The U.S. beef cowherd is about 29 million cows, while Canada's is 3.7 million. However, recent Canadian census data provides an opportunity to compare and contrast the general structure of each country's beef industry. That’s important when it comes to understanding how each country operates in terms of decision-making, as well as the general sentiment among its beef producers.

All said, the data indicate that while the U.S. beef industry is more than seven times larger than Canada's in terms of cow numbers, beef operators in Canada aren't significantly different from their U.S. counterparts in terms of farm/ranch size and cow inventory. That demographic similarity might suggest that producers in both countries share similar perspectives on a number of issues.

How do you perceive the relative differences and similarities among beef producers in Canada vs. the U.S.? Leave your thoughts below.

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