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Number of Sheep and Lambs on Farms,
July 1986 to July 2009 ('000 head)

Author:
 Bill McGee - Coordinator, Science and Statistics/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 26 August 2009

 

Date Rams Ewes Total
Sheep		 Repla-
cement
Lambs		 Market
Lambs		 Total
Lambs		 Total Sheep
& Lambs
July 1, 2009
7.0
160.0
167.0
28.4
119.6
148.0
315.0
January 1, 2009
6.9
150.9
157.8
20.0
37.2
57.2
215.0
July 1, 2008
7.3
154.1
161.4
28.6
105.0
133.6
295.0
January 1, 2008
7.2
159.2
166.4
23.5
40.1
63.6
230.0
July 1, 2007
7.8
159.2
167.0
27.9
110.1
138.0
305.0
January 1, 2007
7.0
159.5
166.5
23.3
45.2
68.5
235.0
July 1, 2006
7.2
158.6
165.8
26.8
118.4
145.2
311.0
January 1, 2006
7.0
158.9
165.9
21.5
37.6
59.1
225.0
July 1, 2005
7.7
166.0
173.7
26.1
110.2
136.3
310.0
January 1, 2005
7.2
177.8
185.0
24.0
56.0
80.0
265.0
July 1, 2004
8.5
179.3
187.8
32.2
120.0
152.2
340.0
January 1, 2004
8.0
183.6
191.6
21.9
56.5
78.4
270.0
July 1, 2003
8.5
185.7
194.2
37.0
121.8
158.8
353.0
January 1, 2003
8.8
180.0
188.8
28.3
62.9
91.2
280.0
July 1, 2002
8.6
174.6
183.2
36.1
115.7
151.8
335.0
January 1, 2002
8.0
170.0
178.0
29.9
58.1
88.0
266.0
July 1, 2001
8.7
180.0
188.7
44.6
106.7
151.3
340.0
January 1, 2001
9.2
160.4
169.6
30.2
68.2
98.4
268.0
July 1, 2000
9.7
170.0
179.7
36.6
95.7
132.3
312.0
January 1, 2000
9.5
145.2
154.7
26.7
27.6
54.3
209.0
July 1, 1999
 9.1 152.3 161.4 36.9 76.7 113.6 275.0
January 1, 1999
 8.4 134.3 142.7 22.1 25.2 47.3 190.0
July 1, 1998
 8.1 140.7 148.8 33.8 66.4 100.2 249.0
January 1, 1998
 7.5 126.5 134.0 22.8 18.2 41.0 175.0
July 1, 1997
 6.8 122.0 128.8 25.5 72.1 97.6 226.4
January 1, 1997
 6.3 131.4 137.7 22.2 20.0 42.2 179.9
July 1, 1996
 6.8 124.2 131.0 25.6 63.3 88.9 219.9
January 1, 1996
 6.0 137.0 143.0 20.5 11.5 32.0 175.0
July 1, 1995
 6.5 124.7 131.2 29.8 66.0 95.8 227.0
January 1, 1995
 6.3 109.3 115.6 21.1 22.3 43.4 159.0
July 1, 1994
 6.7 116.2 122.9 23.7 78.4 102.1 225.0
January 1, 1994
 7.8 135.3 143.1 20.2 21.7 41.9 185.0
July 1, 1993
 7.5 134.2 141.7 27.8 72.5 100.3 242.0
January 1, 1993
 6.1 124.4 130.5 17.3 24.2 41.5 172.0
July 1, 1992
 6.0 123.3 129.3 21.4 77.3 98.7 228.0
January 1, 1992
 6.4 117.3 123.7 15.1 26.2 41.3 165.0
July 1, 1991
 6.0 134.0 140.0 27.0 83.0 110.0 250.0
January 1, 1991
 5.9 125.0 130.9 23.0 21.1 44.1 175.0
July 1, 1990
 5.9 134.0 139.9 24.0 81.1 105.1 245.0
January 1, 1990
 5.7 120.0 125.7 22.0 17.3 39.3 165.0
July 1, 1989
 5.7 135.0 140.7 23.0 77.3 100.3 241.0
January 1, 1989
 5.5 116.0 121.5 24.0 24.5 48.5 170.0
July 1, 1988
 5.5 125.0 130.5 26.0 81.5 107.5 238.0
January 1, 1988
 5.4 107.0 112.4 22.0 25.6 47.6 160.0
July 1, 1987
 5.4 115.0 120.4 24.0 70.6 94.6 215.0
January 1, 1987
 5.3 105.0 110.3 22.0 14.7 36.7 147.0
July 1, 1986
 5.3 113.0 118.3 23.0 64.2 87.2 205.5

References: Statistics Canada, Catalogue 23-011

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