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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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