Farm and Farm Operator Data
Production efficiency and prices drive trends in livestock

Release date: May 24, 2017

Fluctuating prices and demand, coupled with improved production efficiencies, continued to shape the livestock sector in 2016.

Beefiness 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.

The number of dairy cattle decreased iii.viii% from 2011, while milk production continued to increase.

Pig inventories increased eleven.1% from 2011 to 2016, recovering from unfavourable market weather in the squealer sector prior to 2011.

Poultry production increased for both meat and eggs in response to consumer demand.

Cattle numbers down on higher prices

The total number of cattle and calves in Canada decreased 2.0% from 2011 to 12.5 meg caput in 2016. Meanwhile, the number of farms reporting cattle and calves declined 12.3% to 75,307. The cattle sector is divided into beef and dairy, with beef accounting for almost of the cattle in the country.

The cyclical trend in the number of cattle and calves was largely driven by the beefiness sector (Chart i). The cattle cycle and beef price cycle are strongly correlated. The 2 cycles movement in opposite directions, meaning cattle numbers trend upward while prices are down as subcontract operators retain inventory. In the period between 2011 and 2016, the beef sector experienced stiff international demand for Canadian beef convenance stock, primarily from the Us. Drought conditions betwixt 2010 and 2012 caused a reduction in the size of the U.Southward. beef herd, driving demand. In 2013, every bit moisture conditions improved, the U.South. moved to restock, limiting supply. Increased need coupled with limited supply collection prices to a record high in 2015 (CANSIM table 002-0068, accessed April 25, 2017), resulting in lower inventories in Canada.

Exterior forces such as unfavourable weather conditions that bear on feed availability and cost, disease and economic weather tin also influence the cattle cycle. All of these factors are important in an operator's conclusion to expand or liquidate their herd.

In 2016, cattle and calf inventory was at its lowest since 1986.

Chart 1 Total number of cattle and calves and agricultural operations reporting, Canada, 1961 to 2016

Information table for Chart one
Data tabular array for Chart 1
Tabular array summary
This tabular array displays the results of Data table for Chart 1. The information is grouped past Year (appearing as row headers), Number of agronomical operations reporting and Full number of cattle and calves, calculated using number of operations (thousands) and number of head (millions)
units of measure (actualization equally column headers).
Yr Number of agricultural operations reporting Total number of cattle and calves
number of operations number of caput
1961 375,049 eleven,940,978
1966 313,735 12,887,388
1971 248,751 13,277,997
1976 225,253 15,131,722
1981 185,073 13,501,904
1986 155,945 11,997,608
1991 145,747 12,972,038
1996 142,157 14,893,034
2001 122,066 15,551,449
2006 109,901 15,773,527
2011 85,890 12,789,965
2016 75,307 12,530,730
Sources: CANSIM tables 004-0004 and 004-0221.

Beef farmers base decisions on prices

The reported number of beef cattle for breeding purposes (beefiness cows and beefiness heifers for replacement purposes) declined 1.0% from 2011 to 4.4 1000000 in 2016. The number of farms reporting beef breeding cattle decreased 11.9% to 55,956 farms.

Cattle destined for feeding or slaughter (steers and feeder/slaughter heifers) declined past 4.7%, reducing the total number of feeder/slaughter cattle in Canada to 2.five one thousand thousand in 2016. The number of farms reporting feeder/slaughter cattle fell by 16.9%.

From 2011 to 2016, the beef sector in Canada experienced some volatility, partially due to toll fluctuations. The number of moo-cow-calf operations decreased 9.v% from 2011 to 2016, while the average number of cattle on these farms increased 12.v%, showing consolidation. Loftier cattle prices through near of 2015 created big turn a profit opportunities for the cow-dogie sector. Cattle prices reached a tape high in April 2015 (CANSIM tabular array 002-0068, accessed April 13, 2017).

