Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agricuture
Thompson/Okanagan
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 |
26.1% |
22.9% |
22.15% |
22.62% |
2.71% |
31.63% |
27 |
Grain and Oilseed |
0.5% |
0.34% |
0.75% |
0.36% |
0.40% |
0.17% |
179 |
Other Field Crop |
9.7% |
1.91% |
7.76% |
2.60% |
4.60% |
6.48% |
131.5 |
Potato and Vegetable |
2.7% |
0.89% |
1.58% |
0.95% |
0.37% |
1.12% |
35 |
Berry and Nut |
1.0% |
0.27% |
0.60% |
0.34% |
0.09% |
0.43% |
22 |
Grapes |
4.2% |
0.03% |
8.02% |
0.03% |
0.67% |
8.74% |
40 |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
0.5% |
0.03% |
0.39% |
0.02% |
0.02% |
1.01% |
10 |
Mushrooms |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Floriculture |
1.4% |
4.29% |
1.25% |
3.43% |
0.10% |
7.58% |
18 |
Nursery/Sod |
1.8% |
5.46% |
2.04% |
4.81% |
0.38% |
8.87% |
52 |
All Other Crops |
2.4% |
3.83% |
1.49% |
3.90% |
0.82% |
1.17% |
43 |
Total Crops |
50.3% |
39.97% |
46.02% |
39.07% |
10.16% |
67.20% |
56 |
Dairy |
2.0% |
9.83% |
4.30% |
7.82% |
1.72% |
7.06% |
215 |
Cattle |
22.6% |
25.71% |
33.74% |
27.19% |
81.85% |
17.88% |
937 |
Hog |
0.5% |
0.50% |
0.35% |
0.47% |
0.12% |
0.13% |
52 |
Poultry |
1.2% |
4.75% |
1.06% |
1.18% |
0.16% |
2.24% |
20.3 |
Egg |
1.6% |
0.02% |
0.80% |
0.017% |
0.19% |
0.83% |
30 |
Horses |
12.2% |
3.33% |
8.13% |
4.92% |
2.95% |
2.32% |
63 |
Bees |
0.8% |
0.01% |
0.45% |
0.006% |
0.16% |
0.23% |
45 |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
4.4% |
1.15% |
3.16% |
1.56% |
1.57% |
0.93% |
91 |
All Other Livestock |
3.1% |
0.64% |
1.91% |
0.99% |
1.14% |
0.38% |
95 |
Total Livestock |
48.4% |
45.94% |
53.89% |
44.15% |
89.84% |
32.0% |
172 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
260 |
* Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Vancouver Island/Coast
|| Mainland/South West ||
Kootenay
Cariboo || North
Coast || Nechako ||
Peace River
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