US And Canadian Cattle Numbers Fall
US - The US and Canadian cattle inventory has fallen according to data released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, US Department of Agriculture.![National Agricultural Statistics Service](https://cdn.globalagmedia.com/contents/nass_usda.gif)
All cattle and calves in the US and Canada combined totaled 106.7 million head on 1 January 2010, down one per cent from the 107.7 million on 1 January 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 45.9 million head, were down two per cent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of 1 January 2010, totaled 93.7 million head, one per cent below the 94.5 million on 1 January 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.5 million head, were down one per cent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in Canada as of 1 January 2010, totaled 13.0 million head, down one per cent from the 13.2 million on 1 January 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.45 million, were down three per cent from a year ago.
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