Per Capita Disappearance1 of Selected Foods, Canada, 2005-2010

Red Meats (kg, carcass weight basis)

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Beef
30.30
29.86
30.60
29.36
28.57
27.69
Veal
1.05
1.04
1.08
1.00
1.00
1.12
Mutton and lamb
1.12
1.21
1.22
1.17
1.16
1.07
Pork
23.03
23.44
25.08
23.69
23.36
21.69
Offal
1.05
1.20
1.07
0.90
1.35
1.16
Total red meats
56.55
56.76
59.04
56.12
55.45
52.73

Poultry Meat (kg, eviscerated weight basis) and Eggs (dozens)

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Chicken
31.42
31.74
31.73
31.66
31.36
31.10
Stewing hen
1.42
1.52
1.57
1.71
1.74
1.90
Turkey
4.50
4.45
4.51
4.72
4.55
4.39
Total poultry
37.34
37.70
37.82
38.09
37.65
37.40
Eggs
15.69
16.20
15.54
16.24
16.06
16.27

Dairy Products and Margarine

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Cottage cheese (kg)
0.85
0.85
0.91
0.89
0.77
0.76
Butter (kg)
2.79
2.70
2.59
2.63
2.67
2.67
Margarine (kg)
4.13
3.96
3.94
3.78
3.72
3.53
Skim milk powder (kg)
1.02
1.10
1.31
1.36
1.33
1.19
Cheddar cheese (kg)
3.26
3.40
3.04
3.21
3.31
3.43
Processed cheese (kg)
2.25
2.30
2.24
2.13
2.10
1.99
Cheese variety (kg) (a)
6.57
6.57
7.05
7.05
7.02
7.00
Total Cheese (kg)
12.09
12.26
12.32
12.39
12.42
12.41
Yogurt (L)
6.77
6.99
7.17
7.67
7.77
8.28
Sour cream (L)
1.33
1.39
1.37
1.20
1.04
0.99
Ice cream (L)
8.85
8.29
7.34
6.48
4.93
4.96
Milk, partly skimmed 1% (L)
17.87
18.11
18.18
18.13
18.10
17.35
Milk, partly skimmed 2% (L)
38.82
38.43
37.93
37.30
37.33
35.63
Milk, skimmed (L)
8.75
8.71
8.75
8.67
8.60
8.35
Milk, standard 3.25% (L)
12.61
12.35
11.93
11.31
11.14
10.55

1 Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage, in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation.

(a) Not including cheddar and other cheese used in process cheese.

 

Reference:Statistics Canada


Author:
Anna Staciwa - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 08 June 2011

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