Farm cash receipts, January to December 2025
Released: 2026-02-26
$101.4 billion
January to December 2025
3.4% 
(year-over-year change)
Farm cash receipts in Canada totalled $101.4 billion in 2025, up $3.3 billion (+3.4%) from 2024. In 2025, receipts for livestock (+$5.3 billion) drove the increase while lower receipts for crops (-$871.5 million) and program payments (-$1.1 billion) moderated the rise in total receipts.
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Total crop, livestock and direct payment receipts as a proportion of total farm cash receipts, Canada, January to December, 2015 to 2025
Most provinces recorded higher farm cash receipts in 2025, led by Alberta (+$1.4 billion) and Ontario (+$820.5 million). At the same time, Saskatchewan (-$471.2 million) was the only province to report a decrease in total receipts, as increases in receipts for livestock were not enough to offset declines in both crops and program payments.
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Farm cash receipts by category, by province or region, January to December 2025
Price gains lead to higher livestock receipts
Total livestock receipts rose 13.2% to $45.3 billion in 2025 as a result of higher prices for almost all livestock sectors.
Cattle (+$3.1 billion) and hog (+$880.8 million) receipts led the increase in 2025, together accounting for over 75% of the rise in livestock receipts. Cattle receipts were up as a tight supply supported higher prices (+22.7%), despite lower marketings for both cattle slaughtered and international exports. Hog receipts rose mainly because of higher prices (+11.4%), while marketings (+2.2%) also increased as strong demand for pork products contributed to increased slaughter numbers.
Supply-managed receipts grew 3.2% to $15.7 billion in 2025, accounting for over one-third of total livestock receipts. Receipts for dairy (+$271.1 million) and eggs for consumption (+$190.6 million) led the increase in supply-managed receipts, mainly due to increases in marketings. Receipts for turkeys for meat (-$66.1 million) were down, caused by lower marketings following a reduction in the national quota.
Canola and specialty crops lead decline in crop receipts
Crop receipts fell 1.7% to $51.3 billion in 2025 on account of declines in prices for most crops and lower marketings for canola. Receipts for canola, lentils and dry peas led the decline in crop receipts.
In 2025, receipts for oilseeds varied. Canola receipts declined compared with 2024, driven by a reduction in marketings (-6.9%), as tariffs on canola reduced exports. In contrast, soybean (+$67.2 million) receipts increased from 2024 to 2025 as a result of higher marketings, despite lower prices.
Receipts for specialty crops also declined in 2025, which contributed to lower crop receipts. Lower receipts for lentils (-$465.9 million) and dry peas (-$310.4 million) contributed to the decline, as both marketings and prices were lower compared with 2024. Geopolitical tensions and robust international supplies weighed on prices and marketed amounts for both specialty crops in 2025.
Lower crop insurance drives down program payments
Total direct payments dropped by $1.1 billion (-18.4%) to $4.8 billion in 2025. Saskatchewan (-$601.6 million) and Alberta (-$307.8 million) led the decline.
Crop insurance payments (-$938.7 million) accounted for over 85% of the decrease in direct payments in 2025, after an improvement in growing conditions. Saskatchewan contributed to nearly 70% of the decline in total crop insurance payments.
Note to readers
The next quarterly release of Farm Cash Receipts will occur on May 27, 2026, and will include data for January to March 2026.
Preliminary estimates of net farm income for 2025 will be available on May 27, 2026.
All data in this release are in current dollars. Farm cash receipts measure the gross revenue of farm businesses. They include sales of crops and livestock products (except sales between farms in the same province) and program payments. Receipts are recorded when the money is paid to farmers. These do not represent their bottom line, as farmers must pay their expenses and loans and cover depreciation.
Farm cash receipts are, for the most part, based on monthly marketings and the monthly prices of various commodities. Marketings are quantities sold, using various units of measure.
Data are extracted from administrative files and derived from other Statistics Canada surveys and other sources. These data are subject to revision.
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