Stocks of Frozen and Chilled Meats
October 2006
Statistical tables
Table 1 Stocks of frozen and chilled meats in cold storage, Canada
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As of October 2005
As of July 2006
As of October 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous quarter
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Pork
Hams
5,215
7,318
4,672
-36
-10
Loins
3,814
4,420
3,789
-14
-1
Bellies
1,022
601
908
51
-11
Butts
1,312
1,359
959
-29
-27
Picnics
2,810
2,468
2,791
13
-1
Ribs
4,121
3,672
3,820
4
-7
Backs and shoulders
2,282
2,024
1,720
-15
-25
Trimmings
7,186
6,589
6,776
3
-6
Unclassified pork
13,458
13,227
10,789
-18
-20
Pork, total
41,220
41,679
36,224
-13
-12
Beef
Bone-in
3,820
4,736
3,920
-17
3
Boneless
24,062
29,410
27,082
-8
13
Beef, total
27,882
34,146
31,002
-9
11
Veal
Bone-in
516
345
216
-37
-58
Boneless
1,027
925
1,305
41
27
Veal, total
1,543
1,270
1,521
20
-1
Mutton and lamb, total
1,731
1,946
1,559
-20
-10
Fancy pork
8,328
5,446
4,201
-23
-50
Fancy beef
3,193
3,461
3,756
9
18
Fancy veal
201
91
96
5
-52
Fancy lamb
88
303
298
-2
239
Fancy meat, total
11,810
9,301
8,351
-10
-29
Total meat
84,186
88,341
78,657
-11
-7
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Preliminary data.
Note(s):
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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October 2005
July 2006
October 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous quarter
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Poultry
Chickens, total
31,441
35,783
31,199
-13
-1
Turkeys, total
28,161
29,918
30,540
2
8
Other fowl, total
4,452
5,604
4,511
-20
1
Poultry meat, total
64,054
71,305
66,250
-7
3
Table 3 Stocks of frozen and chilled imported meats in cold storage, Canada
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As of October 2005
As of July 2006
As of October 2006 p
Percentage change
Previous quarter
Previous year
tonnes
percent
Beef, bone-in
743
919
723
-21
-3
Beef, boneless
7,408
6,974
7,734
11
4
Total veal
450
372
398
7
-12
Total mutton
187
273
151
-45
-19
Total lamb
1,368
1,460
1,172
-20
-14
Total
10,156
9,998
10,179
2
0
p
Preliminary data.
Note(s):
Months shown refer to the first business day.
Table 4 Frozen and chilled meats in cold storage by province
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As of October 2006 p
Pork, total
Beef, total
Veal, total
Mutton and lamb, total
Fancy meat, total
Stocks of frozen and chilled meats, total
tonnes
Atlantic Provinces
382
1,164
x
x
24
1,573
Quebec
9,180
4,075
1,066
228
691
15,240
Ontario
7,200
5,805
305
768
2,240
16,319
Manitoba
x
x
x
x
x
8,198
Saskatchewan
x
x
0
x
x
1,936
Alberta
8,870
17,651
48
89
4,227
30,885
British Columbia
1,745
1,757
x
x
435
4,507
x
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p
Preliminary data.
Note(s):
Month shown refers to the first business day.