Section 4 - Focus on selected commodities, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

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

  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

    • Canada

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Canada 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 49,123 36,586 20,091 14,907 9,795 6,456 4,459
    78 to 272 animals 9,362 9,977 7,408 5,872 3,509 1,979 1,140
    273 to 527 animals 3,026 4,346 3,813 3,397 2,553 1,568 974
    528 to 1,127 animals 1,476 3,167 3,237 3,120 2,644 2,143 1,505
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 501 1,375 1,525 1,759 1,839 2,093 1,952
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 81 238 297 377 456 706 789
    4,685 animals and over 33 76 101 160 309 527 678
    Total 63,602 55,765 36,472 29,592 21,105 15,472 11,497
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 77.2 65.6 55.1 50.4 46.4 41.7 38.8
    78 to 272 animals 14.7 17.9 20.3 19.8 16.6 12.8 9.9
    273 to 527 animals 4.8 7.8 10.5 11.5 12.1 10.1 8.5
    528 to 1,127 animals 2.3 5.7 8.9 10.5 12.5 13.9 13.1
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.8 2.5 4.2 5.9 8.7 13.5 17.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.6 6.9
    4,685 animals and over 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.5 3.4 5.9
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 865,976 681,605 397,396 288,593 169,364 101,258 58,300
    78 to 272 animals 1,357,687 1,508,072 1,151,007 922,534 561,801 322,268 188,658
    273 to 527 animals 1,134,802 1,661,117 1,472,763 1,321,349 996,178 618,294 383,430
    528 to 1,127 animals 1,099,016 2,396,853 2,490,444 2,398,557 2,084,778 1,745,622 1,240,913
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 811,973 2,246,720 2,486,993 2,853,570 3,067,059 3,625,856 3,462,026
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 273,638 800,245 1,030,546 1,314,030 1,585,723 2,447,284 2,762,714
    4,685 animals and over 246,584 580,453 727,420 1,117,450 2,575,559 5,098,190 6,947,091
    Total 5,789,676 9,875,065 9,756,569 10,216,083 11,040,462 13,958,772 15,043,132
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 15.0 6.9 4.1 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.4
    78 to 272 animals 23.5 15.3 11.8 9.0 5.1 2.3 1.3
    273 to 527 animals 19.6 16.8 15.1 12.9 9.0 4.4 2.5
    528 to 1,127 animals 19.0 24.3 25.5 23.5 18.9 12.5 8.2
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 14.0 22.8 25.5 27.9 27.8 26.0 23.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 4.7 8.1 10.6 12.9 14.4 17.5 18.4
    4,685 animals and over 4.3 5.9 7.5 10.9 23.3 36.5 46.2
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Newfoundland and Labrador 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 63 43 29 19 25 26 22
    78 to 272 animals 5 6 8 3 6 5 0
    273 to 527 animals 4 8 3 7 xx xx 3
    528 to 1,127 animals 8 9 3 xx 4 xx xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 4 xx 5 6 0 0 0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 xx xx 0 0 0 0
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 84 66 48 35 35 31 25
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 75.0 65.2 60.4 54.3 71.4 83.9 88.0
    78 to 272 animals 6.0 9.1 16.7 8.6 17.1 16.1 0.0
    273 to 527 animals 4.8 12.1 6.3 20.0 xx xx 12.0
    528 to 1,127 animals 9.5 13.6 6.3 xx 11.4 xx xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 4.8 xx 10.4 17.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 xx xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 341 437 314 132 250 339 249
    78 to 272 animals 873 1,075 1,206 642 1,178 2,350 0
    273 to 527 animals 1,583 3,159 1,404 3,574 xx xx 1,750
    528 to 1,127 animals 5,740 14,405 2,171 xx 3,024 xx xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 7,258 xx 11,114 11,277 0 0 0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 xx xx 0 0 0 0
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 15,795 19,076 16,209 15,625 4,452 2,689 1,999
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 2.2 2.3 1.9 0.8 5.6 12.6 12.5
    78 to 272 animals 5.5 5.6 7.4 4.1 26.5 87.4 0.0
    273 to 527 animals 10.0 16.6 8.7 22.9 xx xx 87.5
    528 to 1,127 animals 36.3 75.5 13.4 xx 67.9 xx xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 46.0 xx 68.6 72.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 xx xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Prince Edward Island 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 939 721 375 211 138 69 55
    78 to 272 animals 159 217 180 127 75 34 24
    273 to 527 animals 44 71 61 61 43 24 13
    528 to 1,127 animals 23 49 55 47 33 27 21
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 4 4 9 14 20 31 28
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 0 0 0 6 8 8
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 0 xx xx xx
    Total 1,169 1,062 680 460 315 193 149
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 80.3 67.9 55.1 45.9 43.8 35.8 36.9
    78 to 272 animals 13.6 20.4 26.5 27.6 23.8 17.6 16.1
    273 to 527 animals 3.8 6.7 9.0 13.3 13.7 12.4 8.7
    528 to 1,127 animals 2.0 4.6 8.1 10.2 10.5 14.0 14.1
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.3 0.4 1.3 3.0 6.3 16.1 18.8
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 4.1 5.4
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 18,387 16,269 10,043 5,540 3,639 1,857 1,030
    78 to 272 animals 22,540 31,879 27,475 19,897 11,219 4,985 3,571
    273 to 527 animals 16,551 27,022 23,358 23,142 17,607 9,409 5,135
    528 to 1,127 animals 15,913 36,403 41,111 35,837 25,386 21,760 16,173
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 5,300 5,270 12,849 22,312 32,651 54,710 51,367
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 0 0 0 27,058 33,344 45,916
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 0 xx xx xx
    Total 78,691 116,843 114,836 106,728 117,560 126,065 123,192
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 23.4 13.9 8.7 5.2 3.1 1.5 0.8
    78 to 272 animals 28.6 27.3 23.9 18.6 9.5 4.0 2.9
    273 to 527 animals 21.0 23.1 20.3 21.7 15.0 7.5 4.2
    528 to 1,127 animals 20.2 31.2 35.8 33.6 21.6 17.3 13.1
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 6.7 4.5 11.2 20.9 27.8 43.4 41.7
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.0 26.4 37.3
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Nova Scotia

