# Fruit and meat availability rose in Canada as fresh vegetables declined

> A Statistics Canada food assessment published October 15 says per-person fresh fruit availability rose 3.7% to 77.9 kilograms in 2025, while fresh vegetables excluding potatoes fell 3.3% to 61.8 kilograms. Store food prices increased 13.9% from 2022 to 2025.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T20:19:53+00:00
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Statistics Canada’s October 15 assessment says per-person fresh fruit availability in Canada reached 77.9 kilograms in 2025, up 3.7% from a year earlier. Fresh vegetables excluding potatoes fell 3.3% to 61.8 kilograms, the seventh consecutive annual decline in the series. Poultry availability rose to 26.1 kilograms per person in boneless weight, beef to 14.2 kilograms, and eggs to 22.5 dozen per person.

The agency says availability measures food physically present in Canada for consumption rather than what people eat. Store-purchased food prices rose 13.9% from 2022 to 2025; fresh or frozen beef prices increased 42.9% and eggs 26% over that period. Statistics Canada says Canada’s progress toward ensuring access to sufficient, affordable and nutritious food has deteriorated since 2018 and is not on track to meet that goal.

## Data

### Food availability and prices in Canada

Statistics Canada’s 2025 per-person food availability and 2022–2025 store-price changes.

Methodology: Per-person availability measures food physically present in Canada for consumption, not the amount consumed. Kilogram figures are annual quantities per person; price changes refer to the store-purchased food price index from 2022 to 2025.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food purchased from stores | 13.9 | percent | 2025 | observed | 2022 |

Sources: <https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/9354-food-availability-and-affordability-canada> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-availability-affordability-october-2026/data/canada-food-availability-and-prices?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-availability-affordability-october-2026/data/canada-food-availability-and-prices?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/9354-food-availability-and-affordability-canada>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-15)

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