Export of cattle and hogs to the United States

This page host annual reports display on exports of livestock (cattle and hogs) to the United States.

Export of cattle and hogs to the United States

Number of head in millions
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
 
Cattle
1.04 1.24 0.83 0.77 0.64 0.63 0.72 0.67 0.64 0.75 0.73
 
Hogs
4.77 4.95 5.77 5.66 4.60 5.25 5.09 5.29 6.66 6.48 6.75
Source: Statistics Canada
Annual exports of livestock to the United States (number of head)
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cattle for purebred breeding 3,210 3,343 3,635 7,486 8,778
Cattle for non-purebred breeding 2,003 2,666 2,113 1,807 2,587
Veal for feeding 8,868 12,727 22,254 28,006 50,157
Cattle for feeding 188,076 125,972 131,487 177,729 132,036
Fed cattle for slaughter (steers and heifers) 339,681 307,368 270,886 319,280 355,097
Non-fed cattle for slaughter (cows and bulls) 181,076 221,017 213,581 219,121 185,374
Cattle 722,914 673,093 643,956 753,429 734,029
Purebred swine 707 125 152 180 -
Other than purebred swine 5,093,538 5,287,341 6,661,593 6,482,545 6,745,346
Hogs 5,094,245 5,287,466 6,661,745 6,482,725 6,745,346
Sheep 11,862 10,434 22,969 31,163 19,459
Source: Statistics Canada; Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section
 

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