Eating our fruits and veggies Dairy delights 70 litres Annually, Canadians consume about 70 litres of milk and 10 litres of cream per capita. Annual yogurt consumption is 10.53 litres per capita. And, Canadians eat 4.79 litres of ice cream per capita. 39.5% The percentage of Canadians aged 12-plus who report that they consume fruit and vegetables 5x day. Females (46.6%) are more likely than males (32.1%) to do so. (Statistics Canada) (Canadian Dairy Information Centre) Cheese please 12.5 kg The amount of cheese consumed by Canadians per capita per year. That's about 20% less than the 16 kg of cheese per capita consumed in the U.S. (Canadian Dairy Information Centre) What's brewing with beer 63 litres Per capita consumption: 63 litres. This lags behind the U.S. (75 litres), and is less than half of the Czech Republic, which has the highest per capita consumption at 142 litres. (Beer Canada) Organic From the sea 7.56 kg. The amount of fish and seafood consumed per capita per year, broken down to: 2.84 kg fresh and frozen sea fish; 2.6 kg processed sea fish; 1.23 kg shellfish; and .89 kg freshwater fish. 96% The percentage of organic consumers who buy organic fruits and vegetables; 80% buy organic breads and grains; 77% buy organic meat and poultry; 76% buy organic dairy products; 69% buy organic snacks and packaged goods; and 60% buy other organic beverages. (Canada Organic Trade Association, Ipsos poll 2016) (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) www.retailcouncil.org/cdnretailer THE FOOD & GROCERY ISSUE | CANADIAN RETAILER | 2 9http://www.retailcouncil.org/cdnretailer