Cattle/Beef and Veal

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Quick Facts 2023
  • 12.13 million cattle and calves on 71,380 farms and ranches in Canada ( at July 1)
  • Alberta accounts for approximately 43% of Canada’s inventory
  • 3,507,003 cattle and 198,580 calves slaughtered in federally and provincially inspected establishments in Canada
  • 1.29 million tonnes of beef and 32,630 tonnes of veal produced.
  • Exports: 734,165 head of cattle and calves valued at $1.7 billion(Catsnet live cattle exports); 498,939 tonnes of beef and veal valued at $5.02 billion
  • Imports: 300,804 head of cattle and calves valued at $422 million(Live cattle imports catsnet); 186,558 tonnes of beef and veal valued at $1.84 billion
  • Farm cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves totaled $14.9 billion, 15% of total receipts.
 

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