Manitoba's Top Exports: Canola, Wheat, Minerals, and Processed Foods

Prairie Province's Export Profile

Manitoba's economy is resource- and agriculture-driven. Leading exports (by value):

1. Canola (seed & oil) — #1; >$3B annually.
2. Wheat (CWRS, durum) — major global supplier.
3. Barley (malting & feed).
4. Soybeans — expanding acreage.
5. Flaxseed — niche high-value.
6. Peat Moss — horticulture (Sun Gro, Premier Tech).
7. Rapeseed/Canola Oil (refined).
8. Prepared Fish (whitefish, pickerel from Lake Winnipeg).
9. Zinc & Copper Ores/Concentrates (Hudbay Minerals — Flin Flon, Snow Lake).
10. Nickel, Cobalt, Gold (Vale, Agnico Eagle).

Emerging

• Plant protein (pea, fava), hemp, pulse fractions.
• Hydrogen (blue/green) — future export.

Markets: USA (~70%), China, Japan, EU, Mexico.