Total sales of fruit and vegetables by Canadian farmers amounted to over $1.4 billion in 2008, up $14.7 million from 2007, according to Statistics Canada. Fruit crops accounted for just over half of the total. Farmers received $775 million for fruit crops, up 4.6 per cent from 2007. The federal statistics agency said in a release Wednesday that the increase was driven by the processing […] Read more
Canadian fruit sales rise in 2008: StatsCan
Cattle, hog, sheep inventories all drop: StatsCan
Farm inventories of cattle, hogs and sheep all declined between Jan. 1, 2008 and Jan. 1, 2009, reflecting market uncertainty and rising input costs, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. Hog inventories were down 10.2 per cent to 12.4 million, the federal statistics agency said. Cattle producers reported 13.2 million head as of Jan. 1 this year, […] Read more
Farm equity rose in 2007: StatsCan
Farm sector equity in Canada increased 8.9 per cent in 2007 to $252.3 billion, as assets rose more rapidly than liabilities. All provinces recorded an increase in equity in 2007, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. Farm assets rose to $302.2 billion in 2007, an 8.0 per cent increase over 2006, the federal statistics agency said. The […] Read more
Crops up, livestock down in price index
Prices farmers received for their commodities in October 2008 were up 0.3 per cent from September 2008, as the increase in the crops index offset the decrease in the livestock and animal products index, both compiled each month by Statistics Canada for its farm product price index (FPPI). The largest month-over-month decrease was for cattle […] Read more
StatsCan sees crops, livestock prices down
Prices farmers received for their commodities were down 1.2 per cent in September from August 2008, as both the crops index and the livestock and animal products index fell, according to Statistics Canada. On a year-over-year basis, StatsCan said Wednesday in its farm products price index (FPPI) update, prices received by producers for crops were […] Read more
Canada’s “rural” population flat over 25 years
Canada’s rural population, namely people who live outside the commuting zone of larger urban centres, has remained fairly stable at about six million since 1981, according to Statistics Canada. However, stronger growth among the population of larger urban centres has meant that these six million people represent a smaller share of Canada’s total population, the […] Read more
July livestock prices up, crops down: StatsCan
Prices farmers received for their commodities were virtually unchanged, up 0.1 per cent in July from June 2008, as a slight increase in the livestock and animal products index offset a 2.6 per cent dip in the crops index, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. This was just the second monthly decrease in the crops index […] Read more
Crop prices rise 40 per cent in June: StatsCan
Prices that Canadian farmers got for their commodities rose 17.7 per cent in June 2008 from the same month a year earlier, as strong crop prices offset a slip in livestock prices. Prices that producers received for crops were up 40.4 per cent in June compared with June 2007, continuing double-digit increases which began in November 2006. Farmers received higher prices […] Read more
Crops again boost farm cash receipts: StatsCan
Market receipts of Canadian farmers from the sale of crops and livestock totalled $19.9 billion between January and June 2008. Strong grain and oilseed prices were mostly responsible for the 12.4 per cent increase over the first six months of 2007. Revenues from January-to-June 2008 stood 25.7 per cent above the previous five-year average (2003-07). […] Read more
Margins shrink less on larger farms: StatsCan
Canada’s largest farms, those with annual revenues of $500,000 or more, are becoming a major economic force in the country. Large farms are growing in numbers, the people who run them invest more in their businesses, and more large farms are profitable than smaller ones. While smaller farms dominate in numbers, large farms dominate both […] Read more
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