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Snapshot of Canada’s Livestock and Poultry Industry Presentation to Ottawa, October 15, 2013 Canada at a Glance • • • • Population: 35,002,447 Area (square km): 9,984,670 2nd largest country in the world Arable Land: 5% Yukon Nunavut Northwest Territories British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Alberta Saskatchewan Quebec Manitoba Nova Scotia Ontario Scale 0 500 1,000 km New Brunswick Prince Edward Island 2 Where the Animals are Located Number of head in ‘000s Total Canada Cattle 12,230 Hogs 12,894 Chicken 622,644 Sheep 692 British Columbia 540 89 97,451 47 Alberta 5,070 1,420 54,821 158 Saskatchewan 2,485 1,075 102 56,122 Manitoba Atlantic Provinces 1,125 2,960 60 Quebec Ontario 1,696 3,130 195,415 269 1,170 4,120 166,688 222 234 101 52,147 34 3 2012 Total Farm Cash Receipts $53.7 Billion $13.5 B, 25.1% $5.9 B, 11.0% $3.8 B, 6.8% Cattle/Hogs/Sheep Grains and Oilseeds Other Dairy $20 B, 37.4% $10.5 B, 19.6% Poultry & Eggs 4 Source: Statistics Canada Importance of Canada’s Livestock Sectors… Largest Canadian food manufacturing industry in 2012 Meat and meat products (excl. poultry) 16.5 14.7 Dairy products 7.9 Bakery products 7.4 Fruits and vegetables 6.9 Poultry products 4.5 Seafood products 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Billions of CA $ 5 Source: Statistics Canada 5 Canada’s Livestock & Livestock Products 2012 Farm Cash Receipts by Province 12 Billion Canadian Dollars 10 8 6 4 2 0 British Columbia Alberta Other Saskatchewan Dairy Manitoba Poultry Ontario Quebec Atlantic Provinces Red Meat 6 Source: Statistics Canada Canadian Exports of Livestock and Products 2000 to 2012 7 Source: Statistics Canada Canadian Imports of Livestock and Products 2000 to 2012 8 Source: Statistics Canada Challenges • • • • • Competitiveness Food safety, health, wholesomeness, animal welfare Sharing information across/along the supply chain Talking to consumers about agriculture Operating in global marketplace – market access, currency fluctuations 9 Canada’s Advantages • Natural advantages: land, water, climate • Animal health status: free of all major diseases • Industry/Government cooperation – food safety, animal welfare, biosecurity, identification and traceability, research and innovation – Genetic improvement • Knowledgeable producers 10