The lower profitability that followed as prices began to fall in late 2015 contributed to the mild contraction of the feeding sector. The number of feedlots declined xiv.1% and in that location were 2.2% fewer cattle reported on these operations.

Chart 2 Farm product price index, cattle and calves, Canada, 1981 to 2016 (monthly)

Data tabular array for Chart 2
Information table for Nautical chart 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Nautical chart two. The data is grouped by Year (actualization as row headers), Cattle and calves FPPI, calculated using index (2007=100) units of measure (actualization as column headers).
Year Cattle and calves FPPI
index (2007=100)
1981 95.0
92.one
93.1
94.1
93.1
94.1
94.1
91.1
89.ii
87.3
85.v
83.6
82.6
84.5
86.4
89.2
96.9
96.ix
93.1
90.ii
88.3
85.five
84.5
84.five
85.five
88.3
89.2
92.one
94.ane
92.1
89.2
87.3
85.five
84.v
86.4
90.ii
92.1
93.1
94.ane
95.0
95.0
94.1
94.one
92.1
93.1
92.1
93.i
95.9
93.ix
94.2
94.2
93.0
93.3
93.8
89.2
86.3
87.3
90.2
91.8
93.0
1986 93.four
92.half dozen
93.iii
90.seven
92.i
90.6
92.six
96.8
98.ix
98.4
99.6
100.8
98.ix
99.6
100.one
102.7
106.4
107.3
107.0
107.0
107.9
106.vii
105.2
103.seven
106.0
104.2
104.iii
108.1
107.iii
103.8
100.vi
98.8
100.4
99.7
98.eight
99.v
99.ix
101.4
102.four
103.0
102.9
101.7
102.9
102.2
102.7
101.8
101.1
103.three
101.2
102.2
103.2
102.two
102.3
103.6
103.7
104.5
102.three
103.0
103.1
104.1
1991 104.1
102.4
104.0
104.7
107.1
106.4
103.3
101.6
102.2
99.five
96.0
91.1
93.v
97.three
99.4
99.nine
102.one
100.2
97.8
101.1
103.9
103.2
103.0
105.iii
111.8
114.1
113.4
114.v
117.4
116.i
112.7
115.one
119.ane
116.3
115.iii
112.9
113.four
114.6
118.6
120.viii
114.2
109.5
113.six
114.i
109.9
105.one
106.vii
106.7
110.1
111.3
107.6
104.0
100.ix
101.6
100.4
97.nine
94.8
92.ane
xc.4
91.0
1996 ninety.2
89.8
89.7
88.1
86.1
xc.iv
94.8
97.3
96.2
92.9
91.1
90.2
90.vii
95.0
101.0
102.nine
102.9
98.9
99.8
102.iv
100.9
102.8
102.vi
100.1
101.8
102.2
103.half-dozen
105.4
105.3
103.6
101.3
104.four
101.4
104.5
105.six
104.1
106.v
109.4
112.4
110.1
106.9
108.0
106.8
107.5
106.vii
111.5
114.2
117.0
115.9
117.2
121.iii
124.2
120.vii
118.2
116.ane
117.1
116.9
118.eight
120.2
123.8
2001 126.iv
133.ix
139.7
137.viii
133.viii
129.4
127.i
124.five
120.3
116.4
114.3
116.nine
125.3
130.4
132.0
121.viii
118.ane
113.2
108.eight
112.nine
113.seven
112.0
113.6
119.0
128.0
127.6
123.viii
126.4
123.1
85.0
50.i
53.6
86.5
90.5
97.4
91.4
92.three
83.6
93.5
95.six
93.0
84.i
83.5
78.7
86.8
86.3
85.3
91.3
96.7
100.9
95.2
94.2
92.1
92.3
102.4
103.7
105.eight
108.4
108.4
108.6
2006 108.ane
105.1
104.4
102.1
103.2
106.4
107.2
105.nine
105.7
102.4
96.seven
95.3
97.0
100.6
107.6
113.8
114.6
105.9
103.4
102.0
98.9
89.6
85.6
90.3
86.3
90.i
92.1
97.4
100.eight
102.half dozen
109.v
109.9
105.8
102.1
101.i
97.8
98.8
101.1
108.6
111.vii
106.8
101.three
100.vii
96.2
94.ix
90.7
88.7
85.9
88.5
92.5
99.0
105.ane
106.5
103.4
106.ii
107.6
106.7
109.1
108.i
108.0
2011 111.five
117.1
123.half-dozen
126.5
121.8
120.two
122.5
124.ix
124.8
129.0
129.three
131.iii
134.1
136.one
139.iv
134.3
137.ane
137.ane
132.0
133.three
130.vii
129.0
128.9
128.eight
129.3
131.8
134.vii
134.2
137.iv
138.eight
138.6
141.9
141.8
142.3
139.5
140.five
154.3
159.ii
168.6
174.2
178.4
183.2
192.6
195.seven
202.4
215.7
216.8
216.ii
222.viii
231.9
242.6
248.viii
246.iii
243.9
234.2
234.nine
228.8
212.4
200.9
192.ii
2016 207.1
202.7
200.ii
191.7
188.7
182.6
178.3
174.3
162.5
157.2
160.four
171.iii
Source: CANSIM table 002-0068 (accessed April 13, 2017).

