Stocks of Frozen Meat Products (Monthly)

Detailed information for April 2001

The survey collects the data needed to produce statistics on the stocks of frozen and chilled meat held at establishments registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Data release - April 26, 2001

• Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)
• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

Data are primarily used by producer and process organizations, as well as federal and provincial Departments of Agriculture, to monitor frozen meat inventories in relation to overall meat supply.

Reference period: Month

Collection period: Following the release of the previous month. to 4 days before the release.

Subjects

• Agriculture and food (formerly Agriculture)
• Livestock and aquaculture

Data sources and methodology

Sampling

This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.

Data sources

Responding to this survey is mandatory.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents.

Questionnaires are mailed to all cold storage warehouses, and mailed back. Telephone follow-up procedures ensure a high rate of return during data collection.

View the Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s) .

Estimation

Final estimates are set at the sum of all edited responses and estimates of any outstanding firms, based on their previous two months information.

Quality evaluation

As this is a small census style survey with rigorous follow-up as required, data quality is deemed to be very high. In the case of a late report, telephone follow-up results in a high response rate. If the data cannot be obtained, estimates are made, and the data are revised the following month. Final estimates are usually within 2% of preliminary figures.

The survey results are evaluated through comparisons to previous estimates and other sources when available. Biological factors and industry limitations are used as a guide when evaluating the data or comparing to other data sets.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.