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Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $32.5 billion between January and September, down 3.2% from the first nine months of 2009. All provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia reported declines. Farm cash receipts include crop and livestock revenues plus program payments.
Market receipts, which includes revenue from the sale of crops and livestock, but excludes program payments, totalled $30.2 billion, down 2.9% compared with the first nine months of 2009. Crop receipts fell 8.8% to $16.1 billion, while livestock receipts increased 4.7% to $14.2 billion.
The decrease in crop receipts was due primarily to lower prices and marketings for the major grains, as well as to lower oilseed prices. Despite recent price increases for some grains and oilseeds, prices have declined since peaking in 2008 as world supplies were replenished.
Potato receipts fell 6.6% during the first three quarters of 2010, as both marketings and prices were down. Prices fell 3.2% from their peak in 2009, while marketings were at their lowest level since 2002.
Crop receipts fell in all provinces, except Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
Livestock receipts grew, primarily as a result of increases in domestic slaughter and international export receipts for both hogs and cattle. Higher average hog prices (+19.3%) for the first three quarters of 2010 were responsible for the increase, as fewer hogs were marketed. Meanwhile, the increase in cattle and calf receipts was driven by a 5% advance in the number of head sold as prices fell 1.2%.
Receipts in the supply-managed sector, which accounts for almost 45% of total livestock receipts, decreased 0.1%. Declines in poultry prices more than offset increases in eggs and dairy.
Receipts for livestock increased in every province, except British Columbia and New Brunswick.
Program payments fell 6.2% to $2.2 billion during the first nine months of 2010, the lowest level since 2002. Most of the decrease came from lower provincial stabilization programs payments.
Note: Farm cash receipts measure gross revenue for farm businesses only. They do not represent the bottom line, as farmers have to pay expenses and loans and cover depreciation.
Revised data on net farm income for 2009 are available today and preliminary information on net farm income for 2010 will be available in May 2011. Farm cash receipts data for the year 2010 will be released in February 2011.
Available on CANSIM: tables 002-0001 and 002-0002.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3437 and 3473.
A data table is also available from the Summary tables module of our website.
The November 2010 issues of Net Farm Income: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-010-X, free), Farm Cash Receipts: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-011-X, free), Farm Operating Expenses and Depreciation Charges: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-012-X, free), Value of Farm Capital: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-013-X, free), Farm Debt Outstanding: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-014-X, free), Direct Payments to Agriculture Producers: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 1 (21-015-X, free) and Agriculture Value Added Account: Agriculture Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, no. 2 (21-017-X, free), are now available online. From the Key resource module of our website under Publications, choose All subjects then Agriculture.
To order data, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-465-1991; fax: 613-951-3868; agriculture@statcan.gc.ca). For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Bernie Rosien (613-951-1260, bernie.rosien@statcan.gc.ca) or Gail-Ann Breese (204-983-3445; gail-ann.breese@statcan.gc.ca), Agriculture Division.