Another factor contributing to fewer beef operations was the lower profitability of beef farming relative to crop farming. Active farms that reported beefiness cattle in 2011, merely did non report any beef cattle in 2016 reported higher acreages of field crops. From 2011 to 2016, on operations that used to report beef cattle, soybean expanse rose by 147,045 acres (+74.8%), while canola area increased by 248,663 acres (+xx.0%).

Alberta leads in beefiness

Alberta's beef sector consists of a mix of cow-calf and feeding operations and has the nearly beef breeding cattle in Canada, representing 42.3% (i.9 one thousand thousand caput) of the total.

Alberta accounted for 59.6% of the national feeder/slaughter cattle herd. Alberta's beefiness industry benefits from close proximity to processing chapters and availability of feed and pasture country. Combined, these factors provide Alberta with a comparative advantage over other provinces in the beef sector. In 2016, Alberta accounted for 37.four% of alive cattle exports and 74.7% of bovine meat exports to the Usa (Statistics Canada. 2017. Special tabulation, based on World Trade Atlas Database, accessed Apr 13, 2017).

Dairy cattle numbers decrease while efficiency rises

The full number of dairy cattle reported in Canada decreased 3.8% from 2011 to one.4 1000000 in 2016. The number of farms reporting dairy cattle savage 14.0% from 2011.

On farms reporting dairy cattle, the boilerplate number of dairy cattle per farm increased 11.9% from 2011 to 100 dairy cattle per farm in 2016. The goal of supply management in the Canadian dairy industry is to balance the supply and need of milk and maintain stable production throughout the yr and throughout the country through a quota system.

Canada'south dairy type farms are concentrated in Quebec and Ontario, where combined, it is the largest agronomical subcontract type by gross farm receipts. Quebec accounted for 35.vii% of national dairy cows and heifers and 42.0% of farms reporting dairy cattle in 2016. Ontario followed closely behind, accounting for 34.2% of national dairy cattle and 34.9% of farms reporting dairy cattle.

The number of small (200 dairy cattle or fewer) specialized dairy farms (operations reporting dairy cattle but no beef cattle) decreased, while the number of large (more than 200 dairy cattle) specialized dairy farms increased from 2011 to 2016, suggesting that the sector underwent some consolidation.

While some producers left the sector, those who stayed were able to abound as quota became available. On farms reporting dairy cattle in Quebec, the average number of dairy cattle per farm increased by nine.0% from 2011 to 85 in 2016. Ontario saw the same trend, with the boilerplate number of dairy cattle per farm on farms reporting dairy cattle rising 12.i% to 98 in 2016.

