The following rabbit supply sheet provides market information statistics of inventory and number of farms (Canada and United States), slaughter, consumption, prices, and trade.
Inventory and number of farms
Inventory and number of farms in Canada
Rabbit
Number of head
Number of Farms
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number of head
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285,366 | 255,762 | 206,175 | 184,935 | 172,489 | 154,873 |
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Number of farms
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6,394 | 1,859 | 2,747 | 2,792 | 2,838 | 1,486 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture Calculations done by AAFC-AID , Market Information Section |
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Inventory of rabbits and number of farms by region in Canada
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic provinces | 310 | 83 | 116 | 136 | 112 | 59 |
| Quebec | 889 | 327 | 518 | 528 | 539 | 247 |
| Ontario | 1,952 | 730 | 881 | 1,021 | 950 | 471 |
| Manitoba | 432 | 99 | 152 | 150 | 140 | 96 |
| Saskatchewan | 652 | 119 | 237 | 189 | 235 | 121 |
| Alberta | 1,249 | 237 | 502 | 445 | 470 | 284 |
| British Columbia | 910 | 264 | 341 | 323 | 392 | 208 |
| Canada | 6,394 | 1,859 | 2,747 | 2,792 | 2,838 | 1,486 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture | ||||||
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic provinces | 3,659 | 2,110 | 1,905 | 1,324 | 1,889 | N/A |
| Quebec | 105,649 | 96,213 | 102,350 | 70,853 | 61,211 | 72,426 |
| Ontario | 120,801 | 117,925 | 75,680 | 93,574 | 95,426 | 76,222 |
| Manitoba | 8,620 | 11,902 | 9,891 | 3,985 | 2,050 | N/A |
| Saskatchewan | 7,057 | 4,189 | 1,983 | 1,342 | 1,655 | N/A |
| Alberta | 18,982 | 5,666 | 5,753 | 8,129 | 4,917 | 2,330 |
| British Columbia | 20,598 | 17,757 | 8,613 | 5,728 | 5,341 | 1,778 |
| Canada | 285,366 | 255,762 | 206,175 | 184,935 | 172,489 | 154,873 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture | ||||||
Inventory and number of farms in the United States
Rabbit
Number of head
Number of Farms
| 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number of head
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582,111 | 405,241 | 616,129 | 400,049 | 280,336 | 199,126 |
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Number of farms
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18,104 | 10,073 | 27,137 | 13,420 | 8,864 | 6,400 |
| USDA, Census of Agriculture Calculations done by AAFC-AID , Market Information Section |
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Slaughter
Canada's federally and provincially inspected slaughter
Rabbits
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of head
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670,867 | 621,561 | 605,379 | 523,046 | 530,924 | 445,850 | 474,566 | 383,636 | 376,066 | 371,642 |
| Source: Statistics Canada; Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section
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Prices
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | % 2023 to 2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.36 kilogram | 4.85 | 5.07 | 5.58 | 10.1 |
| Over 1.25 kilogram (carcass weight) | 8.98 | 9.38 | 10.33 | 10.1 |
| Older rabbits | 2.98 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| Source: Syndicat des producteurs de lapins du Québec | ||||
Imports and exports
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports - value (C$) | 411,953 | 622,931 | 881,417 | 916,115 | 841,312 |
| Exports - quantity (kg) | 145,759 | 234,564 | 323,081 | 331,049 | 306,808 |
| Imports - value (C$) | 288,955 | 451,061 | 1,442,179 | 1,702,475 | 2,875,193 |
| Imports - quantity (kg) | 50,361 | 86,003 | 285,148 | 300,488 | 386,987 |
| Source: Statistics Canada | |||||
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