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Provincial Share of Canadian Total Farm Cash Receipts by Commodity, 2008 (percent)

Author:
Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 28 May 2009

 

ItemAtlanticQueOntManSaskAltaBCCanadaTotal ($'000)
Wheat, excluding durum
0.2
0.5
9.3
18.7
36.6
34.5
0.2
100.0
4,366,298
Durum wheat
--
--
--
--
81.0
19.0
--
100.0
1,409,253
Oats
0.3
5.4
1.2
32.6
54.1
5.3
1.1
100.0
564,800
Barley
0.9
2.5
0.9
11.1
47.9
36.6
0.2
100.0
905,230
Deferments/
liquidationsa
--
--
--
20.4
56.3
22.9
0.4
100.0
-443,524
Rye
--
--
32.7
22.9
27.8
16.6
--
100.0
31,511
Flaxseed
--
--
--
20.5
76.9
2.6
--
100.0
340,804
Canola
--
0.2
0.4
20.5
40.7
37.8
0.4
100.0
4,904,485
Soybeans
0.2
19.4
74.3
6.1
--
--
--
100.0
1,125,826
Corn
0.3
37.8
58.6
3.2
--
0.2
--
100.0
1,545,159
Sugar beets
--
--
--
--
--
100.0
--
100.0
23,543
Potatoes
33.3
12.8
9.5
20.2
4.0
15.7
4.5
100.0
987,165
Greenhouse
Vegetables
0.8
8.6
60.0
--
0.1
4.6
25.9
100.0
799,834
Other Vegetables
3.6
25.8
43.9
3.1
0.2
4.7
18.7
100.0
1,030,703
Apples
8.5
22.4
43.6
x
x
--
25.5
100.0
168,890
Total Tree Fruits
5.9
15.0
48.8
--
--
--
30.2
100.0
253,456
Blueberries
34.1
22.8
2.5
--
--
--
40.6
100.0
158,729
Grapes
0.9
2.5
67.3
--
--
--
29.4
100.0
112,880
Strawberries
13.3
42.9
31.8
x
x
1.8
7.9
100.0
61,140
Total Small Fruits
15.3
27.2
21.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
35.2
100.0
490,007
Floriculture
x
12.0
50.9
x
1.8
6.0
22.2
100.0
1,265,679
Nursery
x
11.7
42.4
x
x
7.0
34.0
100.0
456,715
Sod
x
20.3
43.2
1.8
x
19.3
7.6
100.0
134,494
Tobacco
--
--
100.0
--
--
--
--
100.0
70,360
Ginseng
--
--
88.6
--
--
--
11.4
100.0
73,294
Mustard Seed
--
--
--
--
83.3
16.7
--
100.0
145,474
Sunflower Seed
--
--
--
99.0
1.0
--
--
100.0
58,432
Lentils
--
--
--
--
100.0
--
--
100.0
632,991
Canary Seed
--
--
--
5.5
94.5
--
--
100.0
110,200
Dry Beans
--
3.8
46.7
32.1
--
17.4
--
100.0
195,624
Dry Peas
--
--
--
2.8
77.8
19.4
--
100.0
630,682
Chick Peas
--
--
--
--
89.7
10.3
--
100.0
40,881
Forage & Grass Seed
--
0.7
2.5
31.4
32.8
31.9
0.7
100.0
75,134
Hay & Clover
2.5
17.5
26.1
5.5
10.4
29.5
8.4
100.0
274,554
Maple Products
4.6
88.0
7.4
--
--
--
--
100.0
209,673
Forest Products
13.7
43.0
17.1
2.6
3.0
6.1
14.6
100.0
119,887
Christmas Trees
32.1
40.5
19.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
5.2
100.0
67,472
Miscellaneous Crops
1.6
8.4
23.5
19.7
32.4
10.8
3.7
100.0
179,589
Total Crops
2.7
9.0
20.5
11.7
30.6
20.0
5.3
100.0
23,075,675
Cattle
1.0
6.5
15.7
7.9
14.8
50.4
3.7
100.0
5,842,930
Calves
0.6
33.0
8.5
9.3
38.3
3.3
7.0
100.0
649,545
Hogs
1.3
29.8
25.6
21.8
7.9
12.5
1.1
100.0
3,184,517
Sheep
x
15.5
60.7
2.4
x
7.8
x
100.0
5,431
Lambs
3.1
29.1
36.1
5.0
6.0
14.3
6.5
100.0
118,262
Dairy Products
6.1
36.8
32.1
4.3
3.0
8.6
9.1
100.0
5,310,510
Hens & Chickens
7.9
27.1
32.4
4.1
3.9
8.7
15.9
100.0
1,987,926
Turkeys
4.3
19.5
43.8
6.6
3.6
9.3
12.8
100.0
388,502
Hatcheries
15.4
26.8
23.4
27.6
0.5
2.2
4.1
100.0
37,517
Total Eggs
10.1
17.0
40.8
8.7
2.9
8.3
12.2
100.0
607,926
Honey
1.9
7.0
10.3
18.0
26.0
30.1
6.7
100.0
88,021
Furs
66.0
3.0
17.1
2.9
x
--
x
100.0
115,491
Miscellaneous Livestock
3.7
12.4
21.6
8.7
15.6
29.3
8.7
100.0
406,412
Total livestock & products
4.1
23.0
25.2
8.9
9.2
22.7
6.8
100.0
18,742,990
Total payments
1.7
26.5
18.6
7.8
15.4
27.6
2.4
100.0
4,127,485
Total receipts
3.2
16.3
22.3
10.2
20.5
21.8
5.7
100.0
45,946,150

a Includes liquidated deferred grain receipts of 2007 less receipts of grain shipped in 2008 for which payment is deferred to 2009.
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.

 

References:Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 21-011; Economic Development Policy Branch, OMAFRA.


 

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