By the Numbers: Meat production and consumption in Canada
Toronto – November 9, 2018 – Food processing, including meat production, is Canada’s largest manufacturing industry. Total annual revenue from Canadian meat production and processing (primarily including beef, pork and chicken) was over $28 billion in 2016. On average, Canadian households spend over $1,100 a year on fresh and processed meats.
$28.13 billion
Total revenue of Canada's meat manufacturing industry
2.13 million metric tonnes (mt)
Annual pork production
1.17 million mt
Annual beef production
1.15 million mt
Annual poultry meat production
$4 billion
Sales of pork exports
$2.4 billion
Sales of beef exports
19.1 kilograms
Annual per person consumption of beef
16.6 kilograms
Annual per person consumption of pork
32 kilograms
Annual per person consumption of poultry
$2.5 billion
Sales of processed meats
$409.77 million
Sales of sausages in Canada
$1,160
Average annual household expenditure on meat in Canada in 2016 amounted to $1,160.
Source: Statistics Canada