Producing more with less

The subtract in the national dairy herd was primarily due to improved production efficiency. Data on the sale of milk indicates that from 2011 to 2016, milk production in Canada increased despite a smaller dairy herd (CANSIM table 003-0011, accessed April 13, 2017).

Chart 3 Total number of dairy cows and total milk production, Canada, 1981 to 2016

Data table for Chart three
Data table for Chart 3
Tabular array summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 3. The data is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Number of dairy cows and Total milk production , calculated using thousands
and millions of kilolitres units of measure (appearing as cavalcade headers).
Year Number of dairy cows Total milk production
kilolitres
1981 ane,772,350 vii,328,151
1986 i,456,463 vii,305,174
1991 ane,315,178 vii,268,742
1996 ane,227,732 7,172,203
2001 1,060,965 vii,556,398
2006 996,024 vii,435,149
2011 961,726 7,764,331
2016 939,071 8,441,486
Sources: CANSIM tables 003-0011, 004-0004 and 004-0221 (accessed April 13, 2017).

Increased efficiency in the dairy industry was achieved through improvements in feed quality and management, genetics and advancements in technology, including the apply of robotic milking. According to data from the Demography of Agriculture, 8.9% of dairy type operations at present use robotic milking.

Mid-sized farms are more than probable to written report robotic milking than small and large-sized farms with 44.seven% of dairy type farms reporting robotic milking having 101 to 200 cows (Table 1).

Table 1
Dairy type operations reporting robotic milking in the year prior to the census by size form, Canada, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Dairy type operations reporting robotic milking in the yr prior to the census by size class. The information is grouped by Size Class (number of dairy cattle) (appearing as row headers), Number of dairy blazon operations, Number of dairy type operations reporting robotic milking, Percent of dairy type operations reporting robotic milking and Percent of dairy cows on operations reporting robotic milking (actualization as column headers).
Size Class (number of dairy cattle) Number of dairy type operations Number of dairy blazon operations reporting robotic milking Per centum of dairy type operations reporting robotic milking Percent of dairy cows on operations reporting robotic milking
i to l one,815 17 0.9 1.3
51 to 100 4,693 307 6.5 7.5
101 to 200 2,847 420 14.8 15.eight
201 to 500 988 172 17.four 16.half-dozen
501 or more than 176 23 13.i 12.four
Full 10,519 939 8.9 12.4
Source: Census of Agriculture (3438).

In addition to using robotic milking, the improved efficiencies of many dairy blazon farms can be linked to advancements in animal housing, milking technology, herd management and feed management. In 2015, almost one-half of dairy type farms reported using automated environmental controls for animal housing or automated animal feeding applied science. Investment in innovative technology contributes to the dairy industry producing more with less.

Sus scrofa numbers recover in 2016

The number of pigs on Canadian farms has increased since 2011. Over this period, pig prices rose to record highs before decreasing in belatedly 2014 (CANSIM tabular array 002-0068, accessed Apr thirteen, 2017). College prices, as well every bit production efficiencies and changing markets have influenced hog production.

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-functioning and Development and the Nutrient and Agronomics Organization of the United Nations Agricultural Outlook, world pork consumption per capita continues to abound, rising 2.eight% betwixt 2011 and 2016. Increased demand from other countries has supported prices and contributed to growth in the North American sus scrofa sector.

While the United states of america remains Canada'due south top destination for both live swine and swine meat, total exports of swine meat to People's republic of china has nearly quadrupled in quantity since 2011 (Statistics Canada. 2017. Special tabulation, based on World Trade Atlas Database, accessed Apr 13, 2017). Canada'south access to foreign markets continues to play an important office in the manufacture's success.

The number of pigs reported in Canada rose 11.1% from 2011 to 14.one million in 2016, while the number of farms reporting pigs increased from 7,371 to 8,402. On farms reporting pigs, the average number of pigs per subcontract decreased ii.5% to i,677 per subcontract.

