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White Meat Slaughter in Provincially Inspected Plants, Ontario, 2002-2007 ( # of head)

Author: Bill McGee - Coordinator, Science and Statistics/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 25 January 2008

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White meat slaughter
 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Chickens
15,537,237
15,106,089
15,970,641
16,518,393
17,328,072
16,888,349
Cornish Hens
119,614
83,334
140,554
100,043
169,109
124,665
Ducks
916,074
898,891
936,241
945,706
998,809
1,008,248
Fancy Poultry
56,335
75,659
74,250
90,133
24,517
156
Fowl
1,010,626
1,204,912
1,302,961
1,539,393
1,227,294
1,149,412
Geese
28,400
21,732
22,937
34,289
32,023
34,111
Guinea Fowl
6,089
1,062
1,397
2,161
1,647
407
Other White Meat
-
-
-
-
-
-
Partridge
22,786
23,778
18,237
11,068
23,173
34,429
Pheasants
3,896
3,661
3,753
3,330
1,779
2,094
Pigeons
112,465
99,580
85,662
81,217
97,640
102,006
Quail
973,443
975,781
1,138,235
1,219,991
1,390,480
1,301,360
Rabbits
230,362
222,205
200,102
194,410
178,862
179,820
Silkies
52,384
50,123
90,879
166,974
220,935
243,256
Turkeys
205,243
201,546
183,776
178,213
183,737
148,730
Total
19,274,954
18,968,353
20,169,625
21,085,321
21,878,077
21,217,043

Note: The figures shown above do not include animals slaughtered in federally registered establishments in Ontario. Federally inspected slaughter figures are found by using the following links:
Red Meat Market
Poultry Market
Food Inspection Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca