![]() The cyclical trend in the number of cattle and calves was largely driven by the beef sector (Chart 1). The cattle sector is divided into beef and dairy, with beef accounting for most of the cattle in the country. Meanwhile, the number of farms reporting cattle and calves declined 12.3% to 75,307. The total number of cattle and calves in Canada decreased 2.0% from 2011 to 12.5 million head in 2016. Poultry production increased for both meat and eggs in response to consumer demand. Pig inventories increased 11.1% from 2011 to 2016, recovering from unfavourable market conditions in the pig sector prior to 2011. The number of dairy cattle decreased 3.8% from 2011, while milk production continued to increase. Fewer mink reflect reduced profitabilityįluctuating prices and demand, coupled with improved production efficiencies, continued to shape the livestock sector in 2016.īeef cattle for breeding and feeding purposes decreased 2.4% from 2011 to 2016, with both the cow-calf and the feedlot sectors showing marginal changes in reported cattle.Increases in major pig producing provinces. ![]() Dairy cattle numbers decrease while efficiency rises.More information PDF version On this page
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