Food Day Canada 2023… By the numbers (PDF, 9.18 MB)
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By the numbers… Food Day Canada 2023
Breakfast: Pancakes with maple syrup
- In 2022, Canadian producers harvested 65.9 million litres of maple syrup.
- In 2022, 59.21 kilograms of wheat flour were available per person.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0354-01 Production and value of maple products and Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada.
Lunch: Poutine
- In 2022, 32.37 kilograms of white fresh potatoes were available per person.
- In 2022, 571 040 metric tonnes of cheese were produced
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada and Table 32-10-0053-01 Supply and disposition of food in Canada.
Healthy snacks
- In 2022, 6.04 kilograms of fresh carrots were available per person.
- In 2022, marketed production of fresh apples totalled 414,494 tons.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada and Table 32-10-0364-01 Area, production and farm gate value of marketed fruits.
Dinner: Tourtière
- In 2022, 15.53 kilograms of beef (boneless weight) were available per person.
- In 2022, Canadian farmers produced 295 700 metric tonnes of fresh onions and shallots.
- In 2022, 3.57 kilograms of butter were available per person.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada, Table 32-10-0053-01 Supply and disposition of food in Canada and Table 32-10-0054-01 Food available in Canada.
Note: Food availability is a measure of the amount of food that is physically present in a country for consumption, not demand or the amount of food that is consumed.