US/ Canadian Cattle Inventory Down Two Per Cent

CANADA & US - Cattle numbers are falling, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, US Department of Agriculture.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service

All cattle and calves in the US and Canada combined totaled 114.8 million head on July 1, 2010, down two per cent from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 46.1 million head, were down two per cent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2010, totaled 100.8 million head, one per cent below the 102.0 million head on July 1, 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.8 million head, were down one per cent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2010, totaled 14.0 million head, down five per cent from the 14.7 million on July 1, 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.34 million, were down four per cent from the 5.57 million on July 1, 2009.

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