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Prices received by farmers in April for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available.
The Quebec grain corn price in April was $177.00 per metric tonne, up 1% from one month earlier and up 44% from April 2006, when the price was $122.77.
The April feeder calves price in Alberta was $117.22 per hundredweight, up 2% from one month earlier but down 8% from the April 2006 price of $127.92.
Farm commodity prices are now available on CANSIM. Over 35 commodities are available by province, some series going back 20 years.
Available on CANSIM: table 002-0043.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3436.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Nickeisha Patterson (613-951-3249; fax: 613-951-3868; nickeisha.patterson@statcan.gc.ca), Agriculture Division.
