Cattle Industry – Fast Facts! There are 12.7 million cows in total all over Canada used for beef • and other products Alberta is the leading exporter of Cattle, as 85% of Canadian beef • is processed there There are 63 500 farms with cattle across Canada, 20 000 are in • Alberta alone Canada exports 72% of its beef to the U.S • There have been 19 total reports of B.S.E in Canada since 1993 • which have had major economical impacts on the industry Canada consumes 946 977 tones of beef PER YEAR! That’s 46 • pounds a person! Beef exports from all of Canada together generate 6.5 billion • dollars in cash receipts each year Canada is the 6 th largest exporter of beef in the world, and roughly • exports 8.9 million metric tones of beef annually The cattle industry contributes 33 billion dollars to the country’s • total GDP