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Nova Scotia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 692 555 282 210 121 111 113
    78 to 272 animals 66 75 25 27 25 49 4
    273 to 527 animals 35 44 23 14 xx xx 9
    528 to 1,127 animals 28 58 60 42 38 xx 11
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 13 28 22 25 22 22 14
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 3 9 11 7 9 9
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 xx xx 4 5 4
    Total 834 763 421 329 217 196 164
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 83.0 72.7 67.0 63.8 55.8 56.6 68.9
    78 to 272 animals 7.9 9.8 5.9 8.2 11.5 25.0 2.4
    273 to 527 animals 4.2 5.8 5.5 4.3 xx xx 5.5
    528 to 1,127 animals 3.4 7.6 14.3 12.8 17.5 xx 6.7
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 1.6 3.7 5.2 7.6 10.1 11.2 8.5
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 0.4 2.1 3.3 3.2 4.6 5.5
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 xx xx 1.8 2.6 2.4
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 5,384 4,932 2,752 1,608 1,373 901 918
    78 to 272 animals 9,809 11,968 3,793 4,651 5,514 26,253 649
    273 to 527 animals 13,118 17,726 8,911 5,862 xx xx 3,783
    528 to 1,127 animals 21,296 43,121 48,518 34,247 30,628 xx 8,638
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 23,826 50,854 36,130 40,033 38,838 35,923 22,064
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 10,743 36,094 47,239 26,368 32,042 30,620
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 xx xx 27,986 29,816 28,459
    Total 73,433 139,344 136,198 133,640 130,707 124,935 95,131
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 7.3 3.5 2.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.0
    78 to 272 animals 13.4 8.6 2.8 3.5 4.2 21.0 0.7
    273 to 527 animals 17.9 12.7 6.5 4.4 xx xx 4.0
    528 to 1,127 animals 29.0 30.9 35.6 25.6 23.4 xx 9.1
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 32.4 36.5 26.5 30.0 29.7 28.8 23.2
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 7.7 26.5 35.3 20.2 25.6 32.2
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 xx xx 21.4 23.9 29.9
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    New Brunswick

