Supply comparison by species between Canada and the United States

These reports display Canadian and American annual inventory, slaughter, production, imports, exports of hog/pork, sheep/lamb and cattle/beef.

 
Cattle and beef

List of tables available below

  • Table 1. The Canadian cattle and beef industry as a % of the United States
  • Table 2. Cattle and beef - Canada vs United States
  • Table 3. Cattle and beef trade - Canada vs United States
Table 1. The Canadian cattle and beef industry as a % of the United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms 8.47% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cattle and calves inventory 12.32% 12.26% 12.13% 12.01% 11.89%
Cattle slaughter 9.27% 9.58% 9.85% 9.88% 10.20%
Beef and veal production 10.23% 10.49% 11.00% 10.94% 11.09%
Beef and veal exports 29.99% 29.46% 33.13% 33.88% 35.18%
Beef and veal imports 12.68% 13.02% 11.11% 12.48% 10.64%
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Beef Grading Agency, Provincial Governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 2. Cattle and beef - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms - Canada 74,720 73,650 73,025 72,875 72,935
Number of farms - United States 882,692 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inventory - January 1 - Canada ('000 head) 11,535 11,565 11,500 11,265 11,155
Inventory - January 1 - United States ('000 head) 93,625 94,298 94,805 93,793 93,790
Cattle slaughter - Canada ('000 head) 2,985 3,162 3,304 3,240 3,454
Calves slaughter - Canada ('000 head) 236 228 214 212 211
Cattle Slaughter - United States ('000 head) 32,189 33,005 33,555 32,786 33,850
Calves slaughter - United States ('000 head) 512 580 587 456 391
Beef and veal production - Canada (tonnes) 1,202,880 1,265,830 1,341,820 1,330,090 1,384,880
Beef and veal production - United States (tonnes) 11,760,834 12,070,002 12,199,004 12,156,593 12,490,256
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Beef Grading Agency, Provincial Governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 3. Cattle and beef trade - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Beef and veal exports - Canada (tonnes) 378,870 398,579 437,070 425,075 506,578
Beef and veal exported from Canada to the United States (tonnes) 280,325 294,634 316,700 309,560 353,953
Percentage of exports of beef and veal from Canada to the United States over the total exported (%) 73.99% 73.92% 72.46% 72.82% 69.87%
Beef and veal exports - United States (tonnes) 1,263,456 1,352,917 1,319,319 1,254,756 1,439,814
Beef and veal exported from the United States to Canada (tonnes) 116,561 114,039 99,833 108,227 104,277
Percentage of exports of beef and veal from the United States to Canada over the total exported (%) 9.23% 8.43% 7.57% 8.63% 7.24%
Beef and veal imports - Canada (tonnes) 172,157 177,113 154,133 189,148 161,513
Beef and veal imports - United States (tonnes) 1,357,593 1,359,843 1,386,992 1,515,728 1,518,407
Live cattle exports - slaughter - Canada (head) 489,344 414,844 520,757 528,385 484,563
Live cattle exports - feeder/calves - Canada (head) 145,873 209,366 196,944 138,729 156,562
Live cattle exports - breeding - Canada (head) 5,222 6,558 5,213 6,009 5,748
Live cattle exports - Canada (head) 640,439 630,768 722,914 673,123 646,873
Live cattle exports - United States (head) 193,058 243,586 307,303 320,763 509,576
Live cattle and calves imports - pure-bred breeding - Canada (head) 8,944 5,978 5,558 4,195 15,930
Live cattle and calves imports - other - Canada (head) 131,974 195,686 269,334 272,577 385,641
Live cattle and calves imports - Canada (head) 140,918 201,664 274,892 276,772 401,571
Live cattle and calves imports - United States (head) 1,806,539 1,898,961 2,042,747 2,114,073 1,775,492
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Beef Grading Agency, Provincial Governments and United States Department of Agriculture
Hog and pork

List of tables available below

  • Table 1. The Canadian hog and pork industry as a % of the United States
  • Table 2. Hog and pork - Canada vs United States
  • Table 3. Hog and pork trade - Canada vs United States
 
