Did you Know ...

• The average beef cow herd size in Canada is 61. Statistics Canada 2006
• There are a lot of small cattle farms...
   • 61% of the farms have 19% of the beef cows and each of these farms has less than 47 cows.
   • 26% of the farms have 33% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 47 and 122 cows
   • 13% of the farms have 48% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 122 cows
• Canada fed 3.2 million cattle in 2009.
  (cattle that are finished to market weight).
  Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC
• In 2009, Canada produced 3.4 billion pounds of beef. Statistics Canada, Canfax
• Cattle and calf cash receipts in 2009 totaled $5.8 billion. Statistics Canada
• Beef Production contributed $23 billion to Canada's economy in 2009. Canfax, Statistics Canada 2009