Farm Cash Receipts

Description: This survey provides, by province and by product, a measure of the value of agricultural products sold by the agriculture sector to other sectors of the economy. It also includes direct payments to farmers from various federal, provincial and municipal programs.

Who/what is surveyed: All agricultural commodities and government programs that provide direct payments to producers

How the data is collected: Extraction of data from administrative files

Geographic detail: Canada and provinces

Information collected:

Farm cash receipts
- cash receipts from sale of agricultural products
- direct payments or subsidies

Field crops, by type of crop
- Canadian Wheat Board payments
- deferred grain receipts
- liquidation of deferred grain receipts

Livestock and products by type
Farming operations, direct payments by type of payment
- Net Income Stabilization Account payments (NISA)
- Gross Revenue Insurance Plan payments (GRIP)
- Western Grain Stabilization payments
- crop insurance payments
- ASA, Tripartite Plans
- ASA, price stabilisation
- provincial income stabilization program payments
- dairy subsidies
- other payments

Frequency: Quarterly

Data availability: 1926 to 1999

Reference period: Quarter

Release dates: 45 to 50 days after the reference quarter

Responsible division: Agriculture