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Snapshot of Canada’s Livestock and Poultry Industry

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 2 nd largest country in the world Arable Land: 5%. Yukon. Nunavut. Northwest Territories. Newfoundland

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Snapshot of Canada’s Livestock and Poultry Industry

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  1. Snapshot of Canada’s Livestock and Poultry Industry Presentation to Ottawa, October 15, 2013

  2. 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 Newfoundland and Labrador British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Quebec Manitoba Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Scale 0 500 1,000 km

  3. Where the Animals are Located Number of head in ‘000s Total Canada Cattle Hogs Chicken Sheep 12,230 12,894 622,644 692 British Columbia Alberta 540 89 97,451 47 Saskatchewan Manitoba 2,485 1,075 102 Atlantic Provinces Quebec Ontario 56,122 1,696 3,130 195,415 269 234 101 52,147 34 1,170 4,120 166,688 222 5,070 1,420 54,821 158 1,125 2,960 60

  4. 2012 Total Farm Cash Receipts $53.7 Billion Source: Statistics Canada

  5. Importance of Canada’s Livestock Sectors… Largest Canadian food manufacturing industry in 2012 Source: Statistics Canada 5

  6. Canada’s Livestock & Livestock Products2012 Farm Cash Receipts by Province Source: Statistics Canada

  7. Canadian Exports of Livestock and Products2000 to 2012 Source: Statistics Canada

  8. Canadian Imports of Livestock and Products2000 to 2012 Source: Statistics Canada

  9. 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

  10. 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

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