The volume of lobster shipped by Canada in 2020 was 84,321 tons. In 2019 Canada exported 97,528 tonnes of lobster. In 2019 alone, the market for Canada lobster (seafood category) has climbed, changing by 13.907 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went up by 15.48% bringing Canada US$1,953.31m for the year 2019. Canada's lobster exports are categorised as:
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
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Canada lobster export values
In 2019, Canada sold lobster valued at 1,953.31m USD, a surge of 13.64% from 2018's total lobster export of 1718.905m USD. The yearly growth in value of Canada lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 4.852 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Canada's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.48 per cent when compared to a variation of 13.907% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's stake of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was 1.2%. Canada holds position 12 in world exports of lobster.
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Export markets for Canada lobster ( in '000$ )
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Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net importer of lobster. The annual growth of Canada lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was -3%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -5%, per annum.
Canada ordered 25,960 tonnes of lobster in 2019.
