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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is home to 9.8 million people. It ranks among the world’s richest in terms of per capita wealth. According to the International Monetary Fund in 2020, the UAE had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $421 billion, and a per capita spending level in line with that of developed economies, $35,000.

Canada is the United States’ largest export market for agricultural and agricultural-related products (includes distilled spirits, ethanol, biodiesel, fish, and forest products) with exports valued at $25 billion in 2018, accounting for more than 15...

The report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada, and supplements the FAIRS Narrative Report CA18069.

Importing more than $16 billion of U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented goods, Canada was the number one overseas market for U.S. food and agricultural exports in 2017.

Canada’s ban on partially hydrogenated oils in foods came into force in September 2018.

In 2017, total Canadian food service sales reached $65 billion.

Fifteen representatives of major food importing companies based in Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates attended the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago this year.