This annual report displays slaughter, imports and exports of deer, elk, bison, wild boar, rabbits and caribou/reindeer.
Slaughter
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Deer | 2,660 | 2,705 | 3,391 | 3,086 | 2,937 | 5,059 | 1,809 | 1,295 | 1,114 | 1,203 |
Elk | 3,061 | 3,126 | 3,424 | 2,758 | 3,213 | 2,655 | 2,947 | 2,821 | 2,919 | 1,949 |
Bison | 14,388 | 14,371 | 14,186 | 11,568 | 10,886 | 10,041 | 9,585 | 7,860 | 9,798 | 10,794 |
Wild boar | 4,367 | 4,289 | 3,916 | 4,642 | 5,786 | 5,585 | 6,754 | 4,487 | 3,547 | 2,508 |
Rabbit | 582,244 | 592,502 | 670,867 | 621,561 | 605,379 | 523,046 | 530,924 | 445,850 | 474,566 | 383,636 |
Total | 606,720 | 616,993 | 695,784 | 643,615 | 628,201 | 546,386 | 552,019 | 462,313 | 491,944 | 400,090 |
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Provincial Governments Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
Exports
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Deer | 9,463 | 4,089 | 2,794 | 8,201 | 6,308 | 1,487 | 7,366 | 3,182 | 590 | 5,257 |
Elk | 129,249 | 155,172 | 115,575 | 142,603 | 230,839 | 139,241 | 121,282 | 90,993 | 151,840 | 71,292 |
Bison | 1,066,096 | 1,262,177 | 1,196,347 | 1,161,165 | 1,126,554 | 1,086,694 | 880,522 | 291,200 | 485,411 | 200,853 |
Wild Boar | 28,322 | 37,052 | 44,645 | 17,602 | 13,308 | 26,421 | 389 | 10,724 | 5,598 | 1,200 |
Caribou and reindeer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rabbit | 22,491 | 11,789 | 44,953 | 10,942 | 6,991 | 40,209 | 37,662 | 15,928 | 28,060 | 36,115 |
Total | 1,255,622 | 1,470,278 | 1,404,313 | 1,340,512 | 1,384,000 | 1,294,053 | 1,047,221 | 412,026 | 671,498 | 314,718 |
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency 2021 export data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is delayed Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
Imports
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Deer | 295,015 | 366,924 | 363,285 | 401,912 | 387,320 | 366,967 | 223,071 | 187,845 | 382,924 | 370,601 |
Elk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bison | 153,707 | 249,148 | 446,450 | 758,242 | 458,191 | 203,742 | 92,656 | 130,381 | 274,497 | 196,421 |
Wild Boar | 48,679 | 412,154 | 1,223,461 | 904,191 | 130,698 | 226,302 | 71,626 | 21,064 | 151,844 | 76,083 |
Caribou and reindeer | - | - | - | 2,249 | 4,549 | - | 57 | - | 80 | 7,097 |
Rabbit | 60,644 | 133,567 | 83,578 | 41,397 | 6,728 | 21,602 | 79,347 | 38,303 | 69,727 | 86,305 |
Total | 558,045 | 1,161,793 | 2,116,773 | 2,107,991 | 987,486 | 818,614 | 466,757 | 377,594 | 879,072 | 736,506 |
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section |
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