We have highlighted some DRC statistics from the 2021 Annual Report which may be of interest to you.
Membership
- Active members at December 31, 2021: 1,765 from across 15 countries
- Members joined in 2021 – 201
- Members terminated in 2021 – 181
- Annual member retention rate – 95%
Top three member segments by type of business
- Wholesaler – 23%
- Grower/Shipper – 22%
- Distributor – 21%
New member referrals – top three sources
- Trade – 40%
- Associations/Brokers/Legal – 20%
- CFIA/Government – 20%
Trading Assistance Statistics of Interest for 2021
Open files
- 140 consultation files
- 39 Informal files
- 16 Formal files (arbitration)
The average number of days open
- 26 Informal (consultations excluded)
- 105 Formal (arbitration)
Files by Jurisdiction – top 3 areas
- Canada/Intraprovincial – 25%
- Canada Interprovincial – 25%
- USA vs Canada – 22%
Average Amount of Claims in 2021
- $54,997 Informal
- $199,585 Formal
For more information, refer to the DRC’s 2021 Annual Report to Members, login into our members only area at www.fvdrc.com
