Average Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth by Farm Type - BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

	Farm Assets			Farm Debt			Net Worth
Farm Type	1997	1999	2001	1997	1999	2001	1997	1999	2001
Dairy	2,250,119	2,886,200	3,462,048	492,504	727,867	742,143	1,757,616	2,158,332	2,719,906
Beef	842,449	914,464	1,008,746	76,037	90,989	112,934	766,411	823,475	895,812
Hog	958,822	1,559,530	1,433,501	236,484	541,085	485,695	722,339	1,018,444	947,806
Sheep & Lamb*	797,543	629,863	x	21,787	57,103	x	775,756	572,760	779,556
Poultry	1,766,854	1,907,137	2,465,052	434,243	427,299	569,594	1,332,611	1,479,838	1,895,458
Egg	1,589,252	1,923,335	2,409,282	342,793	427,763	430,553	1,246,459	1,495,572	1,978,729
Other Livestock	851,083	755,246	880,885	99,004	127,338	129,009	752,078	627,908	751,876
Grain & Oilseed	907,460	1,005,122	969,943	136,342	173,658	149,747	771,118	831,464	820,196
Other Field Crop	787,095	786,140	756,577	165,329	135,654	117,634	621,766	650,486	638,943
Field Vegetable**	1,001,478	899,725	912,194	136,976	156,028	131,722	864,502	743,697	780,472
Fruit	927,805	869,892	953,053	148,140	160,237	209,272	779,665	709,665	743,781
Greenhouse & Nursery ***	1,389,498	1,251,302	1,593,712	515,393	413,471	478,150	874,105	837,831	1,115,562
All Farms	1,101,487	1,139,351	1,320,323	199,738	222,204	249,279	901,749	917,147	1,071,043
* Includes goat farms. Includes potato farms. *Includes sod farms
X confidential
SOURCE: Statistics Canada, Farm Financial Survey

Last Updated: July 17, 2003