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Canada is a major producer, exporter and importer of an immense variety of agricultural and food products ranging from processed foods with global value chains to local, farm-based value chains. In this section, we share 3 of our research insights and assess to what extent our recipe can be made from Canadian agricultural and food products.

• Canada is the 6^th ranked country in terms of the production of wheat. 4.02% of wheat is produced in Canada. Wheat product can be easily found in any grocery stores in Canada.

• Canada is the 11th ranked country in terms of production of cheese (whole cow milk). 2% of cheese is produced in Canada. Also, Canada imported 23,989 tons of cheese in 2013. It can be bought easily in Canada. Cheese is produced in a wide range of flavors and forms. Although cheese is produced in large amounts in Canada, pot cheese is very difficult to find in local stores, therefore you will need to use a substitute, such as cottage cheese.   

• Canada is the 19^th ranked country in terms of production of butter. 1.7% of butter is produced in Canada. Butter can be easily found in any local store.

In summary, 7 of the 8 ingredients needed are produced in Canada. Pot cheese was not available, and required us to make a substitution with an ingredient that is found easily in Ontario grocery stores.