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    Table 31
    Farms, by type
     Table summary
     This table displays the results of farms. This information is grouped by 2001, and 2006 (appearing as column headers), calculated using number, and percentage as units of measure.
      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 vegetable 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.

     

    Table 32  Farm financial statistics, 2009
      Operating revenue Operating expenses Operating margin
    average ($) %
    All farms 303,394 256,337 15.5
    Grain and oilseed 261,455 197,119 24.6
    Potato 1,108,654 910,434 17.9
    Other vegetable and melon 399,861 347,168 13.2
    Fruit and tree nut 220,929 198,540 10.1
    Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture 971,656 866,687 10.8
    Other crop 104,186 84,962 18.5
    Beef cattle and feedlots 211,764 201,167 5.0
    Dairy cattle and milk production 493,917 388,328 21.4
    Hog and pig 1,196,370 1,162,370 2.8
    Poultry and egg 1,036,094 903,816 12.8
    Other animal 158,165 144,352 8.7
    Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 002-0044, 002-0055 and 002-0056.

     

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    Chart 19    Number and area of farms

    Chart 19 Number and area of farms, Canada

    Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture.

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