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HORSE MEAT EXPORTS

IN METRIC TONNES	2008					2007					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	5,469	23	2,470	12,950	20,912	4,982	455	2,290	6,082	13,809	51
Carcasses	170	-	451	1,599	2,220	79	-	-	353	432
Cuts Bone-in	3,844	-	1,150	3,854	8,848	3,447	455	1,253	1,223	6,378	39
Cuts Boneless	1,344	23	776	6,823	8,966	1,410	-	898	4,358	6,666	35
Offal	22	-	17	71	110	6	-	9	31	46	139
Other	89	-	76	603	768	40	-	130	117	287	168

IN METRIC TONNES	2006					2005					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	3,500	702	1,933	3,970	10,105	3,616	769	1,838	3,725	9,948	2
Carcasses	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	101	110	-100
Cuts Bone-in	2,585	689	1,049	984	5,307	3,036	652	1,028	1,068	5,784	-8
Cuts Boneless	738	-	777	2,821	4,336	528	23	630	2,499	3,680	18
Offal	24	-	15	11	50	-	71	17	-	88	-43
Other	153	13	92	154	412	43	23	163	57	286	44

IN METRIC TONNES	2004					2003					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	4,203	900	1,641	3,464	10,208	5,703	887	1,445	2,689	10,724	-5
Carcasses	37	-	-	1	38	532	46	-	1	579	-93
Cuts Bone-in	3,485	805	857	1,082	6,229	4,282	723	813	842	6,660	-6
Cuts Boneless	580	24	682	2,294	3,580	864	24	595	1,842	3,325	8
Offal	2	24	13	23	62	-	48	16	1	65	-5
Other	99	47	89	64	299	25	46	21	3	95	215

HORSES SLAUGHTERED IN FEDERALLY AND PROVINCIALLY INSPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS

	NUMBER					AVERAGE WARM CARCASS WEIGHTS (in kg)
MONTHS	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
YEAR	51,610	48,715	50,067	79,850	111,236	314	319	324	302	289
January	4,404	3,894	3,804	4,400	8,353	328	336	318	334	299
February	4,184	3,637	3,672	4,883	8,190	329	338	327	328	297
March	5,495	3,830	4,475	5,267	8,702	330	336	324	306	291
April	4,174	3,950	4,093	5,388	9,426	318	318	322	318	293
May	4,114	4,102	4,822	5,879	10,981	306	325	320	311	287
June	4,828	4,243	4,472	5,478	9,478	309	322	318	306	261
July	3,448	3,281	3,929	4,885	9,094	326	332	321	314	290
August	3,409	3,638	3,773	7,321	8,184	321	323	296	291	287
September	4,593	4,731	4,570	8,419	10,941	312	311	301	290	282
October	4,251	4,403	4,308	9,852	10,441	313	304	317	288	290
November	4,173	4,927	4,345	9,553	8,842	322	327	311	285	291
December	4,537	4,079	3,804	8,525	8,604	318	327	332	297	307

SOURCE: CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY, ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION