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PG.28 THE RURAL VOICE/SEPTEMBER 1978
Canadians ate less
beef but more pork
Canadians ate slightly less beef and
lamb Last year, but more than made up for
it with higher pork and poultry consump-
tion.
Statistics Canada reports that average
per capita beef consumption in 1977 was
108 pounds, less than the record 110
pounds per person eaten in 1976 but still
well above beef consumption levels of 10 or
20 years ago. In 1967, Canadians ate an
average of about 83 pound of )eef; in 1957
the figure was 72 pounds Or capita.
Consumption of mutton and Iamb has
been falling since 1970, a year when we
each ate about five pounds. In 1976,
consumption was 3.3 pounds per capita
and in 1977 it fell to 1.8 pounds.
Pork was a more popular meat last year
than in 1976. The average Canadian ate
55.5 pounds in 1977. compared with 53.1
pounds the year before. However, pork
consumption has been higher in the pao'.
The record year was 1971 when per .,pita
consumption reached 68.3 pounds.
Poultry consumption has been increas-
ing steadily in the last 30 years. In 1948,
the average Canadian ate less than 15
pounds of fowl and chicken. In 1976, it was
34.7 pounds and last year it reached a
record, 36.3 pounds. Turkey consumption
has remained steady at about nine to 10
pounds per capita for the last 10 years.
Egg consumption was off slightly in
1977--18.6 dozen per Canadian compared
with 19.1 dozen in 1976. In 1971,
consumption amounted to more than 21
dozen per person.
Both butter and skim milk powder
consumption declined last year. Canadians
now eat about 10 pounds of butter per
capita annually. Only five years ago,
consumption was more than 15 pounds per
person and until the late 1950s, it was more
than 20 pounds. Average per capita instant
skim milk powder use last year was 1.6
pounds, down from 1.9 pounds in 1976.
Cheddar cheese consumption declined
by about one-half pound per capita to an
average of 7.2 pounds in 1977; however, to
date in 1978 cheddar consumption has
shown some improvement. Processed
cheese consumption was about six pound
per capita last year, unchanged from the
year before. Meanwhile, specialty cheese
consumption continues to increase, reach-
ing 6.7 pounds percapita last year.
Support program
for corn announced
The farm Income Stabilization Commis-
sion of Ontario has announced a support
price of $2.38 per bushel for corn sold in
the crop year September 1, 1977, to August
31, 1978.