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Agriculture and food: Canada and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Canada sold USD 47.4 million of agricultural and food products to South Africa and bought USD 344 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 57 percent, from USD 249 million in 2019 to USD 391 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, South Africa sold USD 344 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 47.4 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Canada's exports to South Africa: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Canada

2019: 40.6Low 27.8 / High 67.72025: 47.4

201940.6
202067.7
202159.5
202227.8
202341.9
202454.4
202547.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Canada's imports from South Africa: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Canada

2019: 207.9Low 207.9 / High 343.62025: 343.6

2019207.9
2020229.2
2021257.8
2022280.7
2023249.9
2024288.8
2025343.6

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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