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Per Capita Food Consumption in Canada (Per Year)
| |
Units |
1991 |
2001 |
2007 |
| Fresh Fruit (Retail Weight) |
kg. |
58.07 |
63.30 |
72.56 |
| Fresh Vegetables (Retail Weight) |
kg. |
129.07 |
150.25 |
137.62 |
| Beef (Carcass Weight Equivalent) |
kg. |
33.28 |
30.75 |
30.61 |
| Pork (Carcass Weight Equivalent) |
kg. |
25.86 |
28.94 |
24.68 |
| Poultry (Eviscerated Weight) |
kg. |
28.31 |
36.45 |
37.71 |
| Fish (Edible Weight) |
kg. |
8.64 |
9.65 |
9.47 |
| Fluid Milk (Retail Weight) |
litres |
94.53 |
87.03 |
83.21 |
| Alcoholic Beverages (Pop. 15+ Years) |
litres |
108.56 |
104.69 |
107.13 |
Note: These data represent food available for consumption and not
actual quantities of food
consumed since they do not allow for losses such as waste and/or
spoilage in stores,
households, private institutions or restaurants.
Data Sources: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development; Statistics
Canada;
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; and CanFax
This Factsheet was prepared by:
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Economics and Competitiveness Division
Statistics and Data Development Unit
#302, J.G. O’Donoghue Building
7000 - 113 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6H 5T6
Phone: (780) 427-4011 Fax: (780) 427-5220
