SEED IMPORTS - July 2006 - June 2007
HS 10 Description 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007
$Cdn Kg $Cdn Kg $Cdn Kg $Cdn Kg
0712901030 Sweet corn seed dried but not further prepared
4,606,904
775
 4,778,892 1,040 3,898,804 5,137 4,819,358 2,758
0713101000 Peas, seed, in packages <=500g
1,328
2,003
 3,949 5,806 614 900 10,502 15,419
0713109010 Peas, seeds for sowing, in packages > 500g
5,427,829
 5,103,059 4,068,914 3,615,141 4,275,833 4,331,780 5,299,865 4,888,093
0713200010 Chickpea (garbanzos) seeds for sowing, dried, shelled
247
366
 343,176 281,333 37,475 30,791 28,988 27,916
0713311010 Bean seeds for sowing, Vigna radiata, in pack >500 g, dried, shelled
35,413
8,896
 62,289 14,159 166,524 30,515 58,807 16,718
0713320010 Bean seeds for sowing, small red (Adzuki) dried, shelled
293,538
 293,538 236,053 236,053 231,120 231,120 274,024 270,439
0713331010 Navy/white pea beans, seed, dried, shelled, w/n skinned
803,722
494,199
 2,249,986 1,328,794 1,220,927 1,077,908 974,773 875,827
0713331090 Kidney bean seeds, nes, dried, shelled, w/n skinned
2,597,010
1,823,562
 4,393,379 2,964,204 3,039,210 4,108,275 2,509,602 1,838,862
0713399010 Beans, seeds for sowing, nes
6,187,220
3,446,341
 5,730,279 2,753,534 6,587,579 3,046,423 5,984,599 2,735,964
0713400010 Lentils, seeds for sowing
207,173
398,652
 795,195 1,797,363 252,350 806,523 1,797,186 7,613,574
0713501000 Broad beans and horse beans, seed, in packages > 500g
172,643
160,521
 281,796 238,456 157,373 142,474 119,246 118,411
0713509010 Broad bean and horse bean seeds for sowing, dried, shelled, nes
0
 0 785 689 251 220 1,970 955
0713901000 Leguminous vegetable seed, nes, in packages > 500g
2,663,986
1,570,340
 2,307,301 2,327,084 1,092,311 858,645 1,095,568 1,081,580
0713909010 Leguminous vegetables, seeds for sowing, nes, in packages <=500g
455,258
240,732
 399,501 310,680 333,742 274,935 346,468 271,480
1001101010 Durum wheat, seed, within access commitment
3,944
25,000
 46,481 164,000 2,670 9,000 4,154 15,000
1001901020 Wheat, seed, within access commitment, nes
840,511
2,389,000
 1,526,538 3,077,000 929,173 6,144,000 424,389 1,030,000
1002000000 Rye
54,044
361,000
 37,010 324,000 32,512 256,000 20,654 177,000
1003009110 Barley, seed, within access commitment
480,459
2,218,000
 168,979 1,312,000 269,836 1,477,000 237,227 715,000
1004000010 Oats, seed
62,079
361,000
 90,543 472,000 93,429 500,000 78,942 409,000
1005100010 Maize (corn), seed, yellow dent 55,329,595 21,862,000 53,209,667 28,060,000 44,528,771 15,517,000 71,164,397 26,709,000
1005100090 Maize (corn), seed, except yellow dent 3,803,071 1,005,000 9,047,475 4,556,000 11,639,103 8,297,000 11,526,324 3,969,000
1008100010 Buckwheat seed
86,557
190,000
 71,665 147,000 80,027 160,000 66,936 133,000
1008200010 Millet seed
2,807,927
 4,614,920 1,784,549 3,185,114 1,690,539 5,381,571 1,838,908 4,307,859
1201000010 Soya beans, for sowing 6,384,408 10,930,707 3,049,187 3,423,912 6,739,633 8,289,219 4,302,218 4,793,913
1204000000 Linseed
6,259,471
 16,131 16,989,374 42,236 12,282,540 38,051 3,221,131 8,883
1205100010 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, for sowing
6,637,257
3,725,828
 5,222,009 1,406,530 3,105,076 1,079,839 6,359,014 2,410,934
1205900010 Rape or colza seeds, for sowing, nes
1,008,665
252,208
 2,374,347 521,178 752,943 247,577 1,385,425 494,667
1206000010 Sunflower seeds, for sowing
4,692,466
542,456
 5,946,003 594,952 5,932,733 631,514 4,767,037 491,935
1207990011 Hemp seeds, for sowing
637
387
 12,969 7,766 592,354 354,694 0 0
1209100000 Sugar beet seeds, for sowing
2,772,637
62,840
 3,418,425 51,175 2,353,709 35,724 3,299,573 49,797
1209210000 Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds for sowing
2,390,917
702,225
