulting on international marketing
business facilitation
market intelligence
opportunity identification
support for improvements in market access
tools for profiling Alberta
export readiness

Quick facts

In 2022, the top 5 international markets for Alberta’s agri-food exports were the United States ($8.9 billion), China ($3.1 billion), Japan ($1.3 billion), Mexico ($749 million) and Indonesia ($390.8 million). These five countries accounted for 80.4% of Alberta’s total agri-food exports. Browse Alberta companies that export to these and other markets.
Alberta’s top 5 agri-food exports in 2023 (ranked by value) were beef ($3.9 billion), wheat ($3.6 billion), canola seed ($1.7 billion), crude canola oil ($1.4 billion), and oilseed cake and meal ($1.1 billion). See our product brochures for more detail.
Alberta’s food processors have access to the Food Processing Development Centre (FPDC), a 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq-ft) state-of-the art facility with a commercial pilot plant, culinary and product development laboratories and sensory analysis capability. The centre is equipped with more than $20 million in equipment that supports food product innovation along the full development and commercialization continuum.
The Government of Alberta operates international offices in various locations in Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

For more information on Alberta’s export market:

Resources

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Agri-Food Export Catalogue

The Export Catalogue is now available online in an interactive platform. It will be updated throughout the year and no longer published in PDF or print versions.

The online Alberta Agri-Food Products and Services Export Catalogue features products and services that Alberta exports internationally. The Export Catalogue is designed specifically for importers, distributors and buyers located outside of Canada.

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