A snapshot of the turkey industry in Canada (2018)
| Number of Turkey Farmers | 531 |
| Total Turkey Production – All Categories (million kg) | 168.1 |
| Total Farmgate Value (million $) – 2018 | 392 |
| Total Turkey Meat Exports (million kg) | 20.6 |
| Total Turkey Meat Imports (million kg) | 2.7 |
| Number of Commercial Turkey Hatcheries | 8 |
| Number of Federally Inspected Turkey Processing Plants | 19 |
| Turkey Farmers of Canada; Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Statistics Canada Reviewed August 2019 | |
Annual and seasonal consumption statistics (2018)
Annual:
- Canadians consumed 153.9 million kg (Mkg) of turkey in the year 2018.
- Per capita turkey consumption in 2018 was 4.2 kg.
- An estimated 51.3 Mkg of turkey and turkey products were purchased at retail by Canadians in 2018.
- Of that 51.3 Mkg, 36.6 Mkg of whole turkeys were purchased.
- In 2018, Canadian households consumed a total of 6.1 million whole turkeys.
- Annual sales of turkey parts and processed turkey products in Canadian supermarkets increased from 8.8 Mkg in 1993, to 14.7 Mkg in 2018.
Thanksgiving:
- At Thanksgiving 2018, 2.2 million whole turkeys were purchased by Canadians, equal to 35% of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year.
- 28% of all Canadian households (4.0 million) purchased turkey and turkey products for Thanksgiving 2018.
Christmas:
- At Christmas 2018, 2.4 million whole turkeys were purchased by Canadians, equal to 39% of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year.
- 31% of Canadian households (4.5 million) purchased turkey and turkey products for Christmas 2018.