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    New Brunswick 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 868 699 271 212 141 103 74
    78 to 272 animals 34 58 40 25 23 23 10
    273 to 527 animals 23 29 17 7 17 12 6
    528 to 1,127 animals 10 47 50 25 24 26 13
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 6 16 28 16 17 21 14
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 0 xx 6 3 10 7
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 xx xx xx xx
    Total 941 849 406 291 225 195 124
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 92.2 82.3 66.7 72.9 62.7 52.8 59.7
    78 to 272 animals 3.6 6.8 9.9 8.6 10.2 11.8 8.1
    273 to 527 animals 2.4 3.4 4.2 2.4 7.6 6.2 4.8
    528 to 1,127 animals 1.1 5.5 12.3 8.6 10.7 13.3 10.5
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.6 1.9 6.9 5.5 7.6 10.8 11.3
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 0.0 xx 2.1 1.3 5.1 5.6
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 9,056 7,668 3,372 2,876 2,289 1,440 819
    78 to 272 animals 5,121 8,157 5,155 3,699 3,970 3,711 1,398
    273 to 527 animals 9,039 11,556 6,921 3,047 6,591 4,593 2,373
    528 to 1,127 animals 7,594 39,153 41,367 19,098 21,357 21,269 11,894
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 9,162 23,086 44,329 23,560 28,699 32,263 21,961
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0 0 xx 23,813 11,565 73,730 68,809
    4,685 animals and over 0 0 0 xx xx xx xx
    Total 39,972 89,620 101,144 76,093 74,471 137,006 107,254
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 22.7 8.6 3.3 3.8 3.1 1.1 0.8
    78 to 272 animals 12.8 9.1 5.1 4.9 5.3 2.7 1.3
    273 to 527 animals 22.6 12.9 6.8 4.0 8.9 3.4 2.2
    528 to 1,127 animals 19.0 43.7 40.9 25.1 28.7 15.5 11.1
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 22.9 25.8 43.8 31.0 38.5 23.5 20.5
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 0.0 xx 31.3 15.5 53.8 64.2
    4,685 animals and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Quebec

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Quebec 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 5,923 3,538 1,418 809 431 285 275
    78 to 272 animals 1,675 1,623 942 532 329 160 113
    273 to 527 animals 755 974 693 552 489 322 211
    528 to 1,127 animals 448 998 828 797 794 707 561
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 207 694 685 750 789 907 888
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 37 116 102 138 135 256 276
    4,685 animals and over 22 50 38 36 73 106 130
    Total 9,067 7,993 4,706 3,614 3,040 2,743 2,454
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 65.3 44.3 30.1 22.4 14.2 10.4 11.2
    78 to 272 animals 18.5 20.3 20.0 14.7 10.8 5.8 4.6
    273 to 527 animals 8.3 12.2 14.7 15.3 16.1 11.7 8.6
    528 to 1,127 animals 4.9 12.5 17.6 22.1 26.1 25.8 22.9
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 2.3 8.7 14.6 20.8 26.0 33.1 36.2
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.4 1.5 2.2 3.8 4.4 9.3 11.2
    4,685 animals and over 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 2.4 3.9 5.3
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 109,052 74,319 30,660 14,797 6,604 4,240 2,882
    78 to 272 animals 249,994 252,034 153,116 87,933 58,249 29,929 21,842
    273 to 527 animals 284,232 376,306 272,129 218,555 196,555 132,141 84,980
    528 to 1,127 animals 345,371 785,022 655,136 626,766 642,726 590,338 470,085
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 327,587 1,154,348 1,149,130 1,240,562 1,326,675 1,580,331 1,567,457
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 124,328 389,856 344,726 476,515 456,573 875,757 924,501
    4,685 animals and over 176,595 408,839 322,923 244,123 756,450 1,054,629 1,183,890
    Total 1,617,159 3,440,724 2,927,820 2,909,251 3,443,832 4,267,365 4,255,637
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 6.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1
    78 to 272 animals 15.5 7.3 5.2 3.0 1.7 0.7 0.5
    273 to 527 animals 17.6 10.9 9.3 7.5 5.7 3.1 2.0
    528 to 1,127 animals 21.4 22.8 22.4 21.5 18.7 13.8 11.0
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 20.3 33.5 39.2 42.6 38.5 37.0 36.8
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 7.7 11.3 11.8 16.4 13.3 20.5 21.7
    4,685 animals and over 10.9 11.9 11.0 8.4 22.0 24.7 27.8
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Ontario

