5.1 Agri-Food Industry Performance
This publication provides detailed current and historical financial information (assets, liabilities, revenues, expenditures and capital investment data) on farms across Canada.
21-005-XIE Economic overview of farm
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A Full text library of agricultural and applied economics scholarly literature.
Agriculture and food production is an important economic contributor to the British Columbia economy. This page offers a brief glimpse of the industry's significance.
Agriculture is the province's third largest primary industry, behind forestry and mining. Here is a look at factors such as farm cash receipts, fruit, vegetables and field crops, seafood, aquaculture, commercial fishing and the food processing sectors.
The most recent updates of Statistics Canada information and products. Search under keywords such as "farm revenues", "farm receipts", "farm income" and "food consumption".
The bulletins provides a detailed analysis of fruit and vegetable farms, which includes information on farm level revenues, expenses and net operating income before depreciation by revenue class and by province.
Includes statistics such as Per Capita Consumption of Selected Fruits and Vegetables, Canada and Per Capita Consumption of Selected Fruits and Vegetables, Canada.
Downloadable publications for free including.
Statistics Canada: Economic overview of farm incomes, Farm Financial Survey, Understanding measurements of farm income, Food Industries, Manufacturing and Farming facts.
Agriculture and rural working series papers.
The Census of Agriculture is the basic inventory of Canadian agriculture taken every five years.
An Overview of the Canadian Situation (e.g. Production & Value), Exports, Competition, US Maple Syrup Situation, Maple Syrup Production Methods, Opportunities & Constraints.
An overview of the Canadian Honey Situation, Production, the World Situation, Trade, Opportunities and Constraints.
An overview of the Canadian Potato Situation including ; Trade, World Potato Situation, Global French Fry Markets, Opportunities and Constraints and Factors Affecting the Future.
A look at the Canadian Situation (e.g. production), Trade, International Situation, Consumption, Opportunities and Constraints.
Canadian and provincial tables present key variables and comparisons to the 1991 Census. Key variables include data on number of census farms, farm debt, gross receipts, farm interest and operating expenses, farm capital and farm debt.
As part of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands website, this page offers a snapshot of agricultural sectors in the province and the industry's importance to the economy.
