Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Vancouver Island/Coast
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 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
x |
18 |
Grain and Oilseed |
0.4 |
0.24 |
0.3 |
0.31 |
1.9 |
0.02 |
235 |
Other Field Crop |
7.4 |
2.2 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
87 |
Potato and Vegetable |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
30 |
Berry and Nut |
2.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
37 |
Grapes |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
21 |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
21 |
Mushrooms |
0.5 |
0.15 |
0.4 |
0.24 |
1.4 |
0.05 |
159 |
Floriculture |
5.0 |
19.0 |
5.0 |
17.0 |
2.0 |
29.0 |
26 |
Nursery and Sod |
5.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
14 |
All Other Crops |
6.2 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
53 |
Total Crops |
39.6 |
38.4 |
34.3 |
37.4 |
31.1 |
55.4 |
63.7 |
Dairy |
3.6 |
31 |
13.2 |
2.5 |
14.6 |
25.5 |
216 |
Cattle |
16.9 |
6.4 |
18.1 |
8.5 |
31.6 |
4.3 |
100 |
Hog |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
21 |
Poultry |
3.4 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
12 |
Egg |
5.9 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
1.80 |
2.8 |
16 |
Horses |
10.5 |
3.7 |
9.7 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
3.5 |
30 |
Bees |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
22 |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
8.0 |
2.5 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
45 |
All Other Livestock |
6.6 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
38 |
Total Livestock |
57.7 |
59.2 |
62.9 |
35.6 |
67.2 |
41.1 |
55.5 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
54 |
* Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Mainland/South West
|| Thompson/Okanagan ||
Kootenay
Cariboo || North
Coast || Nechako ||
Peace River
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