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Ontario 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 12,807 10,613 6,175 4,079 2,726 1,791 1,341
    78 to 272 animals 3,909 4,347 3,374 2,294 1,495 920 655
    273 to 527 animals 1,266 1,909 1,659 1,354 1,036 643 501
    528 to 1,127 animals 541 1,215 1,305 1,184 917 734 557
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 87 282 358 441 474 622 621
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 12 38 47 50 87 176 250
    4,685 animals and over xx 11 15 27 42 86 145
    Total 18,622 18,415 12,933 9,429 6,777 4,972 4,070
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 68.8 57.6 47.7 43.3 40.2 36.0 32.9
    78 to 272 animals 21.0 23.6 26.1 24.3 22.1 18.5 16.1
    273 to 527 animals 6.8 10.4 12.8 14.4 15.3 12.9 12.3
    528 to 1,127 animals 2.9 6.6 10.1 12.6 13.5 14.8 13.7
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.5 1.5 2.8 4.7 7.0 12.5 15.3
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.5 6.1
    4,685 animals and over xx 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.7 3.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 297,732 249,320 158,181 95,848 56,821 35,185 22,167
    78 to 272 animals 564,896 657,293 524,791 364,648 241,808 149,609 109,311
    273 to 527 animals 477,246 728,362 640,364 523,628 402,344 249,526 194,533
    528 to 1,127 animals 392,022 900,134 980,504 899,176 713,869 591,514 458,688
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 133,418 430,628 551,197 686,010 767,104 1,067,221 1,108,649
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 48,347 127,340 165,105 166,850 294,567 604,551 869,751
    4,685 animals and over xx 72,760 98,448 188,776 354,569 759,740 1,187,493
    Total 1,913,661 3,165,837 3,118,590 2,924,936 2,831,082 3,457,346 3,950,592
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 15.6 7.9 5.1 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.6
    78 to 272 animals 29.5 20.8 16.8 12.5 8.5 4.3 2.8
    273 to 527 animals 24.9 23.0 20.5 17.9 14.2 7.2 4.9
    528 to 1,127 animals 20.5 28.4 31.4 30.7 25.2 17.1 11.6
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 7.0 13.6 17.7 23.5 27.1 30.9 28.1
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 2.5 4.0 5.3 5.7 10.4 17.5 22.0
    4,685 animals and over xx 2.3 3.2 6.5 12.5 22.0 30.1
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Manitoba