Chart 4 Total number of pigs and agricultural operations reporting, Canada, 1961 to 2016

Information table for Chart iv
Data table for Chart four
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 4. The data is grouped by Twelvemonth (appearing equally row headers), Number of agronomical operations reporting and Total pigs , calculated using thousands and number of head (millions) units of mensurate (actualization as cavalcade headers).
Yr Number of agricultural operations reporting Full pigs
number of head
1961 223,401 v,332,734
1966 154,328 v,408,580
1971 122,479 8,106,923
1976 63,602 five,789,676
1981 55,765 9,875,065
1986 36,472 nine,756,569
1991 29,592 10,216,083
1996 21,105 11,040,462
2001 15,472 13,958,772
2006 eleven,497 15,043,132
2011 vii,371 12,679,104
2016 eight,402 xiv,091,503
Sources: CANSIM tables 004-0004 and 004-0223.

From 2006 to 2011, the number of pigs fell by 15.7%. The decline was attributable to low prices for market pigs, disease outbreaks and higher feed prices, which profoundly affected the profitability of grunter production during that fourth dimension.

The sus scrofa industry has consolidated over the last five decades, with fewer farms holding more pigs. From 2011 to 2016, the eleven.ane% growth in the number of pigs was driven by operations reporting fifty or more pigs, which accounted for 99.seven% of the squealer herd in 2016.

Even so, the increment in the number of farms reporting pigs was driven by small producers, unremarkably reporting other livestock or crops in addition to pigs. Operations reporting less than 50 pigs increased from ii,912 to iv,202 betwixt the censuses.

In 2016, fewer farms deemed for a greater number of pigs and a higher proportion of gross farm receipts. Out of all operations that reported pigs nationally, 590 operations reported $3 million or more in gross farm receipts. These operations accounted for 7.0% of farms and 65.nine% of gross farm receipts on farms reporting pigs, and 50.vii% of full pigs.

Chart 5 Operations reporting pigs, gross farm receipts and total number of pigs as a percentage of operations reporting pigs, by receipts class, Canada, 2016

Data tabular array for Chart v
Information tabular array for Chart 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data tabular array for Chart 5. The information is grouped by Receipts form (appearing as row headers), Operations reporting pigs, Gross farm receipts and Full number of pigs, calculated using pct of operations reporting pigs units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Receipts form Operations reporting pigs Data table Noteone Data tabular array Noteii Gross farm receipts Data table Notei Data table Note3 Total number of pigs Data tabular array Note1 Data table Notation2
percent of operations reporting pigs
$one to $99,999 45.2 1.3 three.half dozen
$100,000 to $249,999 15.iv two.6 viii.0
$250,000 to $499,999 11.8 four.5 viii.half-dozen
$500,000 to $999,999 10.8 8.ane ten.1
$i,000,000 to $2,999,999 9.8 17.5 19.0
$3,000,000 or more 7.0 65.ix 50.7
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Notei

Totals may non equal 100% due to rounding.

Render to note1 referrer

Note2

Total pigs and operations reporting pigs are based on 2016 data.

Return to note2 referrer

Note3

Gross farm receipts are based on 2015 data.

Render to notethree referrer

Source: Census of Agriculture (3438).

The recovery of the sus scrofa sector has seen grunter farming operations become more intensive and specialized as consolidation continues. Farms reporting fifty or more caput reported no other type of livestock in 56.0% of cases, compared with 5.5% of farms reporting less than 50 head.

Operations reporting fewer than fifty pigs often prefer to admission markets for fresh local food. Directly marketing is the do through which farms sell agricultural products directly to consumers for homo consumption. In the case of farms reporting pigs, this could include meat cuts or value-added products such equally sausages or other products from the farm.

Among operations reporting less than 50 pigs, 40.8% reported selling directly to consumers for human consumption, compared with xi.0% of those reporting 50 or more than pigs. Farmers are also participating in subcontract gate sales or farmers' markets in society to promote their businesses.

