Canada Leads in Organic Tracking

"Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada today announced a substantial increase in the number of commodities to be included in a pilot project tracking trade data on imports for organic products.

The 20 new products bring the total to 61 and build on Canada’s role as an international leader and the first country to track trade data imports on organic products.

Additional products and varieties will be integrated in the next two to three years to develop a full list of codes to track both import and export trade in all significant organic agricultural products, and to help the industry determine market potential.

The pilot project, funded by AAFC, began in 2007, and is a result of collaboration between Statistics Canada, the Canadian Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canada’s organic industry.

Statistics Canada classifies and publishes export and import statistics according to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, known as the Harmonized System. This is an international commodity classification developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council."

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