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Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces

  • Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec

  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

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    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Canada Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 229,373 36,436,363,959 246,923 33,213,077,917
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 133,737 2,466,297,378 158,499 2,069,703,004
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 119,122 1,752,893,430 137,962 1,549,618,896
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 129,961 1,469,268,711 150,901 1,157,514,056
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 129,720 5,033,864,872 147,546 4,554,412,530
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 110,798 4,070,227,474 132,666 3,793,478,997
    Livestock and poultry purchases 78,509 5,126,466,042 99,395 6,384,037,876
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 126,218 672,307,971 142,614 572,908,674
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 134,371 1,924,860,076 138,977 1,359,903,463
    Total wages and salaries6 89,608 3,860,457,569 103,280 3,324,607,934
    Paid to family members 60,342 1,550,101,189 70,220 1,420,570,653
    Paid to all other persons 55,588 2,310,356,380 60,899 1,904,037,281
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 217,750 2,511,676,444 236,513 1,908,825,580
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 209,977 2,030,521,606 230,322 1,828,621,636
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 175,388 760,011,251 192,754 679,352,548
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 81,399 1,065,986,087 84,166 805,175,403
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 40,290 304,796,891 48,169 311,959,369
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 206,018 959,118,313 225,546 816,537,436
    Farm interest expenses 137,892 2,125,154,760 157,938 2,216,663,787
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 212,818 4,372,682,558 231,549 3,673,235,725

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Newfoundland and Labrador Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 558 91,921,164 643 78,820,591
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 377 2,119,716 467 1,510,919
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 186 484,394 248 365,835
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 295 1,956,842 363 1,379,902
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 245 27,078,928 309 27,028,999
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 221 25,374,469 293 26,086,223
    Livestock and poultry purchases 123 13,441,284 175 12,591,862
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 192 931,316 229 672,923
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 163 4,776,703 150 2,661,354
    Total wages and salaries6 319 16,025,837 340 13,227,499
    Paid to family members 162 4,665,951 202 5,305,821
    Paid to all other persons 280 11,359,886 251 7,921,678
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 504 4,457,984 591 3,587,279
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 456 3,271,326 517 2,246,459
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 359 1,693,393 418 1,312,048
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 179 262,519 246 390,918
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 58 615,218 109 492,201
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 422 2,105,071 483 1,848,401
    Farm interest expenses 212 3,087,498 249 2,588,991
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 433 9,613,135 526 6,915,001

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Prince Edward Island Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 1,700 348,943,628 1,845 337,679,101
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 1,240 35,508,559 1,429 35,360,513
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 922 25,226,427 1,141 25,688,667
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 1,049 16,151,584 1,230 21,100,761
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 1,127 34,457,799 1,265 32,213,242
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 1,080 28,941,364 1,203 27,494,633
    Livestock and poultry purchases 710 23,528,955 904 33,465,557
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 1,054 4,793,997 1,200 4,367,612
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 936 11,840,874 1,040 8,314,126
    Total wages and salaries6 942 54,393,313 1,051 49,086,652
    Paid to family members 568 20,096,301 606 17,391,083
    Paid to all other persons 736 34,297,012 824 31,695,569
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 1,610 21,735,179 1,767 16,527,574
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 1,542 22,042,438 1,744 20,407,604
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 1,307 5,852,744 1,455 5,821,353
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 692 12,763,030 738 11,610,738
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 415 6,614,840 523 6,927,043
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 1,506 7,644,762 1,692 6,493,949
    Farm interest expenses 1,033 24,783,167 1,214 27,047,088
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 1,579 41,605,960 1,751 33,246,622

    Nova Scotia

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Nova Scotia Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 3,795 442,459,821 3,923 388,693,565
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 2,482 12,994,032 2,820 12,909,414
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 1,489 9,063,801 1,654 8,014,536
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 1,417 11,363,071 1,729 10,315,606
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 2,070 90,638,763 2,226 84,288,007
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 1,909 80,340,033 2,090 79,811,505
    Livestock and poultry purchases 1,121 32,437,729 1,397 35,804,556
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 1,827 7,944,488 1,959 6,547,385
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 1,750 20,717,529 1,762 12,309,676
    Total wages and salaries6 1,884 86,442,051 1,944 74,014,740
    Paid to family members 983 27,826,918 1,136 25,259,181
    Paid to all other persons 1,547 58,615,133 1,492 48,755,559
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 3,561 26,041,469 3,710 20,495,569
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 3,361 23,254,039 3,554 19,727,023
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 2,515 10,161,360 2,603 8,316,205
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 680 3,688,904 827 3,565,815
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 565 5,287,831 723 4,669,127
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 2,968 10,974,413 3,216 10,493,422
    Farm interest expenses 1,677 26,895,602 1,929 24,200,162
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 3,309 64,554,739 3,589 53,022,322

