Stocks of Frozen and Chilled Meats
July 2006
Statistical tables
Table 1 Stocks of frozen and chilled meats in cold storage, Canada
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As of July 2005
As of April 2006
As of July 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous quarter
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Pork
Hams
7,429
6,962
7,318
5
-1
Loins
4,052
4,337
4,422
2
9
Bellies
902
789
601
-24
-33
Butts
1,460
1,552
1,359
-12
-7
Picnics
2,430
3,196
2,468
-23
2
Ribs
4,192
4,618
3,695
-20
-12
Backs and shoulders
2,141
2,622
2,006
-23
-6
Trimmings
7,547
9,073
7,573
-17
0
Unclassified pork
13,084
13,570
13,245
-2
1
Pork, total
43,237
46,718
42,686
-9
-1
Beef
Bone-in
4,134
4,506
4,711
5
14
Boneless
27,830
28,517
29,369
3
6
Beef, total
31,964
33,024
34,081
3
7
Veal
Bone-in
245
342
345
1
41
Boneless
997
775
925
19
-7
Veal, total
1,242
1,116
1,270
14
2
Mutton and lamb, total
1,943
2,189
1,946
-11
0
Fancy pork
8,397
8,691
5,438
-37
-35
Fancy beef
4,701
2,863
3,536
24
-25
Fancy veal
280
200
168
-16
-40
Fancy lamb
185
311
309
-1
67
Fancy meat, total
13,563
12,065
9,451
-22
-30
Total meat
91,949
95,111
89,434
-6
-3
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Preliminary data.
Note:
Months shown refer to the first business day.
Table 2 Stocks of frozen and chilled poultry meats in cold storage, Canada
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April 2005
March 2006
April 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous month
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Poultry
Chickens, total
32,140
38,647
38,272
-1
19
Turkeys, total
14,427
17,225
18,737
9
30
Other fowl, total
576
755
780
3
35
Poultry meat, total
52,588
62,723
64,204
2
22
Table 3 Stocks of frozen and chilled imported meats in cold storage, Canada
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As of July 2005
As of April 2006
As of July 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous quarter
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Beef, bone-in
792
886
894
1
13
Beef, boneless
8,418
7,473
6,934
-7
-18
Total veal
334
322
372
16
11
Total mutton
287
275
273
-1
-5
Total lamb
1,431
1,743
1,460
-16
2
Total
11,262
10,698
9,933
-7
-12
p
Preliminary data.
Note:
Months shown refer to the first business day.
Table 4 Frozen and chilled meats in cold storage by province
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Pork, total
Beef, total
Veal, total
Mutton and lamb, total
Fancy meat, total
Stocks of frozen and chilled meats, total
tonnes
Atlantic Provinces
579
1,393
x
x
35
2,012
Quebec
10,727
6,318
881
263
1,477
19,666
Ontario
7,921
6,667
250
962
2,295
18,095
Manitoba
x
229
x
x
x
8,820
Saskatchewan
x
x
0
x
x
2,310
Alberta
12,245
16,880
57
91
4,177
33,450
British Columbia
1,825
x
82
x
510
5,082
x
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p
Preliminary data.
Note:
Month shown refers to the first business day.