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Stocks of red meat in storage totalled 93 848 metric tonnes in April, down 1% from the same period a year ago, but up 6% from January 2007. Stocks of poultry meat totalled 54 597 tonnes on April 1, down 15% from a year earlier but up 18% from January 2007.
This release contains details for various cuts of pork, beef, veal, poultry, mutton and lamb as well as fancy meats at the Canadian level. At the regional level, it contains totals for the red meats. This release also contains the holdings of imported meat at the national level for the same periods.
Available on CANSIM: tables 003-0081 and 003-0082.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3423.
The April 2007 issue of Stocks of Frozen and Chilled Meats, Vol. 2, no. 1 (23-009-XWE, free) is now available. From the Publication modules of our website under Free Internet Publications, choose Agriculture.
For general information, call (toll-free 1-800-465-1991). To enquire about the concepts, methods and data quality of this release, contact Barbara McLaughlin (902-893-7251; barbara.mclaughlin@statcan.gc.ca), Agriculture Division.
