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Canfax Canada's go to source for national cattle & beef fundamentals, and market information for over 50 yrs

Canfax is a nonprofit organization, funding itself through memberships as well as data information services it provides to industry stakeholders. In this new millennium, cattlemen, feedlot managers, and agri-business professionals will continue to rely on up-to-the-minute information as an essential tool for maximizing profit in today's beef sector. Whether your operation needs to plan for three h

ours or three years into the future, Canfax delivers timely, accurate information for 21st Century cattle industry professionals.

Statistics Canada released 2024 and 2025 consumption data last week. Total per capita red meat and poultry consumption w...
06/03/2026

Statistics Canada released 2024 and 2025 consumption data last week. Total per capita red meat and poultry consumption was up 3% from 2024. Per capita beef consumption was up 3.4%, pork consumption was flat, and total poultry consumption was up 4%.

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Beef Consumption Up in 2025:Statistics Canada released 2025 food consumption data this week. Beef consumption increased ...
06/01/2026

Beef Consumption Up in 2025:
Statistics Canada released 2025 food consumption data this week. Beef consumption increased last year, even as population growth slowed. Total beef consumption rose 4.5% to 954,815 tonnes (carcass weight). After strong population growth of 2–3% per year from 2022 to 2024, growth slowed to 0.9% in 2025…

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USDA recently provided their first glimpse into 2027 beef production. The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estim...
05/29/2026

USDA recently provided their first glimpse into 2027 beef production. The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report forecasts 2027 US beef production at 25.31 billion pounds. If realized, it will be the smallest since 2016.

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First quarter Canadian beef imports were up 28% from last year with the value up 35%. Volumes were larger from Australia...
05/27/2026

First quarter Canadian beef imports were up 28% from last year with the value up 35%. Volumes were larger from Australia (+97%), New Zealand (+80%), the Mercosur bloc (+38%), and Mexico (+34%), and lower from the EU (-23%), the US (-11%), and the UK (-7%).

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📰 Supplementing Cows on Pasture this summer?:Most producers do not feed cows on pasture beyond salt and mineral. But if ...
05/26/2026

📰 Supplementing Cows on Pasture this summer?:
Most producers do not feed cows on pasture beyond salt and mineral. But if pasture growth is poor, drought recovery is slow, or herd size is at risk, current cattle prices may make summer feeding worthwhile…

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Wholesale Beef Shifts:Year to date, the Choice cutout has averaged a $3/cwt premium to Select, the narrowest since 2011....
05/25/2026

Wholesale Beef Shifts:
Year to date, the Choice cutout has averaged a $3/cwt premium to Select, the narrowest since 2011. The wholesale beef market is at a unique crossroads. Larger Choice and Prime grading compared to Select has kept the Choice-to-Select spread historically narrow through the first half of May…

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First quarter 2026 U.S. beef imports were up 15% from 2025 and up 61% from the five-year average. Imports were larger fr...
05/22/2026

First quarter 2026 U.S. beef imports were up 15% from 2025 and up 61% from the five-year average. Imports were larger from Mexico (+23%), Australia (+12%), and Brazil (+8%), but smaller from New Zealand (-2%) and Canada (-3%).

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Canada’s annual inflation rate spiked to 2.8% in April, up 0.4% from March to be at its highest level since May 2024. Ca...
05/20/2026

Canada’s annual inflation rate spiked to 2.8% in April, up 0.4% from March to be at its highest level since May 2024. Canada’s annual core inflation rate (omitting volatile items such as food and energy) in April was 2.5%, down 0.1% from March.

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📰 Producer Priorities in Herd Management:If you’ve ever compared notes with a neighbour about what makes a good cow, you...
05/19/2026

📰 Producer Priorities in Herd Management:
If you’ve ever compared notes with a neighbour about what makes a good cow, you already know the answer can sound different from yard to yard. To understand what cow‑calf producers are prioritizing today, Canfax’s inaugural Marketing & Genetics Survey gathered 103 responses from cow‑calf operators across Canada…

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Have North American beef imports eased retail beef prices, or simply filled the domestic supply gap?:On Monday, news rep...
05/18/2026

Have North American beef imports eased retail beef prices, or simply filled the domestic supply gap?:
On Monday, news reports said the US administration was preparing to temporarily remove the 26.4% tariff charged on beef imports once country quotas are filled. The change would apply for the rest of the year…

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