Saskatchewan is a global leader in producing and supplying consistent high-quality products required by the world's fastest-growing countries. In 2024, 10 countries were the recipients of more than $14 billion in Saskatchewan agri-food exports.
Saskatchewan's top 10 agri-food export destinations and their value in 2024:
- United States: $5.8 billion
- China: $3.7 billion
- India: $1.0 billion
- Japan: $916 million
- Mexico: $615 million
- Algeria: $591 million
- Morocco: $522 million
- Italy: $462 million
- United Arab Emirates: $453 million
- Turkey: $393 million
In 2023, Saskatchewan was the world's leading exporter of the following commodities (based on dollar value): dry peas, lentils, durum, canola oil, canary seed, mustard and oats.
In 2023, Saskatchewan exported approximately (based on dollar value):
- 56 per cent of the world's canary seed exports
- 34 per cent of the world's lentil exports
- 30 per cent of the world's durum exports
- 26 per cent of the world's dry pea exports
- 24 per cent of the world's mustard seed exports
- 22 per cent of the world's oat exports
- 20 per cent of the world's canola meal exports
- 17 per cent of the world's canola oil exports
- 16 per cent of the world's canola seed exports
- 10 per cent of the world's flaxseed exports
- 10 per cent of the world's chickpea exports
- 6 per cent of the world's rye exports
- 5 per cent of the world's non-durum wheat exports
- 4 per cent of the world's barley exports
In 2024, Saskatchewan produced:
- 87 per cent of Canada's lentils;
- 85 per cent of Canada's chickpeas;
- 76 per cent of Canada's flaxseed;
- 76 per cent of Canada's durum;
- 71 per cent of Canada's mustard;
- 55 per cent of Canada's canola;
- 51 per cent of Canada's dry peas;
- 41 per cent of Canada's non-durum wheat; and
- 44 per cent of Canada's oats.
In 2023, Saskatchewan exported (based on dollar value):
- 91 per cent of Canada's chickpea exports
- 88 per cent of Canada's lentil exports
- 84 per cent of Canada's flaxseed exports
- 81 per cent of Canada's durum exports
- 70 per cent of Canada's canary seed exports
- 67 per cent of Canada's dry pea exports
- 59 per cent of Canada's mustard exports
- 53 per cent of Canada's canola seed exports
- 52 per cent of Canada's barley exports
- 51 per cent of Canada's oat exports
- 50 per cent of Canada's canola oil exports
- 41 per cent of Canada's canola meal exports
- 40 per cent of Canada's non-durum wheat exports
- 29 per cent of Canada's rye exports