Red meat trade reports

This section provides information on Canadian trade of beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, goat, bison, horsemeat, along with other sectoral reports and links.

Red meat trade balance

Trade data links:

• Statistics Canada's Canadian international merchandise trade database
• Beef and veal tariff rate quota and import permits (Annual)
• CBSA Chapter–by–chapter customs tariff
• Foreign market opportunity reports by region
• Market intelligence reports
• Trade Data Online by product (HS code) / by industry (NAICS codes)
• Canadian beef and veal tariff rate quota reports
• US tariff rate quota reports

Red meat and livestock imports

Red meat imports

Dynamic reports displaying imports of selected commodity: beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, goat, bison, horsemeat. Data is updated weekly, revisions are continuous.

• Imports with monthly breakdown Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual
• Imports with prior-year comparison Week-to-date (with months) / Annual
• Imports by country breakdown Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual
• Canada's imports of red meat, by commodity, category and sub-category: Weekly / Monthly / Annual

Live animal imports from the United States (annual)

This annual report displays imports of livestock (cattle, hogs, sheep/lamb) from the United States to destination provinces for the month/year.

Red meat and livestock exports

The table below represents the data to produce the graph above

Export of cattle and hogs to the United States

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cattle	1.06	0.69	0.81	1.04	1.24	0.83	0.77	0.64	0.63	0.72	0.67	0.64	0.75
Hogs	5.75	5.79	5.66	4.77	4.95	5.77	5.66	4.60	5.25	5.09	5.29	6.66	6.48
Source: Statistics Canada

Export of cattle and hogs to the United States

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cattle	1.06	0.69	0.81	1.04	1.24	0.83	0.77	0.64	0.63	0.72	0.67	0.64	0.75
Hogs	5.75	5.79	5.66	4.77	4.95	5.77	5.66	4.60	5.25	5.09	5.29	6.66	6.48
Source: Statistics Canada

Annual exports of livestock to the United States (number of head)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cattle for purebred breeding	2,821	3,757	3,210	3,343	3,635	7,486
Cattle for non-purebred breeding	2,401	2,802	2,003	2,666	2,113	1,807
Veal for feeding	10,112	11,494	8,868	12,727	22,254	28,006
Cattle for feeding	135,761	197,872	188,076	125,972	131,487	177,729
Fed cattle for slaughter (steers and heifers)	336,386	239,317	339,681	307,368	270,886	319,279
Non-fed cattle for slaughter (cows and bulls)	152,958	175,527	181,076	221,017	213,581	219,121
Cattle	640,439	630,769	722,914	673,093	643,956	753,428
Purebred swine	-	1,854	707	125	152	180
Other than purebred swine	5,596,993	5,246,810	5,093,538	5,287,341	6,661,593	6,482,545
Hogs	5,596,993	5,248,664	5,094,245	5,287,466	6,661,745	6,482,725
Sheep	5,651	5,745	11,862	10,434	22,969	31,163
Source: Statistics Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Live animal exports

Live animal exports to the United States Week-to-date / Monthly / Annual

Dynamic reports displaying exports of livestock (cattle, hogs, sheep/lamb, horses) to the United States through US ports of entry for the week/month/year. Data lags 2 weeks and revisions are monthly.

Red meat exports

Exports by month – year-to-date cumulative (beef, veal and pork)

Reports display value and volume of total Canadian beef, veal and pork exports by month, with annual subtotals. Data is updated monthly, revisions are continuous.

Exports by country – year-to-date cumulative (beef, veal and pork)

Reports display value and volume of total Canadian beef, veal and pork exports by country with year-to-date cumulative. Data is updated monthly, revisions are continuous.

Canadian red meat export percentages

This annual report displays the export percentages (of total volumes produced), of Canadian beef and pork (meat only) and beef/cattle and pork/hogs (meat and live animals).