Official figures from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada show that the country’s cattle slaughter in the first nine months of 2025 was just over 2.1 million head.

The figure for the corresponding period last year was well over 2.2 million.

This means the January-September total in 2025 is down by 5% year on year.

Almost 80% of Canada’s cattle slaughter is in western provinces, mostly in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Our usual Friday report on cattle slaughter in the US is still unavailable owing to the government shutdown there.

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