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- Chart 18 Number and area of farms
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| 2001 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | |
| All farms | 246,923 | 100.0 | 229,373 | 100.0 |
| Dairy cattle and milk production | 18,321 | 7.4 | 14,651 | 6.4 |
| Beef cattle and feedlots | 67,838 | 27.5 | 60,947 | 26.6 |
| Hog and pig | 7,388 | 3.0 | 6,040 | 2.6 |
| Poultry and egg | 4,937 | 2.0 | 4,578 | 2.0 |
| All other animal production | 26,846 | 10.9 | 30,594 | 13.3 |
| Field crops | 101,041 | 40.9 | 91,277 | 39.8 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 11,663 | 4.7 | 12,532 | 5.5 |
| Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture | 8,889 | 3.6 | 8,754 | 3.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture. | ||||
| Operating revenue | Operating expense | Operating margin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| average ($) | % | ||
| All farms | 293,378 | 249,324 | 15.02 |
| Grain and oilseed | 244,655 | 185,555 | 24.16 |
| Potato | 1,022,357 | 856,691 | 16.20 |
| Other vegetable and melon | 376,026 | 329,944 | 12.25 |
| Fruit and tree nut | 221,005 | 189,757 | 14.14 |
| Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture | 962,684 | 874,870 | 9.12 |
| Other crop | 98,179 | 80,363 | 18.15 |
| Beef cattle and feedlots | 221,446 | 208,154 | 6.00 |
| Dairy and milk production | 472,617 | 365,260 | 22.72 |
| Hog and pig | 1,228,143 | 1,200,945 | 2.21 |
| Poultry and egg | 1,056,936 | 925,566 | 12.43 |
| Other animal | 108,891 | 107,126 | 1.62 |
| Note: Data are preliminary. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 002-0044, 002-0055 and 002-0056. | |||
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