Jason
Well-known member
This got buried befre many read it so I just brought it back up.
First off, from the total Canadian federally inspected kill 66% is killed in Alberta.
This is based on 75% is killed in the West and of that 75%, 88% is killed in Alberta. (75 x 88% = 66%)
This number equates to 2.4156 million cattle.
Roperab and others have been under the impression we only have 3 packers in Alberta (Tyson/Lakeside, Cargill and XL) Others have been under the impression Tyson and Cargill control 80-85% of the kill in Canada.
Both impressions are wrong.
If we split the fed cattle numbers from the cows and bulls included above, the % changes slightly probably because Cargill in Alberta is strictly a fed cattle plant.
Alberta kills a combined 2.269 million fed cattle or 73.9% of the total FI fed cattle kill.
Cargill and Tyson are roughly similar in capacity at 3800 hd/day 5 days a week 50 weeks a year each could kill flat out 950,000 head, that allows for no hollidays, no break downs and no labor disruptions. Tyson had a 3 week strike and there is nearly 1 stat holliday per month.
XL can kill about 800 hd/day same number of days is 200,000 hd. Same deal, that allows for no hollidays, slowdowns etc.
This still leaves 2,415,600 - (950,000x2) - 200,000 = 315,600 head There has to be over 1200 head per day capacity in other plants to kill this amount.
Canada wide FI plants killed 590,000 head of cows and bulls. So much for 900,000 head of OTM cattle just standing around waiting to stampede the US.
Using the 950,000 hd number Tyson and Cargill control about 25.9% of the Canadian kill each, or 51.8% combined.
Cargill bought Better Beef and they are a smaller plant that XL, but using the same kill of 200,000 hd/yr that is 5% of the Canadian FI kill.
First off, from the total Canadian federally inspected kill 66% is killed in Alberta.
This is based on 75% is killed in the West and of that 75%, 88% is killed in Alberta. (75 x 88% = 66%)
This number equates to 2.4156 million cattle.
Roperab and others have been under the impression we only have 3 packers in Alberta (Tyson/Lakeside, Cargill and XL) Others have been under the impression Tyson and Cargill control 80-85% of the kill in Canada.
Both impressions are wrong.
If we split the fed cattle numbers from the cows and bulls included above, the % changes slightly probably because Cargill in Alberta is strictly a fed cattle plant.
Alberta kills a combined 2.269 million fed cattle or 73.9% of the total FI fed cattle kill.
Cargill and Tyson are roughly similar in capacity at 3800 hd/day 5 days a week 50 weeks a year each could kill flat out 950,000 head, that allows for no hollidays, no break downs and no labor disruptions. Tyson had a 3 week strike and there is nearly 1 stat holliday per month.
XL can kill about 800 hd/day same number of days is 200,000 hd. Same deal, that allows for no hollidays, slowdowns etc.
This still leaves 2,415,600 - (950,000x2) - 200,000 = 315,600 head There has to be over 1200 head per day capacity in other plants to kill this amount.
Canada wide FI plants killed 590,000 head of cows and bulls. So much for 900,000 head of OTM cattle just standing around waiting to stampede the US.
Using the 950,000 hd number Tyson and Cargill control about 25.9% of the Canadian kill each, or 51.8% combined.
Cargill bought Better Beef and they are a smaller plant that XL, but using the same kill of 200,000 hd/yr that is 5% of the Canadian FI kill.