Table 1
| January to September 2009 | January to September 2010p | January-September 2009 to January-September 2010 | July to September 2009 | July to September 2010p | July-September 2009 to July-September 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | % change | $ millions | % change | |||
| Canada | ||||||
| Total farm cash receipts | 33,524 | 32,467 | -3.2 | 10,403 | 10,915 | 4.9 |
| Total crops | 17,606 | 16,065 | -8.8 | 5,105 | 5,002 | -2.0 |
| All wheat1 | 3,835 | 2,540 | -33.8 | 1,185 | 633 | -46.6 |
| Wheat excluding durum1 | 2,992 | 2,063 | -31.0 | 959 | 536 | -44.1 |
| Durum wheat1 | 843 | 476 | -43.5 | 225 | 97 | -56.9 |
| Oats | 298 | 301 | 1.0 | 122 | 125 | 2.5 |
| Barley1 | 676 | 355 | -47.5 | 209 | 99 | -52.6 |
| Rye | 22 | 19 | -13.6 | 10 | 10 | -0.0 |
| Flaxseed | 143 | 198 | 38.5 | 35 | 68 | 94.3 |
| Canola | 3,968 | 3,939 | -0.7 | 1,200 | 1,551 | 29.3 |
| Soybeans | 661 | 626 | -5.3 | 88 | 158 | 79.5 |
| Corn | 901 | 738 | -18.1 | 218 | 198 | -9.2 |
| Dry peas | 525 | 430 | -18.1 | 151 | 178 | 17.9 |
| Mustard | 73 | 75 | 2.7 | 25 | 20 | -20.0 |
| Sunflower | 31 | 21 | -32.3 | 5 | 6 | 20.0 |
| Lentils | 457 | 456 | -0.2 | 140 | 72 | -48.6 |
| Canary seed | 51 | 55 | 7.8 | 23 | 14 | -39.1 |
| Chick peas | 33 | 41 | 24.2 | 13 | 15 | 15.4 |
| Dry beans | 98 | 75 | -23.5 | 39 | 32 | -17.9 |
| Potatoes | 805 | 751 | -6.6 | 226 | 223 | -1.3 |
| Greenhouse vegetables | 809 | 811 | 0.2 | 218 | 218 | 0.0 |
| Other vegetables | 766 | 785 | 2.5 | 525 | 530 | 1.0 |
| Total tree fruit | 190 | 199 | 4.7 | 116 | 124 | 6.9 |
| Total small fruit | 261 | 273 | 4.6 | 193 | 203 | 5.2 |
| Floriculture, nursery, sod | 1,494 | 1,577 | 5.6 | 525 | 556 | 5.9 |
| Other crops | 881 | 915 | 3.9 | 169 | 182 | 7.7 |
| Deferments | -764 | -481 | -37.0 | -346 | -225 | -35.0 |
| Liquidations of deferments | 1,391 | 1,367 | -1.7 | 17 | 12 | -29.4 |
| Total livestock | 13,533 | 14,165 | 4.7 | 4,365 | 4,794 | 9.8 |
| Cattle and calves | 4,393 | 4,629 | 5.4 | 1,411 | 1,601 | 13.5 |
| Hogs | 2,232 | 2,581 | 15.6 | 643 | 886 | 37.8 |
| Dairy products | 4,077 | 4,108 | 0.8 | 1,346 | 1,351 | 0.4 |
| Sheep and lambs | 99 | 103 | 4.0 | 31 | 32 | 3.2 |
| Poultry and eggs | 2,287 | 2,251 | -1.6 | 786 | 764 | -2.8 |
| Other livestock | 446 | 493 | 10.5 | 148 | 161 | 8.8 |
| Total payments | 2,385 | 2,238 | -6.2 | 933 | 1,119 | 19.9 |
| Crop insurance | 573 | 868 | 51.5 | 282 | 404 | 43.3 |
| Provincial stabilization | 614 | 251 | -59.1 | 382 | 188 | -50.8 |
| Other payments | 996 | 1,119 | 12.3 | 269 | 528 | 96.3 |
Table 2
| January to September 2009 | January to September 2010p | January-September 2009 to January-September 2010 | July to September 2009 | July to September 2010p | July-September 2009 to July-September 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | % change | $ millions | % change | |||
| Canada | 33,524 | 32,467 | -3.2 | 10,403 | 10,915 | 4.9 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 81 | 87 | 7.4 | 28 | 28 | -0.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 296 | 285 | -3.7 | 75 | 85 | 13.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 333 | 344 | 3.3 | 106 | 112 | 5.7 |
| New Brunswick | 373 | 351 | -5.9 | 107 | 106 | -0.9 |
| Quebec | 5,574 | 5,277 | -5.3 | 1,981 | 1,867 | -5.8 |
| Ontario | 7,030 | 7,010 | -0.3 | 2,362 | 2,521 | 6.7 |
| Manitoba | 3,706 | 3,655 | -1.4 | 1,107 | 1,142 | 3.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 6,965 | 6,829 | -2.0 | 1,848 | 2,207 | 19.4 |
| Alberta | 7,327 | 6,809 | -7.1 | 2,130 | 2,185 | 2.6 |
| British Columbia | 1,840 | 1,820 | -1.1 | 659 | 663 | 0.6 |
