Farm operating revenues and expenses, 2013
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Released: 2014-12-02
Average operating revenues per farm in Canada amounted to $387,948 in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012, according to taxation records.
Overall, 10 of the 11 major farm types posted higher average operating revenues. Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture operations led the way with an 8.0% increase, followed by hog farms (+7.1%) and other vegetable (except potato) and melon farms (+6.4%).
Average operating expenses rose 3.3%, with the largest increases coming from hog farms (+7.9%), oilseed and grain farms (+5.5%), as well as greenhouse, nursery and floriculture operations (+4.9%).
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The Agriculture Taxation Data Program uses taxation records to produce data, for Canada and the provinces, on operating revenues and expenses for the agriculture sector.
Data tables are also available from the Browse by key resource module of our website under Summary tables.
Final data on farm operating revenues and expenses for 2013 will be released on March 31, 2015.
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