Farm product prices, February 2015
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Released: 2015-04-07
Prices received by farmers in February for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available.
The February Alberta feeder steers price was $234.81 per hundredweight, down 1.4% from January, but up 45.1% from February 2014 when the price was $161.84.
The Ontario grain corn price in February was $186.08 per tonne, down 0.5% from January, but up 6.2% from February 2014 when the price was $175.27.
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Farm commodity prices are now available on CANSIM. Prices for over 35 commodities are available by province, with some series going back 35 years. Prices data are extracted from administrative files and derived from Statistics Canada surveys.
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