U.S.Imports Beef

U.S. cattle imports from Canada:

2002: 1.686 million head
2003: 0.512 million head
2004: 135 head
2005: 0.559 million head
2006: 1.032 million head
2007: 1.405 million head
2008: 1.581 million head

U.S. cattle imports from all sources:

2002: 2.503 million head
2003: 1.752 million head
2004: 1.371 million head
2005: 1.816 million head
2006: 2.289 million head
2007: 2.495 million head
2008: 2.284 million head
Share of U.S. cattle imports from Canada:

2002: 67 percent
2003: 29 percent
2004: <0.1 percent
2005: 31 percent
2006: 45 percent
2007: 56 percent
2008: 65 percent

Beef and veal imports from Canada (carcass weight):

2002: 1.091 billion pounds
2003: 0.740 billion pounds
2004: 1.062 billion pounds
2005: 1.092 billion pounds
2006: 0.844 billion pounds
2007: 0.789 billion pounds
2008: 0.841 billion pounds

Beef and veal imports from all sources (carcass weight):

2002: 3.218 billion pounds
2003: 3.006 billion pounds
2004: 3.679 billion pounds
2005: 3.599 billion pounds
2006: 3.085 billion pounds
2007: 3.052 billion pounds
2008: 2.537 billion pounds

Beef import share from Canada:

2002: 34 percent
2003: 25 percent
2004: 29 percent
2005: 30 percent
2006: 27 percent
2007: 26 percent
2008: 33 percent

Beef imports from Canada as share of U.S. beef consumption:

2002: 3.9 percent
2003: 2.7 percent
2004: 3.8 percent
2005: 3.9 percent
2006: 3.0 percent
2007: 2.8 percent
2008: 3.1 percent

Canadian beef markets: U.S., Mexico, Japan, Korea, and other countries.

Value of all Canadian beef/cattle exports (Canadian dollars):

2002
$1.832 billion in live animals
$2.166 billion in beef products
$3.998 billion total sales

2003
$1.518 billion in live animals
$0.592 billion in beef products
$2.110 billion in total sales

2004
$2.015 billion in live animals
$0 in beef products
$2.015 billion in total sales

2005
$0.628 million in live animals
$1.886 billion in beef products
$2.514 billion in total sales

2006
$1.189 billion in live animals
$1.357 billion in beef products
$2.545 billion in total sales


2007
$1.545 billion in live animals
$1.228 billion in beef products
$2.773 billion in total sales


2008
$1.646 billion in live animals
$1.220 billion in beef products
$2.866 billion in total sales
**Note: Some products imported from Canada could be made from animals exported originally from the U.S. In addition, cattle shipments from Canada to the U.S. may include animals transshipped through Canada from Hawaii or Alaska.



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