This publication was prepared by the following staff from the Farm Expenses Unit, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada: Brian Biggs, Stephen Boyd, Josée Nadeau, Steve Partridge and Lisa Reddy.

Special thanks are extended to Gail-Ann Breese, Cindy Heffernan, Geneviève Madore, Marco Morin, Paul Murray, André Picard, Jeffrey Smith, Rachelle St-Amour, Namatié Traoré, the staff from the Farm Cash Receipts and Farm Prices units, and the CANSIM and Smart Publishing teams, for their support and contribution to this publication.

Finally, the support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the provincial focal points for their review of the data are also gratefully acknowledged.

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November 2009

Catalogue no. 21-010-X, vol. 8, no. 2

ISSN 1705-0944

Frequency: Semi-Annual

Ottawa

Agriculture Division
Farm Income and Prices Section