Introduction

Agricultural Products in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Canada agricultural products market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The agricultural product market is considered here as having six segments: cereals (barley, wheat, maize, rice, etc); fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers (apples, cabbages, potatoes, etc); oilcrops & pulses (lentils, soybeans, linseed, etc); sugarcrops and sweeteners (represented here by raw and refined sugar expressed as raw sugar equivalent); spices and stimulants (coffee, ginger, etc); and nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc).

*The Canadian agricultural products market had total revenue of $14.8 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% between 2006 and 2010.

*Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 0.6% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 52.2 million units in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.1% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $18 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the agricultural products market in Canada

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the agricultural products market in Canada

Leading company profiles reveal details of key agricultural products market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Canada agricultural products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Canada economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Canada agricultural products market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Canada agricultural products market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Canada agricultural products market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in Canadas agricultural products market?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 18
New entrants 19
Substitutes 21
Rivalry 22
LEADING COMPANIES 23
Metro Inc. 23
Safeway Inc 28
Sobeys Inc 32
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 36
MARKET FORECASTS 40
Market value forecast 40
Market volume forecast 41
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 42

APPENDIX 44
Methodology 44
Industry associations 45
Related Datamonitor research 45
Disclaimer 46
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 47
Premium Reports 47
Summary Reports 47
Datamonitor consulting 47

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Canada agricultural products market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Canada agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Canada agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Canada agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: Metro Inc.: key facts 23
Table 6: Metro Inc.: key financials ($) 25
Table 7: Metro Inc.: key financials (C$) 25
Table 8: Metro Inc.: key financial ratios 26
Table 9: Safeway Inc: key facts 28
Table 10: Safeway Inc: key financials ($) 29
Table 11: Safeway Inc: key financial ratios 30
Table 12: Sobeys Inc: key facts 32
Table 13: Sobeys Inc: key financials ($) 33
Table 14: Sobeys Inc: key financials (C$) 34
Table 15: Sobeys Inc: key financial ratios 34
Table 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key facts 36
Table 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financials ($) 38
Table 18: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financial ratios 38
Table 19: Canada agricultural products market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 40
Table 20: Canada agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 41
Table 21: Canada size of population (million), 2006–10 42
Table 22: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 42
Table 23: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 42
Table 24: Canada inflation, 2006–10 43
Table 25: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 43
Table 26: Canada exchange rate, 2006–10 43

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Canada agricultural products market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Canada agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Canada agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Canada agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 16
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 19
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 21
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the agricultural products market in Canada, 2010 22
Figure 11: Metro Inc.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 12: Metro Inc.: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 13: Safeway Inc: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 14: Safeway Inc: assets & liabilities 31
Figure 15: Sobeys Inc: revenues & profitability 35
Figure 16: Sobeys Inc: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: revenues & profitability 39
Figure 18: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: assets & liabilities 39
Figure 19: Canada agricultural products market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 40
Figure 20: Canada agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 41