    New Brunswick

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    New Brunswick Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 2,776 423,016,894 3,034 383,725,467
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 1,789 21,200,531 2,115 19,901,458
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 1,070 16,508,694 1,221 13,332,465
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 1,281 21,796,035 1,552 18,911,531
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 1,507 67,853,264 1,700 69,919,638
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 1,371 63,816,675 1,586 66,363,734
    Livestock and poultry purchases 762 28,006,902 956 39,571,118
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 1,351 6,041,374 1,570 4,772,081
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 1,005 18,158,316 1,060 8,511,342
    Total wages and salaries6 1,440 83,183,515 1,561 71,912,488
    Paid to family members 826 24,988,362 850 20,404,693
    Paid to all other persons 1,165 58,195,153 1,213 51,507,795
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 2,625 25,859,499 2,904 19,515,707
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 2,519 26,055,969 2,803 22,105,845
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 1,849 8,736,933 2,052 7,217,470
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 739 5,168,926 758 4,166,053
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 407 4,408,050 556 3,957,293
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 2,363 11,019,386 2,572 9,336,572
    Farm interest expenses 1,346 23,923,182 1,549 22,618,862
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 2,435 55,096,318 2,739 47,975,544

    Quebec

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Quebec Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 30,675 6,042,406,039 32,139 5,107,180,792
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 17,539 222,207,361 19,476 193,834,036
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 14,317 98,332,896 15,696 87,962,863
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 18,596 215,506,113 19,980 159,748,262
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 17,705 1,199,009,365 19,933 1,077,439,111
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 16,963 1,050,008,554 18,446 967,043,704
    Livestock and poultry purchases 10,237 818,570,768 11,968 753,764,899
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 16,684 163,568,868 19,119 132,727,337
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 17,640 343,201,558 17,697 207,992,234
    Total wages and salaries6 14,657 723,373,404 16,212 593,627,640
    Paid to family members 10,366 318,288,815 10,679 265,514,967
    Paid to all other persons 9,428 405,084,589 10,768 328,112,673
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 29,371 295,890,417 30,777 207,931,146
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 28,387 292,526,658 29,810 249,073,009
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 24,681 154,796,496 26,217 134,874,625
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 9,720 92,721,337 9,969 62,785,305
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 6,696 42,192,876 7,481 40,506,502
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 28,373 144,389,165 30,142 128,192,012
    Farm interest expenses 20,986 407,663,431 23,397 399,075,974
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 28,158 828,455,326 29,796 677,645,837

    Ontario

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Ontario Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 57,211 8,843,882,426 59,728 7,829,246,574
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 35,819 422,881,752 40,746 363,697,863
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 30,340 283,021,264 33,855 257,206,528
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 36,736 491,725,517 41,091 380,208,571
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 34,066 1,170,289,777 37,519 1,024,877,426
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 31,729 1,009,490,583 35,299 932,636,733
    Livestock and poultry purchases 19,637 1,011,704,723 24,252 1,220,075,378
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 31,077 180,362,171 34,659 151,989,411
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 33,930 511,715,957 35,004 361,476,583
    Total wages and salaries6 20,837 1,269,812,144 24,013 1,118,177,692
    Paid to family members 13,224 430,830,749 15,280 403,352,392
    Paid to all other persons 13,914 838,981,395 15,427 714,825,300
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 53,610 582,869,778 56,702 417,469,144
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 51,933 426,417,721 55,388 380,640,233
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 43,351 211,320,305 46,217 183,176,689
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 17,610 270,098,489 18,545 211,121,522
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 8,372 63,074,215 9,380 62,855,799
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 50,811 269,542,496 54,410 224,100,035
    Farm interest expenses 31,158 539,245,751 34,404 523,219,977
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 52,894 1,139,800,366 55,877 948,953,723

    Manitoba

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Manitoba Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 19,054 3,489,253,123 21,071 3,069,555,199
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 11,328 351,136,399 14,098 291,214,275
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 10,464 240,426,360 12,937 231,052,066
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 10,798 156,125,440 13,465 114,039,962
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 10,937 502,766,266 12,694 401,898,052
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 9,035 415,073,672 11,327 350,817,872
    Livestock and poultry purchases 6,814 383,617,230 8,947 454,092,872
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 11,159 61,820,403 12,731 45,256,126
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 11,884 153,955,620 12,614 116,592,430
    Total wages and salaries6 7,843 270,957,876 8,669 215,965,795
    Paid to family members 5,467 121,548,981 6,032 105,971,325
    Paid to all other persons 4,735 149,408,895 5,096 109,994,470
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 18,509 258,710,746 20,513 200,624,798
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 18,024 211,610,689 20,161 193,833,825
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 14,791 64,524,029 16,726 53,051,029
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 8,930 141,888,030 9,505 113,466,138
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 3,628 35,843,896 4,632 41,160,154
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 17,875 88,984,612 19,746 78,300,726
    Farm interest expenses 12,928 185,188,832 15,006 196,407,117
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 17,922 381,696,695 20,055 322,599,834

    Saskatchewan

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Saskatchewan Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 44,329 5,580,116,405 50,598 5,021,035,934
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 27,240 699,408,711 34,760 575,891,622
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 30,345 659,813,369 37,154 567,377,893
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 27,038 234,300,326 32,751 195,514,753
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 19,308 348,344,254 22,520 272,736,442
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 13,573 212,113,734 19,993 206,618,418
    Livestock and poultry purchases 12,518 356,158,311 16,382 497,457,998
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 21,646 64,825,688 24,206 54,745,358
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 29,775 268,552,335 31,894 218,885,600
    Total wages and salaries6 16,832 321,033,428 20,418 293,663,661
    Paid to family members 11,991 181,033,351 15,243 188,563,446
    Paid to all other persons 8,768 140,000,077 9,552 105,100,215
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 42,896 570,325,456 49,102 472,149,647
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 41,793 441,856,791 48,159 416,887,983
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 33,649 93,786,787 38,335 87,936,229
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 19,504 231,842,749 19,482 169,436,714
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 9,101 67,669,017 11,141 67,455,663
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 41,128 151,497,893 46,622 133,337,326
    Farm interest expenses 30,583 335,931,810 36,097 364,764,834
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 42,189 734,769,480 48,104 632,794,211

    Alberta

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    Alberta Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 49,431 8,791,632,114 53,652 8,908,533,331
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 26,012 613,351,120 31,582 513,237,102
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 23,816 384,018,598 27,234 330,559,348
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 25,141 202,774,171 30,183 161,157,905
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 31,197 1,260,756,337 36,422 1,254,301,691
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 24,820 887,309,434 31,032 859,841,433
    Livestock and poultry purchases 19,658 2,235,305,223 26,038 3,099,387,406
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 31,892 146,979,935 36,247 140,411,579
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 29,694 446,134,064 30,206 300,371,126
    Total wages and salaries6 17,195 537,119,073 21,218 489,253,019
    Paid to family members 12,395 263,240,911 15,670 264,084,381
    Paid to all other persons 9,229 273,878,162 10,602 225,168,638
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 47,158 566,699,937 51,780 437,049,021
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 45,486 479,522,581 50,381 435,385,843
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 39,095 154,644,749 44,054 149,349,007
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 19,309 260,832,175 19,768 194,217,537
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 9,072 65,136,329 10,889 68,736,941
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 45,081 211,676,437 49,800 168,096,647
    Farm interest expenses 30,202 441,157,211 35,411 507,035,211
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 46,249 785,524,174 50,752 659,983,948

    British Columbia

    Table 1.39
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Farm business operating expenses in current dollars for calendar year prior to the census, 2005 and 2000
    British Columbia Farm business operating expenses in current dollars1
    2005 2000
    farms reporting amount in current dollars farms reporting amount 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. Gross farm receipts and some operating expenses are understated at the aggregate level due to the increase in contractual arrangements (e.g., contract feeding), custom work performed by non-farmers, and the involvement in primary agriculture of large non-farm corporations such as food processors, meatpacking plants and others.
    2. "Total farm business operating expenses" does not include depreciation or capital cost allowance.
    3. Commercial and non-commercial feed purchases were overstated in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 due to respondent error.
    4. "Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers" is a subset of "Total feed, supplement and hay purchases."
    5. "Custom work, contract work and hired trucking" was overstated in British Columbia in 2001 due to respondent errors.
    6. "Total wages and salaries" includes "Wages and salaries paid to family members" and "Wages and salaries paid to all other persons."
    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total farm business operating expenses2 19,844 2,382,732,345 20,290 2,088,607,363
    Fertilizer and lime purchases 9,911 85,489,197 11,006 62,145,802
    Purchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. 6,173 35,997,627 6,822 28,058,695
    Seed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale) 7,610 117,569,612 8,557 95,136,803
    Total feed, supplement and hay purchases3 11,558 332,670,119 12,958 309,709,922
    Feed, supplement and hay purchases from commercial suppliers4 10,097 297,758,956 11,397 276,764,742
    Livestock and poultry purchases 6,929 223,694,917 8,376 237,826,230
    Veterinary services, drugs, semen, breeding fees, etc. 9,336 35,039,731 10,694 31,418,862
    Custom work, contract work and hired trucking5 7,594 145,807,120 7,550 122,788,992
    Total wages and salaries6 7,659 498,116,928 7,854 405,678,748
    Paid to family members 4,360 157,580,850 4,522 124,723,364
    Paid to all other persons 5,786 340,536,078 5,674 280,955,384
    All fuel expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, natural gas, propane, etc.) 17,906 159,085,979 18,667 113,475,695
    Repairs and maintenance to farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 16,476 103,963,394 17,805 88,313,812
    Repairs and maintenance to farm buildings and fences 13,791 54,494,455 14,677 48,297,893
    Rental and leasing of land and buildings 4,036 46,719,928 4,328 34,414,663
    Rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles 1,976 13,954,619 2,735 15,198,646
    Electricity, telephone and all other telecommunication services 15,491 61,284,078 16,863 56,338,346
    Farm interest expenses 7,767 137,278,276 8,682 149,705,571
    All other expenses (excluding depreciation and capital cost allowance) 17,650 331,566,365 18,360 290,098,683
    Date Modified: 2007-05-11

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