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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] Read more
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