Quick facts
Quick Facts 2022
- Bison
- 149,539 bison on 989 farms in Canada (source: 2021 census of agriculture)
- Bison production in Canada is concentrated in the west, with 82% of the herd in Saskatchewan and Alberta
- 10,794 bison slaughtered by federally and provincially licensed establishments
- Exports: 32,718 live bison valued at $92 million and 382 tonnes of bison meat valued at $6.86 million. Bison meat exports are primarily to the US, but boneless product is also shipped to numerous countries in Europe, most notably Switzerland, Netherland and Italy
- Imports: 479 tonnes of bison meat valued at $10.5 million
- Goats
- 253,278 goats on 4,801 Canadian farms.(source: 2021 census of agriculture). In Canada, the goat industry can be segmented into three distinct sectors: chevon (meat), dairy (milk) and fiber (mohair and cashmere)
- 95,205 goats slaughtered in Canada. Over 99% of these goats were processed at provincially inspected establishments
- Exports 56 head of goat valued at $47,416
- Imports: 2,148 tonnes of goat meat valued at $20.5 million
- Cervids
- 29,655 farm raised cervids (deer and elk) on 402 farms (source: 2021 census of agriculture)
- Elk are primarily farmed in Western Canada and red deer in Eastern Canada. Fallow deer, white-tailed deer and other cervid species are farmed throughout Canada
- 1,203 deer and 1,949 elk slaughtered in federally and provincially inspected establishments in Canada
- Exports: 71,292 kg of elk meat
- Imports: 370 tonnes of venison
- Mink
- 1,003,600 mink pelts valued at $30 million, produced on 63 Canadian farms (2020)
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Animal genetics
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Inventories
- Farmed deer in Canada by species and area (Annual)
- Other livestock on census day (Every 5 years, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0427-01)
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Farming revenues and expenses
- Farming revenues and expenses (Annual)
- Farm cash receipts Quarterly (Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0046-01) / Annual (Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0045-01)
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Condemnations
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Licensed processing plants
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Carcass weights
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Stocks, supply and disposition
- Mink and fox on fur farms: supply and disposition (Annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0116-01)
- Pelts: number and value produced (Annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0293-01 Archived)
- Mink pelts: number and value produced by colour type (Annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0115-01)
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Supply sheets by species
- Goat statistics at a glance (Quartely, Canadian Meat Goat Association)
- Mink statistical briefer (annual)
- Bison market and supply update (Monthly, Canadian Bison Association)
- Game report by species in Canada (Annual)
- Rabbit industry at a glance (Annual)
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Trade
Imports
- Red meat imports with Monthly breakdown: Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual
- Red meat imports with prior-year comparison: Week-to-date / Annual
- Red meat imports by country: Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual
- Game (refer to Game report by species in Canada)
- Canada's imports of red meat, by commodity, category and sub-category: Weekly / Monthly / Annual
Exports
- Live animal exports to the United States : Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual
- Game (refer to Game report by species in Canada)
Trade - General
- Trade
- Livestock and meat tariffs
- Foreign market opportunity reports by region
- Aggregate import/export agriculture data (Monthly, Statistics Canada’s Canadian International Trade Database)
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Other Resources
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