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October 2007

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83,000Farms & Ranches with Beef Cattle

Statistics Canada 2006

14.32 millionTotal Cattle and Calves

(includes 1.5 million dairy cattle)Statistics Canada Jan 2007

5.0 millionBeef Cows

Statistics Canada Jan 2007

PRODUCTION

Statistics Canada Jan 2007

Canada fed 3.6 million cattle in 2006. (Cattle that are finished to market weight.) - Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC

In 2006, Canada produced 3.5 billion pounds of beef. (1.6 billion kilograms carcass weight.) - Statistics Canada, Canfax

Canada’s cattle industry remains the largest single source of farm cash receipts. Cattle and calf cash receipts in 2006 totalled $6.5 billion.

- Statistics Canada

Beef production contributed $26 billion to Cana-da’s economy in 2006. - Canfax, Statistics Canada 2006

Did you know…The average beef cow herd size in Canada is 61.

- Statistics Canada 2006

There are a lot of small cattle farms …

• 61% of the farms have 19% of the beef cows and each of these farms has less than 47 cows

• 26% of the farms have 33% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 47 and 122 cows

• 13% of the farms have 48% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 122 cows

Canadian Fed Cattle Production 2006Canadian Cattle and Calves Inventory - Jan.1 1970-2007

Source: Statistics Canada

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AB66.9%

ON19.9%

QC/Atlantic3.1%

SK/MB/BC10.1%

BC5%250,500 head

AB40%1.99 mil. head

SK30%1.48 mil.head

MB12%622,500 head

ON8%381,000head

QC4%213,000head

AtlanticProvinces1%60,200head

Canada’s Beef Industry Fast Facts

Canadian Beef Cow Herd

Canfax 2006

29.0%20.1%

10.3%7.6%7.4%7.2%7.0%

6.0%3.0%

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IndiaArgentina

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MexicoAustralia

RussiaCanada

S. Africa

Million of Head

22.3%16.8%

14.7%13.9%

5.8%4.4%

4.1%4.0%

2.7%2.6%

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AustraliaMexicoCanadaRussia

WHERE CANADA TRADES

In 2006, Canada exported 45% of total beef and cattle produced in Canada, an increase of 2% over 2005. Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFC 2006

On a net basis (subtracting out imports), Canada exported 35% of its beef and cattle production in 2006. Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFC 2006

Canadian beef exports were valued at $1.3 billion in 2006 – this compares to $1.9 bil-lion in 2004 and 2005.

Statistics Canada 2006

WHERE CANADA FITS

The Top 12 World cattle inventories - 2006(in millions of head)

Canada has 1.4% of the world’s 1 billion cattle

Top 10 Beef Producing Nations - 2006

Top 10 Beef Exporting Nations - 2006

Beef and Cattle Exports - 2006

Canfax 2006

Beef Imports - 2006309.5 million pounds (140.4 million kg)

Canfax 2006

1.5 billion pounds (679 million kg)

Source: GIRA

Source: USDA

Canada produces 2.7% of the world’s beef supply. Worldwide beef production is estimated at 54 million metric tonnes.

Source: USDA

Total world exports in 2006 were estimated at 7.3 million tonnes, and Canada was the eighth largest beef exporter in the world.

Mexico 10.9%Hong Kong / Macau 4.2%

US 80.9%

Other 4.0%

US 65.4%

New Zealand 19.6%Uruguay 5.2%

Brazil3.7%

Other < 1%

Australia 7.5%Argentina 0.7%

Canadian Beef ConsumptionWhat are we really eating?

47.8 lbs. (21.7 kg) per person yearlyDown 1.4% versus last year

Statistics Canada 2006, Livestock Stats, retail wt.