Beef Cows by ProvinceJanuary 1, 2017 (beef cows = 3.83 million)

All inventories in 1,000 head

1961,553

1,158 439275

17241

5.0%41%

30% 11%

7%

4%

1%

Average # Head per FarmMay 10, 2016

Canada

BC

Alberta

Sask

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

Atlantic

# of Head

0 50 100 150 200 250

169

117

74

55

Did you know...

The average beef cow herd size in Canada is 69.

Canada fed 2.7 million cattle in 2016 (finished to market weight) up 8% from 2015.

of all fed cattle in Canada.

In 2016, Canada produced 3 billion pounds of beef, up 9.6% from 2015.

Cattle and calf cash receipts in 2016 totaled $8.64 billion, down 18% from 2015.

Beef production contributed

(2012-2016 average).

39% of the farms have 6% of the beef cows andeach of these farms has less than 47 cows.

27% of the farms have 15% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 47 and 122 cows.

18% of the farms have 55% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 273 cows.

There are a lot of small cattle farms...

3 BillionPounds

Average Cost of Production vs. Average Returns on an

Alberta 550 lb Calf

$/c

wt

Price $/cwt EST. Total Costs per cwt

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

Canfax Research

2016 Agriculture Census

2016 Agriculture Census

Canfax

Canfax, Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

Canfax, Statistics Canada

$3.10

$2.60

$2.10

$1.60

$1.10

$0.60

90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16

91

167

191

255

15% of the farms have 55% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 273 cows.

Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC

Farms and Ranches with Beef Cattle

12.07

59,784

million

3.833.83million

Beef CowsUp 0.2% from 2016

Total Cattle and CalvesUp 0.2% from 2016

(includes 1.40 million dairy cattle)

2016 Agriculture Census

Statistics Canada, Jan 2017

Statistics Canada, Jan 2017

FASTFACTS

June 2017

PRODUCTION

Top 12 Beef Producing Nations 2017p

Production is estimated at 62 million metric tonnes in 2017.

In 2016, Canada exported 46% of total beef and cattle produced in Canada.

On a net basis (subtracting out imports), Canada exported 30% of its beef and cattle production in 2016.

Canadian beef exports were valued at $2.27 billion in 2016, up 2% from $2.23 billion in 2015.

Beef Exports - 2016794 million pounds (360 million kg)

Beef Imports - 2016410 million pounds (186 million kg)

74% United States

7% HK & M

6% Japan

6% Mexico

2% South Korea

1%

60.9% United States

8.5% Uraguay

15% Australia

11.1% New Zealand

4.5% Other

United States

Brazil

EU-27

China

India

Argentina

Australia

Mexico

Pakistan

Russia

Canada

0 5% 10% 15% 20%

1.9%

2.2%

2.9%

3.1%

3.5%

4.4%

6.9%

11.6%

12.9%

15.4%

19.0%

Turkey 2.7%

Canada has 1.9% of the

cattle.

Top 10 Beef Exporting Nations 2017p(excludes live slaughter exports)

Canadian Beef Consumption

Total world exports in 2017 are projected at 9.6 million metric tonne and

Canada is projected to be the 6th largest beef exporter in the world

(excluding live cattle exports).

India

Brazil

Australia

United States

New Zealand

Canada

Uruguay

Paraguay

EU

Mexico

0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

3.7%

3.9%

4.5%

4.7%

12.8%

14.5%

18.7%

19.2%

5.7%

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san

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on

nes

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

000 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16

Domestic ImportsCANADIAN BEEF

CONSUMPTION

40.12 lbs(18.2 kg)

really eating?

per person yearly

Up 2.8% versus last year.1 metric tonne = 2,204.6 lbs.

Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC

Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada, Livestock Stats, Retail Wt. 2014

Statistics Canada

Canfax

USDA

USDA

Canfax

3.0%

ChinaSE AsiaMENA

WHERE CANADA TRADES WHERE CANADA FITS