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Red Meat Market Information

HORSE MEAT EXPORTS

IN METRIC TONNES	2009					2008					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	5,229	61	2,470	9,909	17,309	5,469	23	2,470	12,950	20,912	-17
Carcasses	25	-	-	2,155	2,180	170	-	451	1,599	2,220	-2
Cuts Bone-in	3,840	7	1,054	2,278	7,179	3,844	-	1,150	3,854	8,848	-19
Cuts Boneless	1,051	54	1,011	4,435	6,551	1,344	23	776	6,823	8,966	-27
Offal	-	-	14	98	112	22	-	17	71	110	2
Other	313	-	31	943	1,287	89	-	76	603	768	68

IN METRIC TONNES	2007					2006					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	4,982	455	2,290	6,082	13,809	3,500	702	1,933	3,970	10,105	37
Carcasses	79	-	-	353	432	-	-	-	-	-
Cuts Bone-in	3,447	455	1,253	1,223	6,378	2,585	689	1,049	984	5,307	20
Cuts Boneless	1,410	-	898	4,358	6,666	738	-	777	2,821	4,336	54
Offal	6	-	9	31	46	24	-	15	11	50	-8
Other	40	-	130	117	287	153	13	92	154	412	-30

IN METRIC TONNES	2005					2004					% Change
IN METRIC TONNES	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	France	Italy	Japan	Other	TOTAL	% Change
TOTAL	3,616	769	1,838	3,725	9,948	4,203	900	1,641	3,464	10,208	-3
Carcasses	9	-	-	101	110	37	-	-	1	38	189
Cuts Bone-in	3,036	652	1,028	1,068	5,784	3,485	805	857	1,082	6,229	-7
Cuts Boneless	528	23	630	2,499	3,680	580	24	682	2,294	3,580	3
Offal	-	71	17	-	88	2	24	13	23	62	42
Other	43	23	163	57	286	99	47	89	64	299	-4

HORSES SLAUGHTERED IN FEDERALLY AND PROVINCIALLY INSPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS

	NUMBER					AVERAGE WARM CARCASS WEIGHTS (in kg)
MONTHS	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
YEAR	48,880	50,242	79,613	113,064	93,946	326	319	305	294	284
January	3,910	3,824	3,788	7,181	8,492	338	321	336	303	294
February	3,650	3,685	5,144	8,089	8,083	340	329	329	302	291
March	3,844	4,495	5,660	9,972	8,776	338	326	308	294	253
April	3,963	4,106	5,243	8,957	7,184	320	325	320	298	242
May	4,114	4,835	5,373	10,034	7,617	327	322	313	291	287
June	4,255	4,482	6,179	11,580	8,420	323	320	308	265	295
July	3,288	3,934	4,225	8,604	5,375	333	323	318	295	310
August	3,652	3,789	6,493	7,774	6,599	324	298	294	292	283
September	4,747	4,584	9,618	12,251	10,195	314	304	294	287	290
October	4,418	4,328	8,855	8,945	7,964	307	319	293	296	296
November	4,943	4,364	9,090	8,881	7,442	329	314	289	295	280
December	4,096	3,816	9,945	10,796	7,799	329	334	300	311	296

SOURCE: CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY, ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION