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    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Canada Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 229,373 . 36,145,636,709 246,923 . 33,118,602,124
    Total tractors2 212,097 733,182 12,739,702,904 225,622 732,521 11,668,962,325
    Tractors under 100 hp 194,556 529,093 5,054,706,777 204,929 524,172 4,679,970,912
    Tractors under 60 hp3 161,821 347,809 1,896,628,033 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 118,068 181,284 3,158,078,744 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 89,069 125,931 3,579,863,590 93,282 128,601 3,186,652,412
    Tractors over 149 hp 55,142 78,158 4,105,132,537 58,039 79,747 3,802,339,001
    Total farm trucks 197,758 466,798 5,433,633,064 213,389 492,669 5,043,822,091
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 189,114 299,562 3,540,691,023 206,181 326,190 3,387,702,288
    Other farm trucks 90,683 167,236 1,892,942,041 94,806 166,479 1,656,119,803
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 107,803 126,363 1,432,740,260 120,159 141,049 1,447,297,509
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 151,321 536,068 3,650,123,622 166,488 583,802 3,308,723,068
    Combines 83,859 102,924 3,908,003,784 96,835 115,803 3,832,775,272
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 123,131 173,717 1,612,694,945 133,196 185,208 1,407,182,185
    Balers 107,024 140,078 1,144,669,059 116,081 147,648 1,002,894,886
    Forage harvesters 22,055 24,551 329,848,734 26,006 29,106 282,632,399
    Irrigation equipment 17,463 . 769,283,806 19,685 . 682,583,391
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 171,751 . 5,124,936,531 183,661 . 4,441,728,998

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Newfoundland and Labrador Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 558 . 51,502,883 643 . 40,395,310
    Total tractors2 417 954 19,069,096 460 1,005 16,038,535
    Tractors under 100 hp 404 853 13,123,659 441 908 12,257,151
    Tractors under 60 hp3 334 606 5,974,773 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 169 247 7,148,886 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 48 84 4,642,437 50 71 2,519,040
    Tractors over 149 hp 13 17 1,303,000 24 26 1,262,344
    Total farm trucks 410 699 8,535,719 487 785 7,953,272
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 381 532 6,842,649 465 633 6,174,179
    Other farm trucks 94 167 1,693,070 97 152 1,779,093
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 189 235 2,931,907 195 222 2,275,665
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 261 974 4,258,471 307 1,045 3,072,392
    Combines 5 5 76,000 4 5 43,167
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 125 168 1,105,045 147 163 1,075,552
    Balers 146 168 1,332,423 202 234 1,887,363
    Forage harvesters 29 37 830,000 31 39 449,995
    Irrigation equipment 46 . 841,974 56 . 690,941
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 394 . 12,522,248 417 . 6,908,428

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Prince Edward Island Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 1,700 . 324,084,650 1,845 . 303,055,802
    Total tractors2 1,596 4,970 135,119,430 1,723 5,209 123,717,476
    Tractors under 100 hp 1,497 3,629 62,460,816 1,622 3,920 64,028,154
    Tractors under 60 hp3 1,013 1,663 10,962,754 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 1,116 1,966 51,498,062 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 484 1,019 45,543,440 498 1,051 45,502,330
    Tractors over 149 hp 141 323 27,115,174 121 238 14,186,992
    Total farm trucks 1,454 4,295 45,403,990 1,624 4,494 40,438,669
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 1,370 1,903 20,582,566 1,521 2,165 19,614,636
    Other farm trucks 708 2,392 24,821,424 746 2,329 20,824,033
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 733 877 8,553,869 878 1,065 10,249,602
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 1,103 5,112 32,844,712 1,255 5,672 31,810,110
    Combines 577 664 19,588,890 712 808 19,457,438
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 809 894 6,499,475 856 918 5,655,964
    Balers 931 1,264 10,450,583 1,074 1,438 10,157,149
    Forage harvesters 202 230 2,266,888 264 312 2,912,043
    Irrigation equipment 62 . 3,167,853 60 . 2,147,493
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 1,312 . 60,188,960 1,406 . 56,509,858

    Nova Scotia

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Nova Scotia Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 3,795 . 370,419,656 3,923 . 331,601,333
    Total tractors2 3,376 8,889 163,225,910 3,423 8,869 142,257,945
    Tractors under 100 hp 3,322 8,177 127,641,674 3,312 8,092 115,151,787
    Tractors under 60 hp3 2,716 5,139 42,021,185 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 1,846 3,038 85,620,489 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 373 571 25,751,703 408 607 19,959,723
    Tractors over 149 hp 108 141 9,832,533 129 170 7,146,435
    Total farm trucks 2,949 4,694 53,351,230 3,055 4,937 50,769,858
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 2,745 3,590 40,820,135 2,889 3,820 39,764,930
    Other farm trucks 797 1,104 12,531,095 771 1,117 11,004,928
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 1,280 1,442 14,558,751 1,288 1,463 14,209,117
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 1,825 6,594 19,930,823 1,859 6,741 19,866,022
    Combines 268 278 4,653,379 306 318 4,876,609
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 1,357 1,592 9,096,965 1,262 1,411 8,110,811
    Balers 1,628 2,196 14,210,419 1,795 2,294 13,462,916
    Forage harvesters 321 366 5,866,575 415 482 4,977,417
    Irrigation equipment 354 . 9,743,417 353 . 8,736,568
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 2,836 . 75,782,187 2,797 . 64,334,070

    New Brunswick

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    New Brunswick Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 2,776 . 389,272,876 3,034 . 334,213,119
    Total tractors2 2,532 8,001 156,876,010 2,765 7,864 137,425,760
    Tractors under 100 hp 2,438 6,611 91,463,782 2,629 6,511 86,128,539
    Tractors under 60 hp3 1,983 4,012 29,697,166 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 1,497 2,599 61,766,616 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 533 1,020 38,993,673 567 1,094 37,185,582
    Tractors over 149 hp 195 370 26,418,555 170 259 14,111,639
    Total farm trucks 2,195 4,622 58,239,820 2,432 4,854 52,376,913
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 2,050 2,788 33,947,369 2,311 3,168 35,107,607
    Other farm trucks 748 1,834 24,292,451 742 1,686 17,269,306
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 1,153 1,270 13,824,153 1,126 1,272 12,288,261
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 1,623 6,963 35,232,712 1,723 6,533 25,902,158
    Combines 543 620 11,550,925 591 636 9,882,021
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 1,280 1,493 9,795,634 1,289 1,465 8,981,038
    Balers 1,463 2,035 13,879,981 1,622 2,168 13,249,692
    Forage harvesters 290 324 4,548,366 368 413 4,339,823
    Irrigation equipment 178 . 4,266,117 219 . 5,207,562
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 1,957 . 81,059,158 2,109 . 64,559,891

    Quebec

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Quebec Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 30,675 . 4,327,691,071 32,139 . 3,714,931,276
    Total tractors2 28,984 105,898 2,063,042,802 29,944 100,846 1,735,915,614
    Tractors under 100 hp 28,229 87,124 1,097,061,692 29,001 84,137 1,017,210,532
    Tractors under 60 hp3 23,743 51,684 306,901,594 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 19,652 35,440 790,160,098 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 9,358 13,859 611,590,143 8,589 12,353 464,963,880
    Tractors over 149 hp 3,525 4,916 354,390,967 3,113 4,356 253,741,202
    Total farm trucks 23,097 32,286 397,727,984 23,773 32,855 358,098,809
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 22,373 27,786 323,752,282 22,900 27,949 288,688,168
    Other farm trucks 3,234 4,500 73,975,702 3,554 4,906 69,410,641
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 8,933 10,331 98,511,049 10,408 12,009 105,228,678
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 19,514 72,354 433,456,661 21,004 73,558 343,196,098
    Combines 5,196 5,517 224,966,596 5,713 5,973 198,798,954
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 13,273 16,371 123,405,084 13,861 16,181 100,205,667
    Balers 15,033 19,481 157,518,144 16,875 20,484 130,097,902
    Forage harvesters 5,323 5,905 71,054,501 6,066 6,610 56,739,291
    Irrigation equipment 1,901 . 59,835,676 2,080 . 55,468,935
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 21,501 . 698,172,574 22,020 . 631,181,328

    Ontario

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Ontario Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 57,211 . 7,075,892,331 59,728 . 6,564,007,507
    Total tractors2 53,334 185,576 2,861,937,410 55,449 183,704 2,607,469,307
    Tractors under 100 hp 52,002 156,010 1,663,388,721 53,709 154,148 1,569,822,309
    Tractors under 60 hp3 44,117 102,057 624,625,930 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 33,065 53,953 1,038,762,791 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 15,728 21,409 713,927,553 16,118 21,673 643,788,622
    Tractors over 149 hp 5,859 8,157 484,621,136 5,695 7,883 393,858,376
    Total farm trucks 45,034 69,692 879,979,374 47,268 72,026 815,787,013
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 43,258 55,863 696,453,650 45,881 58,863 664,384,571
    Other farm trucks 8,959 13,829 183,525,724 8,530 13,163 151,402,442
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 27,200 31,502 354,755,466 30,373 35,584 385,663,028
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 37,461 151,171 735,033,507 40,054 162,809 665,377,368
    Combines 14,732 15,982 562,195,454 16,478 17,677 553,144,569
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 22,474 26,473 147,325,430 23,093 26,240 137,532,989
    Balers 25,130 33,052 218,819,021 27,708 35,385 201,858,933
    Forage harvesters 8,436 9,601 91,890,629 10,080 11,378 84,855,238
    Irrigation equipment 3,783 . 127,444,328 4,473 . 121,640,068
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 43,296 . 1,096,511,712 45,208 . 990,678,994

    Manitoba

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Manitoba Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 19,054 . 3,764,215,494 21,071 . 3,430,591,638
    Total tractors2 17,939 67,862 1,267,181,255 19,665 69,209 1,141,698,458
    Tractors under 100 hp 16,075 43,587 337,006,661 17,662 44,878 317,839,870
    Tractors under 60 hp3 13,024 28,297 125,562,100 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 10,472 15,289 211,444,561 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 9,783 14,028 360,094,787 10,242 14,119 309,030,099
    Tractors over 149 hp 6,938 10,247 570,079,807 7,222 10,212 514,828,489
    Total farm trucks 17,850 49,021 544,026,796 19,831 51,784 523,351,816
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 17,070 28,140 311,016,153 19,117 30,942 312,863,409
    Other farm trucks 11,199 20,881 233,010,643 12,067 20,842 210,488,407
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 10,498 12,517 125,082,505 12,171 14,519 135,085,087
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 13,381 47,522 394,245,389 15,261 53,196 340,018,272
    Combines 10,180 13,138 532,203,900 11,813 14,673 530,515,661
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 13,168 19,829 237,530,626 14,730 21,785 202,198,231
    Balers 9,837 12,763 119,476,736 10,622 13,518 100,813,284
    Forage harvesters 1,016 1,066 21,485,664 1,193 1,353 16,016,415
    Irrigation equipment 399 . 42,000,880 541 . 34,838,713
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 14,835 . 480,981,743 16,442 . 406,055,701

    Saskatchewan

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Saskatchewan Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 44,329 . 8,341,634,968 50,598 . 8,107,222,655
    Total tractors2 41,026 145,794 2,480,353,692 45,999 151,461 2,507,068,606
    Tractors under 100 hp 34,078 81,280 472,418,608 37,813 83,232 438,920,327
    Tractors under 60 hp3 27,963 54,914 218,336,653 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 19,984 26,367 254,081,955 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 25,762 35,509 701,937,313 27,959 37,486 685,748,817
    Tractors over 149 hp 21,325 29,005 1,305,997,771 23,308 30,743 1,382,399,462
    Total farm trucks 42,356 131,734 1,336,697,245 48,188 142,802 1,302,826,737
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 40,466 70,847 752,078,839 46,545 80,992 766,043,091
    Other farm trucks 31,910 60,888 584,618,406 34,642 61,810 536,783,646
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 25,849 30,100 326,481,860 29,394 34,218 333,229,365
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 34,334 97,930 971,636,216 39,953 115,645 967,719,961
    Combines 29,425 37,075 1,401,641,496 34,576 42,474 1,442,307,382
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 33,270 51,513 495,496,658 37,558 57,731 440,065,702
    Balers 20,564 25,965 217,607,841 21,742 27,089 182,594,028
    Forage harvesters 1,650 1,683 22,302,714 1,923 2,065 18,658,501
    Irrigation equipment 1,078 . 47,872,616 1,392 . 40,154,480
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 34,875 . 1,041,544,630 39,477 . 872,597,893

