Sheep and Lambs on Farm
Overall there was a small increase in the Canadian flock size as of January 1st and July 1st, 2012. As of January 1, 2012, farmers reported that the number of sheep and lambs on Canadian farms increased 1.4% to 892 thousand head from the same date in 2011.
As of July 1, 2012, farmers reported that the number of sheep and lambs on Canadian farms increased 0.6% to 1.15 million head from the same date in 2011. In Ontario the increase was 1.1% to a total of 364 thousand head. The tables below illustrate the flock numbers by year and province since 2007 at the time of the January 1st survey and the July 1st survey done by Statistics Canada.
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