Average # of Beef Cattle per FarmMay 10, 2016

Beef Cows by ProvinceJuly 1, 2020 (beef cows=3.62 million)

All inventories in 1,000 headStatistics Canada

Average Cost of Production vs.Average Returns on an

Alberta 550 lb Calf

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The average beef cow herdsize in Canada is 69.2016 Census of Agriculture

Canada fed 3.1 million cattle in 2019 (� nished to market weight)up 8% from 2018.Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC

Western Canada fi nishes 78%of all fed cattle in Canada. Canfax

Cattle and calf cash receiptsin 2019 totaled $9.4 billion, up 3.6% from 2018. Statistics Canada

Beef production contributed$18 billion to Canada’s GDP(2015-2019 average).Canfax, Statistics Canada

Did you know…

Total Cattle and CalvesDown 0.5% from 2019

(includes 1.87 million dairy cattle)Statistics Canada

12.24million

59,784

Farms and Rancheswith Beef Cattle

2016 Census of Agriculture

In 2019, Canadaproduced 3.4 billionpounds of beef,up 7.9% from 2018.

Canfax Research Services

Canada’sBeef Industry

FAST FACTS

June 2020

Canada

BC

Alberta

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Ontario

Quebec

Atlantic

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Beef CowsDown 1.4% from 2019

Statistics Canada

3.62million

There are a lot of smallcattle farms…

61% of the farms have 16% of the beef cows and each of these farms has less than 47 cows.

23% of the farms have 26% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 47 and 122 cows.

11% of the farms have 29% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 123 and 272 cows.

2016 Census of Agriculture

4% of the farms have 29% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 273 cows.

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PRODUCTION

Canfax Research

Canada produces 2% of the world’s beef supply. Worldwide beef production is projected at 61.5 million metric tonnes for 2020. USDA

Total world exports for 2020 are projected at 11.5 million metric tonnes and Canada is projected to be the 7th largest beef exporter in the world (excluding live cattle exports). USDA

In 2019, Canada exported 47.5% of totalbeef and cattle produced in Canada.Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFC

On a net basis (subtracting out imports),Canada exported 35.9% of its beef and cattle production in 2019.Statistics Canada, Canfax, AAFC

Canadian beef exports were valued at$3.22 billion in 2019, up 17% from$2.75 billion in 2018.Statistics Canada

Beef Exports – 2019966 million pounds (438 million kg)

72.2% United States

3.8% Hong Kong/Macau

11.2% Japan

6.2% Other

3.8% Mexico

2.7% China

Statistics Canada

Beef Imports – 2019340 million pounds (154 million kg)

63% United States

10.6% Australia

9% New Zealand

5.2% Uruguay

12.2% Other

Statistics Canada

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CANADIAN BEEF

CONSUMPTION

39.9 lbs(18.1 kg)per person yearly

What are wereally eating?

Up 0.2% from last year.1 metric tonne = 2,204.6 lbs.Statistics Canada, Retail weight, 2019 Canadian’s consumed 957,949 tonnes of beef in 2019. Statistics Canada

Canadian Beef Consumption

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Top 10 Beef Exporting Nations – 2020f(excludes live slaughter exports)

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Australia

Argentina

New Zealand

Canada

Uruguay

Mexico

EU

United States

India

Brazil

3.4%

5.1%

5.7%

6.7%

13.0%

12.5%

22.6%

Top 11 Beef Producing Nations – 2020f

Argentina

Australia

Mexico

Pakistan

Russia

Canada

5.0%

India 6.7%

China 11.3%

EU 12.7%

Brazil 16.8%

United States 20.3%

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Canadahas 1% of the world’s

996 millioncattle.