Increases in major pig producing provinces

Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba continued to business relationship for the majority of pigs and sus scrofa farm operations in 2016. Combined, they accounted for 81.one% of total pigs and 63.9% of total farms reporting pigs.

All three provinces benefitted from higher prices in 2014 and effective illness management. Advances in genetics, diet and wellness have too benefitted the industry. The pig sector in these 3 provinces is marked by a number of large, integrated companies, some of which employ contract growers to raise pigs on their behalf. Compared with cattle, the shorter gestation period for pigs and big litters mean that producers are able to reply more quickly to favourable marketplace atmospheric condition.

Full pigs in Quebec increased ten.0% from 2011 to 4.5 million pigs in 2016. Quebec remained the largest hog producing province, accounting for 32.0% of the national total.

Ontario's squealer numbers increased 14.4% from 2011 to three.5 1000000 pigs in 2016. Ontario continued to have the most farms reporting pigs in 2016, accounting for well-nigh one-third of all farms with pigs.

Manitoba saw the largest growth in the number of pigs, up 18.seven% from 2011 to 3.4 million. On farms reporting pigs in Manitoba, the average number of pigs per farm increased from 4,831 pigs in 2011 to v,087 pigs in 2016, largely as a result of the large production units in Manitoba. For farms reporting pigs, Manitoba too reported the highest average number of pigs per farm amid the provinces in 2016.

Canadians eating more than chicken and eggs

The poultry sector saw increases in the production of both meat and eggs. The determination to produce more chicken and eggs was a result of increased need. Like the dairy industry, the poultry industries are supply managed with a quota organization regulating production levels.

Broiler production concentrated in three provinces

Broiler production increased 9.8% from 2010 to 1.v billion kilograms (alive weight) in 2015 (the final full production year). As was the case in 2010, Canada's largest three broiler producing provinces by volume were Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. With 1.1 billion kilograms of chicken meat produced in 2015, these iii provinces were responsible for 75.iii% of national production.

Per capita availability of chicken and stewing hen reaches record high

In add-on to the population growth from 2011 to 2016, increased per capita demand for chicken has contributed to the growth of the chicken industry. In 2015, availability of chicken and stewing hen reached a record high 34.98 kilograms per person in eviscerated weight (CANSIM tabular array 002-0011, accessed April 13, 2017).

Chart 6 Total chicken production in live weight and per capita availability of chicken and stewing hen in eviscerated weight, Canada, 1985 to 2015

Information table for Chart half-dozen
Data table for Chart 6
Tabular array summary
This tabular array displays the results of Information table for Chart 6. The information is grouped by Yr (appearing every bit row headers), Chicken product and Per capita availability of chicken and stewing hen, calculated using kilograms and kilograms per person units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Chicken product Per capita availability of chicken and stewing hen
kilograms kilograms per person
1985 284,485,427 20.70
20.96
22.31
23.08
22.64
1990 376,496,556 23.65
23.76
24.27
24.78
26.46
1995 803,497,386 26.25
26.65
27.53
28.37
29.61
2000 1,084,811,510 31.01
32.24
32.60
31.65
32.21
2005 1,183,769,685 32.45
32.85
33.x
33.08
32.74
2010 i,343,516,221 32.94
32.61
32.97
32.97
33.45
2015 1,474,730,401 34.98
Sources: Census of Agriculture (3438) and CANSIM tabular array 002-0011 (accessed April thirteen, 2017).

Turkey production also rises

Turkey product increased 7.1% from 2010 to 210.7 one thousand thousand kilograms in 2015. Similar to broiler product, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia were the largest three producers, bookkeeping for 77.6% or 163.4 million kilograms of national production.

Ontario leads egg production in Canada

The number of tabular array eggs increased 10.nine% from 2010 to 616.seven million dozen eggs in 2015. The number of hatching eggs rose 19.3% from 2010 to 64.7 million dozen eggs in 2015. Ontario connected to atomic number 82 egg product in Canada, representing 38.7% of national table egg production and one-third of national hatching egg production.