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Manitoba 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 4,597 3,345 1,807 1,348 639 461 310
    78 to 272 animals 950 971 820 661 427 267 121
    273 to 527 animals 313 436 478 433 347 240 130
    528 to 1,127 animals 131 223 296 324 307 272 174
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 49 69 79 101 169 181 167
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 25 45 56 52 68 81 75
    4,685 animals and over 4 9 27 50 107 166 211
    Total 6,069 5,098 3,563 2,969 2,064 1,668 1,188
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 75.7 65.6 50.7 45.4 31.0 27.6 26.1
    78 to 272 animals 15.7 19.0 23.0 22.3 20.7 16.0 10.2
    273 to 527 animals 5.2 8.6 13.4 14.6 16.8 14.4 10.9
    528 to 1,127 animals 2.2 4.4 8.3 10.9 14.9 16.3 14.6
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.4 8.2 10.9 14.1
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.4 0.9 1.6 1.8 3.3 4.9 6.3
    4,685 animals and over 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.7 5.2 10.0 17.8
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 70,758 56,405 34,676 25,950 13,737 9,137 4,384
    78 to 272 animals 143,378 151,960 129,691 104,462 71,912 45,774 19,632
    273 to 527 animals 117,103 166,806 184,350 168,293 133,738 94,714 51,279
    528 to 1,127 animals 96,572 164,823 226,392 252,195 231,868 221,688 141,210
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 90,393 115,811 122,825 161,039 278,789 307,667 293,250
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 84,880 158,352 209,577 192,034 237,492 286,232 273,238
    4,685 animals and over 22,850 60,838 163,684 383,223 809,816 1,575,008 2,149,555
    Total 625,934 874,995 1,071,195 1,287,196 1,777,352 2,540,220 2,932,548
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 11.3 6.4 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.1
    78 to 272 animals 22.9 17.4 12.1 8.1 4.0 1.8 0.7
    273 to 527 animals 18.7 19.1 17.2 13.1 7.5 3.7 1.7
    528 to 1,127 animals 15.4 18.8 21.1 19.6 13.0 8.7 4.8
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 14.4 13.2 11.5 12.5 15.7 12.1 10.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 13.6 18.1 19.6 14.9 13.4 11.3 9.3
    4,685 animals and over 3.7 7.0 15.3 29.8 45.6 62.0 73.3
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Saskatchewan

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Saskatchewan 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 10,958 7,733 4,449 3,391 1,943 1,160 658
    78 to 272 animals 989 979 790 911 440 186 73
    273 to 527 animals 185 283 308 350 198 111 36
    528 to 1,127 animals 77 118 151 198 137 85 53
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 33 54 58 75 57 40 30
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 4 10 17 29 47 41 36
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 5 14 26 54 44
    Total 12,246 9,177 5,778 4,968 2,848 1,677 930
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 89.5 84.3 77.0 68.3 68.2 69.2 70.8
    78 to 272 animals 8.1 10.7 13.7 18.3 15.4 11.1 7.8
    273 to 527 animals 1.5 3.1 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 3.9
    528 to 1,127 animals 0.6 1.3 2.6 4.0 4.8 5.1 5.7
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.4 3.2
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 3.9
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 0.1 0.3 0.9 3.2 4.7
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 151,074 114,718 67,781 60,675 34,135 18,205 8,864
    78 to 272 animals 139,350 143,353 119,399 140,183 63,893 27,384 10,754
    273 to 527 animals 67,026 106,136 117,579 133,395 76,233 42,667 13,824
    528 to 1,127 animals 55,138 82,223 110,508 147,234 108,153 66,487 40,328
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 57,877 90,460 97,077 127,623 95,554 69,728 55,470
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 20,804 37,444 55,815 105,363 173,309 154,366 136,088
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 30,862 94,495 205,750 730,960 1,123,558
    Total 491,269 574,334 599,021 808,968 757,027 1,109,797 1,388,886
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 30.8 20.0 11.3 7.5 4.5 1.6 0.6
    78 to 272 animals 28.4 25.0 19.9 17.3 8.4 2.5 0.8
    273 to 527 animals 13.6 18.5 19.6 16.5 10.1 3.8 1.0
    528 to 1,127 animals 11.2 14.3 18.4 18.2 14.3 6.0 2.9
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 11.8 15.8 16.2 15.8 12.6 6.3 4.0
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 4.2 6.5 9.3 13.0 22.9 13.9 9.8
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 5.2 11.7 27.2 65.9 80.9
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Alberta

