Farm cash receipts, January to June 2022

Released: 2022-08-31

Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $43.9 billion in the first half of 2022, up $5.6 billion (+14.6%) from the same period in 2021. Program payments (+$2.8 billion), livestock receipts (+$1.9 billion) and crop receipts (+$824.6 million) all increased from the same period a year earlier.

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Total crop, livestock and direct payment receipts as a proportion of total farm cash receipts, January to June, Canada, 2012 to 2022

Most of the provinces had increases in farm cash receipts, led by Alberta (+$2.5 billion), Ontario (+$1.4 billion) and Quebec (+$940.4 million). The lone province with a decrease was Saskatchewan (-$302.0 million).

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Farm cash receipts by category, by province or region, January to June, 2022

Program payments up due to crop insurance

Program payments include crop insurance payments, which are paid to producers to compensate for reduced production. In 2022, producers received higher payments due to dry conditions in Western Canada.

During the first half of 2022, program payments rose $2.8 billion to $4.3 billion, largely as a result of increases in crop insurance.

Seven of the provinces had increases in payments, led by Alberta (+$1.3 billion) and Saskatchewan (+$1.0 billion), which more than offset the minor decreases seen in three Atlantic provinces.

Livestock receipts increase across most commodities

Livestock receipts rose 13.6% to $16.2 billion in the first half of 2022 as most of the commodities brought in higher receipts.

Cattle receipts were up 21.4% to $5.2 billion, driven by increases in both marketings (+9.3%) and price (+11.1%).

Increased dairy (+$339.8 million) and chicken (+$220.9 million) receipts contributed to an overall increase for supply managed commodities in the first half of 2022 of 11.2% to $6.8 billion.

Total crop receipts are up on higher prices despite drought conditions

The 2021 drought had an impact on the receipts of several crop types, particularly those grown in Western Canada.

Eastern provinces, by contrast, were less affected by the 2021 drought. Receipts for soybeans (+47.9%) and corn (+31.4%), which are mostly grown in Eastern Canada, were up on the strength of marketings and prices.

For wheat excluding durum, receipts remained relatively stable as lower marketings (-38.4%) were offset by higher prices (+63.8%). Meanwhile, receipts for canola (-7.6%) and durum (-41.4%) were down, primarily due to low inventories.

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