Direct marketing likewise plays a role on farms producing table eggs. In 2015, 72.ane% of all operations reporting table eggs sold directly to consumers for human consumption. Among operations reporting table eggs, 82.8% of those with gross subcontract receipts under $10,000 reported direct marketing.

Meanwhile, 26.5% of farms producing table eggs with gross farm receipts over $iii million reported directly marketing. The majority of these operations sell their products at farm gate sales, stands or kiosks.

Fewer mink reverberate reduced profitability

The total number of mink reported in Canada decreased 29.seven% from 2011 to 550,660 in 2016. The number of farms reporting mink decreased 31.7% to 194. On farms reporting mink, the average number of mink per farm increased ii.9% to ii,838.

The ratio of expenses to receipts for farms reporting mink was 0.98 in 2015, less favourable past 0.19 from 2010. With low profitability in the sector, many operators take exited the industry. Nova Scotia continues to report the most mink in Canada, accounting for 45.nine% of national inventory.

Goat inventory upward in Ontario

The total number of goats in Canada for dairy, meat and cobweb increased 2.0% from 2011 to 230,034 in 2016. Ontario accounted for 56.6% of national inventory. The number of goats reported in Ontario rose 12.0% from 2011 to 130,219 in 2016. The growth in goat inventory has been driven by increased demand for both goat meat and milk.

More sheep in Manitoba

The full number of sheep in Canada decreased 4.9% from 2011 to 1.i million in 2016. This was coupled with a seven.i% decrease in the number of farms reporting sheep.

Counter to the national trend, Manitoba posted the largest increment in the number of sheep, upward 43.2% to 90,423 animals. While Ontario however accounted for the most sheep in Canada at 30.v% of total inventory in 2016, Manitoba increased its share of the national sheep flock to eight.half-dozen% in 2016, up 2.ix pct points from 2011.

Bison still roam the Prairies

The total number of bison in Canada decreased four.7% from 2011 to 119,314 in 2016. Alberta and Saskatchewan accounted for virtually four-fifths of the national total.

Bison numbers in the Prairies equally a whole have decreased by less than two% since 2011. Increased demand and better prices have contributed to keeping Prairie bison numbers relatively stable.

Manure surface area stable

Manure is a by-product of the livestock sector and is a valuable input for crop product. The expanse of state where manure was applied edged down 1.3% between 2010 and 2015.

This slight decrease in full manure was driven past a decrease in the application of solid or composted manure relative to the increment in the awarding of liquid manure. Solid manure is predominantly an output of beef product, while for dairy and hog operations, liquid manure is more prevalent. Lower beefiness cattle numbers led to the decrease of solid manure. Despite the refuse, solid manure continued to be applied to more surface area than liquid manure.

Chart 7 Total manure acreage by manure type and application methods, Canada, 2010 and 2015

Data table for Nautical chart 7
Data table for Chart 7
Table summary
This tabular array displays the results of Data table for Nautical chart 7. The data is grouped by Yr (appearing every bit row headers), Acreage, Solid or composted manure, incorporated into soil, Solid or composted manure, not incorporated, Liquid manure, injected or incorporated into soil and Liquid manure, non incorporated, calculated using acres (millions) units of mensurate (actualization equally column headers).
Year Acreage
Solid or composted manure, incorporated into soil Solid or composted manure, not incorporated Liquid manure, injected or incorporated into soil Liquid manure, not incorporated
acres
2010 ii,622,760 1,693,700 1,565,981 one,204,568
2015 2,483,220 1,639,339 1,624,866 1,247,308
Source: CANSIM table 004-0207.

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Specialized dairy operation: Performance reporting dairy cattle (dairy cows and dairy heifers) and no beef cattle.

Dairy type operation: An functioning classified using the North American Manufacture Classification Organisation (NAICS), 2012 is considered a dairy type performance if 50% or more of its gross subcontract receipts come from dairy and milk production.

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