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- Canadian cattle producers estimated their herd at 14.8 million head as of July 1, the fourth consecutive yearly decline.
- The Canadian dairy herd remains slightly below 2.0 million head as milk production remains stable. The national beef herd is down 2.4% from the same date one year ago.
- Cattle exports between January and June 2009 declined 31.7% from the same period a year earlier.
- Domestic slaughter of cattle and calves fell 6.8% in the first half of the year.
