Canada’s fruit and vegetable acres to be harvested this year are expected to be down from 2008 levels, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian farmers reported planting 528,000 acres of fruits and vegetables in the spring of 2009, down three per cent from the spring of 2008, the federal statistics agency said in a release Friday. […] Read more
Fruit, vegetable production expected down: StatsCan
Crops price index falls for April: StatsCan
Prices farmers received for their commodities fell 1.7 per cent in April from the same month a year earlier, as the crops index fell, more than offsetting the growth in the total livestock and animal products index, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The total crops index (126.4) decreased by 15.2 per cent from April 2008, as […] Read more
Farmers’ equity, cash flow improve: StatsCan
Equity in Canada’s farm sector increased 4.9 per cent to $264.5 billion from 2007 to 2008, as a gain in assets more than offset a rise in liabilities, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. The federal statistics agency also reported Thursday that the ratio of loans outstanding to cash income, which reflects the burden of farm debt […] Read more
Bioproduct income down over three years: StatsCan
The number of Canadian firms making bioproducts such as biofuels and fibreboard rose slightly from 232 to 239 between 2003 and 2006, but bioproduct revenues and the number of people employed in such work declined, according to Statistics Canada. In 2006, 3,974 people were employed with responsibilities for bioproducts, down almost half (49 per cent) […] Read more
Canadians’ food creates six per cent of GHG output
Spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages in 2003 resulted in almost 46,000 kilotonnes of greenhouse gases, according to the first comprehensive national estimate of food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. This was equivalent to 6.4 per cent of total national GHG emissions that year, Statistics Canada said in a release Tuesday. This national estimate […] Read more
March crops price index down: StatsCan
Prices farmers received for their commodities fell 0.9 per cent in March from the same month a year earlier, as the crops index fell, more than offsetting the growth in the total livestock and animal products index, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The total crops index had a 12-month decrease of 18.3 per cent, as prices […] Read more
Net farm income up in 2008: StatsCan
Realized net farm income — the difference between a farmer’s cash receipts and operating expenses minus depreciation, plus income in kind — amounted to $3.3 billion in 2008, up $1.3 billion (63.2 per cent) from 2007, Statistics Canada reported Monday. This was the second consecutive annual increase after declines in 2005 and 2006, the federal […] Read more
Canadian hog numbers lowest in 11 years
Statistics Canada issued its estimates of Canadian hog inventories for the first quarter of 2009. StatsCan’s analysis follows. On April 1, Canadian farmers had an estimated 11.9 million hogs on their farms, down 1.1 million or 8.6 per cent from the same date last year. This is the first time since January 1998 that the hog inventories in Canada are below 12 million. […] Read more
Statistics Canada sees more peas, more wheat, less canola
Statistics Canada released its March seeding intentions this morning. StatsCan’s release follows – market and trader reaction will be updated later today. Prairie farmers anticipate increases in acreage planted to dry field peas this spring, well above 2008 levels. Increases are also expected for barley and spring wheat, while the canola area is expected to decline. In […] Read more
Crop, livestock receipts up in 2008: StatsCan
Market receipts for Canadian farmers from the sale of crops and livestock totalled $41.8 billion in 2008, up 14.2 per cent from a year earlier, Statistics Canada reported Monday. When government program payments are included, total cash receipts for 2008 amounted to $45.9 billion, the federal statistics agency said. Receipts for crop producers increased 25.6 […] Read more
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