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Monthly Red Meat Slaughter

Number of head for cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and lamb from federally and provincially inspected slaughterhouses.

EndDt_DtFin
Period Ending Date - date - Year ending date
MjrCmdtyEn_PrdtPrncplAn
Major Commodity (English) - string(120) - The English name of the major commodity or animal species
MjCmdtyFr_PrdtPrncplFr
Major Commodity (French) - string(120) - The French name of the major commodity or animal species
CtgryEn_CtgrieAn
Category (English) - string(120) - The English name for the animal category or weight range
CtgryFr_CtgrieFr
Category (French) - string(120) - The French name for the animal category or weight range
NumHd_NmbTetes
Number of Head - int(15) - Number of animals slaughtered

Data Source: Federally Inspected Slaughter: Canadian Food Inspection Agency as compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, except cattle and calves which is the Canadian Beef Grading Agency as compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;Provincially Inspected Slaughter: Provincial Governments;
Data lags 1-3 months.

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