    Alberta

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    Alberta Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 49,431 . 9,680,138,465 53,652 . 8,684,163,102
    Total tractors2 45,723 162,321 3,000,356,826 49,075 163,404 2,760,664,055
    Tractors under 100 hp 40,074 104,589 786,991,801 42,879 103,877 720,283,401
    Tractors under 60 hp3 32,953 72,687 334,802,678 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 23,476 31,902 452,189,123 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 24,113 34,229 952,119,923 25,450 35,382 874,041,362
    Tractors over 149 hp 15,971 23,503 1,261,245,102 17,034 24,146 1,166,339,292
    Total farm trucks 46,407 141,359 1,750,744,347 50,430 149,154 1,573,005,137
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 44,336 86,692 1,079,891,094 48,908 95,160 1,004,699,528
    Other farm trucks 28,407 54,667 670,853,253 29,390 53,994 568,305,609
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 25,257 30,256 389,633,390 27,306 32,414 355,236,709
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 33,117 118,386 914,057,857 36,579 130,773 821,791,889
    Combines 21,899 28,417 1,130,540,406 25,383 31,705 1,043,854,213
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 30,739 46,952 522,533,273 33,731 51,060 449,745,187
    Balers 25,901 34,433 325,618,929 27,772 36,242 293,812,843
    Forage harvesters 3,700 4,022 85,711,363 4,259 4,711 72,191,032
    Irrigation equipment 3,812 . 345,163,091 4,274 . 304,700,836
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 37,100 . 1,215,778,983 39,676 . 1,009,161,201

    British Columbia

    Table 1.36
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm machinery inventory and market value on Census Day, 2006 and 2001
    British Columbia Farm machinery inventory and market value
    May 16, 2006 May 15, 20011
    farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars farms reporting number owned and leased market value in current dollars
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    All references to a dollar value are based on the current dollar of the respective year.

    1. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated.
    2. Total tractors includes"Tractors under 60 hp," "Tractors from 60 to 99 hp," "Tractors from 100 to 149 hp" and "Tractors over 149 hp."
    3. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Value of all farm machinery and equipment 19,844 . 1,820,784,315 20,290 . 1,608,420,382
    Total tractors2 17,170 42,916 592,540,473 17,119 40,948 496,706,569
    Tractors under 100 hp 16,437 37,234 403,149,363 15,861 34,470 338,328,842
    Tractors under 60 hp3 13,975 26,750 197,743,200 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 60 to 99 hp3 6,791 10,484 205,406,163 .. .. ..
    Tractors from 100 to 149 hp 2,887 4,204 125,262,618 3,401 4,764 103,912,957
    Tractors over 149 hp 1,067 1,479 64,128,492 1,223 1,714 54,464,770
    Total farm trucks 16,006 28,396 358,926,559 16,301 28,980 319,213,867
    Pick-ups and cargo vans 15,065 21,422 275,306,286 15,644 22,499 250,362,169
    Other farm trucks 4,627 6,974 83,620,273 4,267 6,480 68,851,698
    Cars and other passenger vehicles 6,711 7,833 98,407,310 7,020 8,283 93,831,997
    Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment 8,702 29,062 109,427,274 8,493 27,831 89,968,798
    Combines 1,034 1,226 20,586,738 1,259 1,535 29,895,258
    Swathers and mower-conditioners 6,636 8,432 59,906,755 6,669 8,254 53,611,044
    Balers 6,391 8,723 65,754,982 6,669 8,796 54,960,776
    Forage harvesters 1,088 1,318 23,892,034 1,407 1,743 21,492,644
    Irrigation equipment 5,850 . 128,947,854 6,237 . 108,997,795
    All other farm machinery, workshop and office equipment 13,645 . 362,394,336 14,109 . 339,741,634
    Date Modified: 2007-05-11

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