 11,084,026 3,725,112 6,484,199 1,957,563 4,217,399 850,187
1209220010 Red clover seeds, for sowing
1,427,799
631,475
 1,716,820 637,692 1,911,057 705,514 1,579,302 528,883
1209220020 Sweet clover seeds, for sowing
0
0
 41,060 18,248 57,507 25,559 1,924 855
1209220030 White clover seeds, for sowing
641,841
216,430
 749,319 218,548 1,063,588 251,621 1,408,619 415,736
1209220090 Clover seeds, nes, for sowing
456,641
159,805
 683,019 199,498 219,579 51,237 381,940 103,235
1209230010 Creeping red fescue seeds, for sowing
278,345
194,029
 235,102 134,019 367,628 267,610 358,368 206,761
1209230020 Meadow fescue seeds, for sowing
13,908
8,446
 9,727 7,005 16,357 9,621 14,080 8,282
1209230030 Chewing fescue seeds, for sowing
579,091
384,358
 453,234 249,206 567,801 293,916 708,724 380,306
1209230040 Tall fescue seeds, for sowing
595,705
371,508
 746,357 430,010 614,503 340,146 820,667 361,267
1209230090 Fescue seeds, nes, for sowing 1,192,384
463,346
 1,190,201 531,038 603,263 246,051 1,425,347 727,684
1209240010 Kentucky blue grass seeds, certified, for sowing
4,210,699
1,529,323
 3,772,646 1,419,556 4,036,494 1,559,311 4,537,075 1,882,679
1209240090 Kentucky blue grass seeds, o/t certified, for sowing
6,511,005
2,260,200
 5,204,629 2,032,321 5,481,475 2,459,920 5,273,265 2,556,002
1209250010 Annual rye grass seeds, for sowing
2,306,554
2,671,481
 2,216,308 2,868,534 1,513,574 1,587,527 1,121,806 1,144,037
1209250020 Perennial rye grass seeds, for sowing
6,717,937
3,417,233
 4,536,441 2,305,228 4,586,853 2,694,004 4,999,517 2,877,166
1209260010 Timothy grass seeds, certified, for sowing
223,202
119,826
 136,559 55,244 13,831 5,135 4,943 2,862
1209260090 Timothy grass seeds, o/t certified, for sowing
60,663
23,263
 14,869 5,741 125,162 55,433 62,268 23,110
1209290010 Bent grass seeds, for sowing
1,890,217
156,642
 1,848,500 166,325 1,879,526 194,129 1,406,069 159,702
1209290021 Meadow brome grass seeds, for sowing
119,382
44,596
 132,201 45,920 102,816 50,768 148,977 64,452
1209290022 Smooth brome grass seeds, for sowing
87,234
36,003
 27,707 12,776 58,561 27,554 155,859 46,097
1209290029 Brome grass seeds, except meadow and smooth, for sowing
261,764
74,068
 200,956 58,521 177,264 57,924 178,303 52,392
1209290030 Wheat grass seeds, for sowing
403,857
126,489
 361,181 136,471 233,801 61,708 112,969 32,933
1209290040 Bluegrass seeds (other than kentucky), for sowing
521,522
158,632
 162,915 47,253 264,028 98,296 161,912 64,642
1209290050 Orchard grass seeds, for sowing
999,259
433,696
 881,948 449,624 1,081,900 523,866 1,029,559 415,092
1209290060 Bird's-foot trefoil seeds, for sowing
95,032
35,775
 864,221 295,865 255,374 68,633 1,229,824 252,200
1209290070 Beet seeds, for sowing, except sugar beet
125,869
16,963
 176,530 22,245 124,620 15,858 254,242 31,994
1209290081 Timothy grass seeds, certified, for sowing 0 0 0 0 0 0 61,980 23,195
1209290089 Timothy grass seeds, o/t certified, for sowing 0 0 0 0 0 0 75,688 25,327
1209290090 Forage plant seeds, nes, for sowing
2,302,334
 986,309 2,685,237 1,270,702 1,941,000 1,065,878 2,175,768 970,962
1209301000 Flower seeds, for sowing, in packages less than 25g
3,255,635
2,214
 5,756,560 28,597 7,119,437 387,763 6,886,171 132,185
1209302000 Flower seeds, for sowing, in packages of 25g or more
18,257,235
49,521
 13,669,132 319,700 11,563,390 458,404 10,438,231 1,776,191
1209911011 Tomato seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
5,920,458
63,600
 5,682,426 8,054 7,377,256 21,277 6,999,862 47,414
1209911012 Onion seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
3,931,607
82,080
 4,111,689 74,787 3,834,493 100,252 4,596,513 97,464
1209911013 Cabbage seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
841,572
12,789
 840,550 15,354 520,227 4,636 755,871 7,806
