Rams
Ewes and Lambs, Breeding Lambs, Market
Alberta
as a % of
1
Year Plus
Wethers
Under 1 Year
Under 1 Year
Alberta
Canada
Canada
1969.........................
-
-
-
-
180.0
796.0
22.6
1970........................
-
-
-
-
199.0
796.0
25.0
1971..........................
-
-
-
-
244.9
851.3
28.8
1972........................
-
-
-
-
259.0
845.0
30.7
1973........................
-
-
-
-
255.0
832.5
30.6
1974......................
-
-
-
-
250.0
783.5
31.9
1975.......................
-
-
-
-
226.0
702.6
32.2
1976...........................
-
-
-
-
183.0
577.2
31.7
1977..........................
-
-
-
-
146.5
558.6
26.2
1978.......................
-
-
-
-
142.5
587.2
24.3
1979..............................
-
-
-
-
153.5
648.7
23.7
1980.............................
-
-
-
-
178.0
733.8
24.3
1981......................
-
-
-
-
198.0
803.2
24.7
1982.......................
-
-
-
-
203.0
811.9
25.0
1983.......................
-
-
-
-
202.0
802.9
25.2
1984........................
4.5
85.5
-
-
188.0
768.8
24.5
1985........................
4.1
75.9
-
-
175.0
720.3
24.3
1986.........................
3.9
79.0
17.8
82.9
183.6
694.9
26.4
1987.......................
4.3
89.0
21.0
88.7
203.0
731.3
27.8
1988.........................
4.6
97.0
23.0
106.4
231.0
788.9
29.3
1989........................
5.0
110.0
26.0
110.0
251.0
827.5
30.3
1990.....................
5.6
120.0
28.0
121.4
275.0
874.4
31.5
1991.....................
6.0
135.0
32.0
126.0
299.0
917.8
32.6
1992.......................
7.6
143.5
36.9
123.0
311.0
897.1
34.7
1993......................
6.0
135.2
27.6
118.2
287.0
883.0
32.5
1994.........................
6.3
116.0
29.6
98.1
250.0
825.6
30.3
1995.....................
5.7
124.7
31.4
102.2
264.0
857.6
30.8
1996.......................
6.0
115.3
30.7
92.5
244.5
846.7
28.9
1997........................
5.8
109.5
28.7
81.7
225.7
821.5
27.5
1998................…
5.9
109.1
26.7
83.3
225.0
892.0
25.2
1999...................
6.5
111.0
30.0
92.5
240.0
979.0
24.5
2000...................
6.6
118.2
35.9
109.3
270.0
1,105.3
24.4
2001...................
7.0
128.8
30.4
120.8
287.0
1,247.7
23.0
2002...................
7.5
132.4
29.1
119.0
288.0
1,252.1
23.0
2003....................
6.7
119.0
27.8
101.5
255.0
1,247.2
20.4
2004....................
5.1
101.5
19.3
122.1
248.0
1,240.5
20.0
2005....................
5.3
103.5
19.0
111.2
239.0
1,190.5
20.1
2006....................
5.2
103.6
16.0
103.2
228.0
1,151.2
19.8
2007........................................
5 0
93.4
16.1
94.5
209.0
1,109.9
18.8
2008........................................
4 4
91.1
12.1
85.4
193.0
1,090.8
17.7
2009........................................
4 6
88.9
12.8
82.7
189.0
1,104.4
17.1
2010........................................
4 8
89.9
14.2
86.1
195.0
1,104.7
17.7
2011........................................
5 0
92.6
15.1
90.3
203.0
1,139.7
17.8
2012
p........................................
5 2
91.6
14.9
89.3
201.0
1,137.2
17.7
Note: Sheep statistics prior to 1975 are as of June 1.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 003-0031
Total
'000
Head
Table 52: Sheep and Lambs on Alberta Farms, July 1, 1969-2012
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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