Table 1. The Canadian hog and pork industry as a % of the United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms 12.36% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hog inventory 19.48% 19.37% 18.75% 17.86% 18.15%
Hog slaughter 17.80% 17.20% 16.69% 17.15% 18.04%
Pork production 18.33% 17.80% 17.34% 17.91% 18.19%
Pork exports 52.51% 51.78% 47.31% 50.10% 49.26%
Pork imports 42.55% 47.52% 55.75% 63.73% 47.10%
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 2. Hog and pork - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms - Canada 8,210 7,910 7,690 7,635 7,600
Number of farms - United States 66,439 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inventory - January 1 - Canada ('000 head) 13,935 14,170 13,975 13,970 14,030
Inventory - January 1 - United States ('000 head) 71,545 73,145 74,550 78,228 77,312
Hog slaughter - Canada ('000 head) 21,595 21,405 21,679 22,559 23,265
Hog slaughter - United States ('000 head) 121,317 124,432 129,913 131,563 128,986
Pork production - Canada (tonnes) 2,127,600 2,125,140 2,173,300 2,298,900 2,283,820
Pork production - United States (tonnes) 11,604,796 11,936,102 12,536,114 12,838,252 12,553,078
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 3. Hog and pork trade - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Pork exports - Canada (tonnes) 1,286,118 1,261,993 1,264,170 1,491,193 1,439,285
Pork exported from Canada to the United States (tonnes) 380956 346784 319857 311203 409719
Percentage of exports of pork from Canada to the United States over the total exported (%) 29.62% 27.48% 25.30% 20.87% 28.47%
Pork exports - United States (tonnes) 2,449,159 2,437,423 2,672,320 2,976,564 2,922,033
Pork exported from the United States to Canada (tonnes) 208,377 205,568 214,703 226,046 220,444
Percentage of exports of pork from the United States to Canada over the total exported (%) 8.51% 8.43% 8.03% 7.59% 7.54%
Pork imports - Canada (tonnes) 215,352 224,603 239,057 261,372 252,124
Pork imports - United States (tonnes) 506,155 472,675 428,800 410,138 535,297
Live hog exports < 50 kg - Canada (head) 4,769,000 4,498,494 4,312,526 4,431,094 5,109,468
Live hog exports > 50 kg - Canada (head) 845,207 764,135 800,587 879,627 1,564,013
Live hog exports - Canada (head) 5,614,207 5,262,629 5,113,113 5,310,721 6,673,481
Live hog exports - United States (head) 59,370 63,888 59,854 56,030 52,464
Live hog imports - Canada (head) 3,145 3,333 5,658 5,538 3,867
Live hog imports - United States (head) 5,597,074 5,250,180 5,095,635 5,293,272 6,665,929
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture
Sheep and lamb

List of tables available below

  • Table 1. The Canadian sheep and lamb industry as a % of the United States
  • Table 2. Sheep and lamb - Canada vs United States
  • Table 3. Sheep and lamb trade - Canada vs United States
Table 1. The Canadian sheep and lamb industry as a % of the United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sheep and lamb inventory 15.50% 15.75% 15.83% 15.34% 15.31%
Sheep and lamb slaughter 24.98% 23.64% 23.78% 25.50% 24.23%
Lamb and mutton production 24.51% 23.11% 25.00% 26.81% 26.60%
Lamb and mutton exports 6.35% 5.33% 4.95% 9.30% 9.87%
Lamb and mutton imports 19.73% 16.28% 17.55% 16.31% 13.85%
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 2. Sheep and lamb - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of farms - Canada N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,487
Number of farms - United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inventory - January 1 - Canada ('000 head) 814 829 828 798 791
Inventory - January 1 - United States ('000 head) 5,250 5,265 5,230 5,200 5,170
Slaughter - Canada ('000 head) 544 535 552 567 548
Slaughter - United States ('000 head) 2,178 2,265 2,322 2,225 2,263
Meat production - Canada (tonnes) 16,120 16,070 16,850 16,840 16,700
Meat production - United States (tonnes) 65,771 69,536 67,404 62,823 62,777
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture
 
Table 3. Sheep and lamb trade - Canada vs United States
year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Lamb and mutton exports - Canada (tonnes) 154 127 113 120 138
Lamb and mutton exported from Canada to the United States (tonnes) 82 62 44 57 62
Percentage of exports of lamb and mutton from Canada to the United States over the total exported (%) 53.60% 48.94% 39.38% 48.07% 44.93%
Lamb and mutton exports - United States (tonnes) 2,421 2,386 2,284 1,285 1,398
Lamb and mutton exported from the United States to Canada (tonnes) 224 131 101 65 38
Percentage of exports of lamb and mutton from the United States to Canada over the total exported (%) 9.25% 5.49% 4.42% 5.06% 2.72%
Lamb and mutton imports - Canada (tonnes) 22,526 20,137 21,686 22,307 22,862
Lamb and mutton imports - United States (tonnes) 114,176 123,667 123,568 136,780 165,107
Live sheep exports - Canada (head) 5,870 5,746 11,862 10,065 22,969
Live sheep exports - United States (head) 30,379 44,416 23,126 46,466 46,703
Live sheep imports - Canada (head) 380 165 126 8,449 16,169
Live sheep imports - United States (head) 5,651 5,745 11,862 10,102 22,969
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, provincial governments and United States Department of Agriculture

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