Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Lower Mainland-South West
Type of Farm |
% of Farms |
% of Farm Receipts |
% of Farm Capital |
% of Farm Expenses |
% of Farm Area |
% Total Paid Labour (weeks) |
Average Farm Size (acres) |
Tree Fruit |
2.56% |
0.16% |
1.22% |
0.23% |
0.22% |
1.15% |
20 |
Grain and Oilseed |
0.21% |
0.05% |
0.16% |
0.06% |
0.04% |
0.38% |
82 |
Other Field Crop |
4.45% |
0.01% |
3.06% |
0.41% |
0.32% |
5.94% |
242 |
Potato and Vegetable |
4.55% |
4.57% |
6.76% |
4.61% |
6.91% |
11.18% |
111 |
Berry and Nut |
9.99% |
5.99% |
12.01% |
6.43% |
11.89% |
8.38% |
38 |
Grapes |
0.37% |
0.03% |
0.20% |
0.05% |
x |
0.16% |
20 |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
1.4% |
8.9% |
1.2% |
0.23% |
0.22% |
1.15% |
22 |
Floriculture and Nursery |
5.58% |
16.6% |
6.81% |
16.25% |
2.04% |
27.18% |
16 |
All Other Crops |
2.7% |
3.8% |
1.5% |
3.4% |
1.7% |
0.4% |
30 |
Total Crops |
31.81% |
40.11% |
32.92% |
31.67% |
23.34% |
55.92% |
34 |
Dairy |
9.2% |
17.8% |
19.7% |
16.3% |
25.7% |
12.3% |
125 |
Cattle |
14.9% |
2.8% |
10.7% |
3.2% |
22.6% |
1.8% |
69 |
Hog |
1.1% |
2.7% |
1.4% |
2.6% |
0.97% |
1.3% |
40 |
Poultry |
6.2% |
20.3% |
7.9% |
20.7% |
3.2% |
7.9% |
25.3 |
Egg |
4.9% |
5.9% |
3.5% |
5.7% |
1.7% |
3.2% |
15 |
Horses |
13% |
1.7% |
8.0% |
2.5% |
5.4% |
2.6% |
19 |
Bees |
0.57% |
0.002% |
0.24% |
0.003% |
8.22% |
0.08% |
7 |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
5.58% |
0.90% |
3.25% |
1.06% |
1.98% |
1.33% |
16 |
All Other Livestock |
2.63% |
0.14% |
1.52% |
0.27% |
1.60% |
0.15% |
27 |
Total Livestock |
58.08% |
52.24% |
56.21% |
52.33% |
71.37% |
30.66% |
45 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
41 |
* Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Vancouver Island/Coast || Thompson/Okanagan || Kootenay
Cariboo || North Coast
|| Nechako || Peace River
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