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Alberta 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 10,311 7,291 4,084 3,462 2,340 1,406 846
    78 to 272 animals 1,518 1,614 1,191 1,255 670 354 130
    273 to 527 animals 386 535 544 600 398 204 62
    528 to 1,127 animals 196 371 422 448 364 249 105
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 95 160 230 276 256 250 177
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 7 23 55 83 96 120 128
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 12 24 49 94 128
    Total 12,513 9,994 6,538 6,148 4,173 2,677 1,576
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 82.4 73.0 62.5 56.3 56.1 52.5 53.7
    78 to 272 animals 12.1 16.1 18.2 20.4 16.1 13.2 8.2
    273 to 527 animals 3.1 5.4 8.3 9.8 9.5 7.6 3.9
    528 to 1,127 animals 1.6 3.7 6.5 7.3 8.7 9.3 6.7
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.8 1.6 3.5 4.5 6.1 9.3 11.2
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.3 4.5 8.1
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 0.2 0.4 1.2 3.5 8.1
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 191,612 141,575 80,218 69,827 41,087 22,038 11,092
    78 to 272 animals 213,439 236,332 180,240 190,081 102,973 56,096 20,404
    273 to 527 animals 143,069 200,604 207,535 234,997 152,965 80,249 25,130
    528 to 1,127 animals 149,062 276,166 327,859 338,719 286,499 198,493 85,646
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 155,382 266,390 382,657 451,371 436,138 441,354 319,537
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 25,649 78,330 185,790 294,016 339,752 419,100 478,187
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 90,525 150,859 370,396 810,203 1,112,071
    Total 878,213 1,199,397 1,454,824 1,729,870 1,729,810 2,027,533 2,052,067
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 21.8 11.8 5.5 4.0 2.4 1.1 0.5
    78 to 272 animals 24.3 19.7 12.4 11.0 6.0 2.8 1.0
    273 to 527 animals 16.3 16.7 14.3 13.6 8.8 4.0 1.2
    528 to 1,127 animals 17.0 23.0 22.5 19.6 16.6 9.8 4.2
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 17.7 22.2 26.3 26.1 25.2 21.8 15.6
    2,653 to 4,684 animals 2.9 6.5 12.8 17.0 19.6 20.7 23.3
    4,685 animals and over xx xx 6.2 8.7 21.4 40.0 54.2
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    British Columbia

    Table 4.4
    Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    British Columbia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 1,965 2,048 1,201 1,166 1,291 1,044 765
    78 to 272 animals 57 87 38 37 27 17 10
    273 to 527 animals 15 57 27 21 17 4 13
    528 to 1,127 animals 14 86 67 53 26 15 xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 6 62 53 55 35 19 13
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 8 13 12 10 13 10
    4,685 animals and over xx xx xx 5 5 8 6
    Total 2,057 2,348 1,399 1,349 1,411 1,120 817
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 95.5 87.2 85.8 86.4 91.5 93.2 93.6
    78 to 272 animals 2.8 3.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.2
    273 to 527 animals 0.7 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.4 1.6
    528 to 1,127 animals 0.7 3.7 4.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 0.3 2.6 3.8 4.1 2.5 1.7 1.6
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.2
    4,685 animals and over xx xx xx 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Number of animals  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 12,580 15,962 9,399 11,340 9,429 7,916 5,895
    78 to 272 animals 8,287 14,021 6,141 6,338 4,061 1,889 1,097
    273 to 527 animals 5,835 23,440 10,212 8,627 7,169 1,611 8,894
    528 to 1,127 animals 10,308 68,395 56,878 43,514 21,268 11,745 xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 18,539 100,026 87,642 89,783 62,611 36,659 22,271
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 33,051 46,460 37,782 34,846 40,438 33,578
    4,685 animals and over xx xx xx 26,392 34,785 65,558 64,091
    Total 55,549 254,895 216,732 223,776 174,169 165,816 135,826
    Percentage distribution of animals by size class  empty cell
    1 to 77 animals 22.6 6.3 4.3 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.3
    78 to 272 animals 14.9 5.5 2.8 2.8 2.3 1.1 0.8
    273 to 527 animals 10.5 9.2 4.7 3.9 4.1 1.0 6.5
    528 to 1,127 animals 18.6 26.8 26.2 19.4 12.2 7.1 xx
    1,128 to 2,652 animals 33.4 39.2 40.4 40.1 35.9 22.1 16.4
    2,653 to 4,684 animals xx 13.0 21.4 16.9 20.0 24.4 24.7
    4,685 animals and over xx xx xx 11.8 20.0 39.5 47.2
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    Symbols

    • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
    • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
    • .. not available for a specific reference period
    • ...not applicable

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.