Statistics Canada reported that cattle numbers increased for the first time since 2021 in July.
Beef cow numbers were up by four-tenths of one per cent and heifers kept for breeding by half of one per cent.
There were half of one per cent more dairy heifers and four-tenths of one per cent more dairy cows, both increases the same as beef.
The total Canadian cattle herd stood at 11.9 million, eight-tenths of one per cent more than a year ago.
The numbers hold true with the long-term beef cycle which is four years from the top to bottom of numbers and then four years from bottom to top. Prices take a reverse roller-coaster ride.
Hog numbers were down by 1.3 per cent this July. Total hog slaughter increased by 3.3 per cent to 11.6 million between January and July.
