Ontario beef producers work hard to ensure a safe, healthy and high quality beef product is produced for consumers.

Did you know?

• Beef production takes place in every province in Canada with a total of 13 million head of cattle and calves. Ontario represents seven per cent of the total cow herd located in Canada.
• There are 19,000 beef farms in Ontario.
• There are 328,000 beef cows in Ontario.
• There are 1,880,200 total cattle and calves including dairy in Ontario.
• Cattle and calves represent 11.4 per cent of farm cash receipts in Ontario.
• Beef production contributed $23 billion to Canada’s economy in 2008.
• There are a lot of small cattle farms in Ontario; 87 per cent of beef herds are found on small to medium sized farms with less than 122 head.

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To learn more about what OCA is doing to help the beef industry visit: www.cattle.guelph.on.ca.
Source: Canada Beef Inc.