1209911014 Cauliflower seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
848,035
11,698
 668,291 6,936 673,189 6,906 582,705 5,918
1209911015 Lettuce seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
1,284,312
25,891
 1,573,869 18,835 1,600,883 18,901 1,324,101 19,685
1209911016 Carrot seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
3,258,936
70,963
 2,748,251 47,644 3,057,770 66,017 2,979,139 64,388
1209911017 Radish seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
619,985
24,374
 604,490 26,343 738,810 32,764 601,353 17,612
1209911021 Cucumber seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
1,928,636
33,516
 1,461,373 21,137 926,101 15,282 811,086 12,839
1209911022 Celery seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
134,469
1,030
 147,014 1,060 156,898 1,087 106,456 5,052
1209911023 Parsley seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
42,397
2,111
 38,846 1,673 34,574 1,683 64,858 3,062
1209911024 Spinach seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
745,734
39,583
 1,127,726 53,324 1,722,936 75,388 1,108,669 48,332
1209911025 Broccoli seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
1,285,144
16,618
 1,191,451 22,521 940,867 14,690 1,299,838 10,472
1209911026 Parsnip seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
61,597
3,391
 96,292 3,065 189,006 5,636 218,306 5,765
1209911027 Pumpkin seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
2,961,369
706,172
 2,606,334 543,329 2,395,348 403,980 2,529,297 590.895
1209911028 Turnip seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500 g
240,574
8,114
 20,920 791 29,715 917 22,152 576
1209911029 Vegetable seeds, nes, for sowing, in bulk or in packages exceeding 500g
9,900,312
1,249,694
 9,374,335 782,295 10,203,518 1,161,050 9,491,696 646,095
1209911031 Tomato seeds, for sowing, in pack of >=25g but <=500g, valued @ >=$5.50 per 500g
1,444,079
8,208
 1,156,793 3,821 1,051,803 3,402 404,722 1,262
1209911032 Onion seeds, for sowing, in pack of >=25g  but <=500g, valued @ >=$5.50 per 500g
198,420
14,735
 239,508 16,512 260,873 17,938 251,411 17,064
1209911033 Cabbage and cauliflower seeds, in pack >=25g but <=500g,val @ >=$5.50 per 500 g
65,826
315
 129,004 603 97,951 470 40,772 184
1209911034 Lettuce seeds, for sowing, in pack >=25g but <=500g, valued @ >=$5.50 per 500g
205,985
4,343
 321,874 6,369 175,545 4,477 155,762 3,176
1209911035 Cucumber seeds,for sowing, in pack >=25g but <=500g, valued @ >=$5.50 per 500g
2,774,794
94,741
 4,304,109 98,228 2,895,171 66,604 4,028,814 91,903
1209911039 Veg seeds, nes, for sowing, in pack >=25g but <=500g, valued @ >=$5.50 per 500g
3,541,992
149,874
 3,908,258 711,708 4,654,635 1,803,069 5,491,637 305,969
1209919010 Cucumber seeds, nes, for sowing, in packs <=500g
124,063
2,444
 116,901 2,152 11,246 206 13,756 325
1209919090 Vegetable seeds, nes, for sowing, in packs <=500g
1,504,806
36,841
 2,116,217 269,809 1,459,222 62,816 1,549,440 31,379
1209991010 Tree seeds, for sowing, other than nut trees of chapter 8
976,828
174,784
 812,307 107,127 999,940 143,110 850,997 88,358
1209991021 Tobacco seeds, nes, in bulk or in packs > 500g
106,518
24,908
 78,267 13,934 58,566 10,649 44,945 8,172
1209991022 Melon seeds, for sowing, in bulk or in pack > 500g, and fruits and spores for sowing
584,178
76,331
 965,209 121,639 709,749 80,625 1,240,769 73,376
1209991029 Seeds, nes, in bulk or in pack > 500g, and fruits spores, for sowing
4,875,494
1,080,250
 4,214,120 1,217,244 3,417,477 693,452 3,884,540 649,854
1209992000 Seeds, nes, for sowing, in packages not exceeding 500g
604,776
61,684
 554,852 81,425 383,281 63,761 360,564 24,343
   
 
 
            
  TOTAL:
221,614,926
81,467,399
 239,405,049 85,163,917 215,360,799 83,765,829 235,058,112 84,468,140
Source: Statistics Canada