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Agriculture Statistics
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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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