Fast Stats 2014 British Columbia's Agrifood and Seafood Sector

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British Columbia’s
Fast Stats 2014
Agrifood and Seafood Sector
December 2015
Contents
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Average Prices Received
Value of B .C .’s Agrifood and Seafood Industry . . . . . . . . 3 by B .C . Berry and Grape Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sector Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Average Prices Received
by B .C . Aquaculture Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B .C .’S Top 30 Commodity Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Average Prices Received
Exports of Agrifood Products to all Countries . . . . . . . . . 5
by B .C . Wild Commercial Fishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exports of Seafood Products to all Countries . . . . . . . . . 7
B .C . Agrifood and Seafood Price Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Resources in British Columbia Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B .C . Farm Product Price Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
B .C . Farmland Tenure, Census 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Farm Cash Receipts For B .C . Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Aquaculture Area under Crown Land Tenure in B .C . . . 9
B .C . Farm Cash Receipts ($’000)
Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
by Agricultural Commodity Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B .C . Agricultural Land Management Practices,
Landed Value For B .C . Aquaculture Commodities . . . 39
Census 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Landed Value For B .C . Wild Commercial Seafood
Age of B .C . Farm Operators at Census 2011 . . . . . . . . . 10
Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Number of B .C . Farms Using Computers, B .C . Farm Operating Expenses
by Census Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
and Depreciation Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Field Crop Production in B .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Net Agricultural Farm Income in B .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Livestock on B .C . Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Average Income of B .C . Farm Operators
Production of Selected B .C . Field Vegetables . . . . . . . . 14 by Farm Type, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Production of Selected B .C . Greenhouse Vegetables . 20 Average Operating Revenues and Expenses,
Production of Selected B .C . Berries and Grapes . . . . . . 21 by Farm Type in B .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Total B .C . Agricultural Farm Debt Outstanding . . . . . . 42
Production of Selected B .C . Tree Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B .C . Food and Beverage Manufacturing Shipments . . 43
Production of Selected B .C . Floriculture Products . . . . 24
Employment in the B .C . Agrifood
Production of Selected B .C . Sod
and Seafood Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
and Nursery Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Payroll
B .C . Livestock Production For Consumption . . . . . . . . . 26
Employment and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
B .C . Milk Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Other Agrifood and Seafood Sector
B .C . Poultry and Egg Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Related Employment and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
B .C . Honey Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
At a Glance, Employment in the B .C . Agrifood
B .C . Value of Pollination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
and Seafood Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
B .C . Aquaculture Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Temporary Foreign Workers
B .C . Wild Commercial Seafood Production . . . . . . . . . . 29 in B .C . Agricultural Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Number of Organic Farms in B .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 B .C . Agrifood and Seafood Establishments
Average Prices Received by B .C . Livestock Producers 30 by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Average Prices Received by B .C . Grain B .C . Food, Alcohol and Tobacco Purchases . . . . . . . . . . 48
and Oilseed Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Per Capita Consumption of Selected Foods
Average Prices Received in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
by B .C . Vegetable Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Contribution to GDP by Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Average Prices Received Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
by B .C . Tree Fruit Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2 FAST STATS 2014 | Agriculture, Seafood and Agrifood
Summary
British Columbia’s (B .C .’s) agrifood and seafood industry includes primary production in agriculture, aquaculture,
commercial fisheries and the processing of food and beverages .
Value of B.C.’s Agrifood and Seafood Industry
} Sales: $12 .3 billion, up 5 .9 percent over 2013
} Total 2014 Sales include:
1 . Primary Production Agriculture Farm Cash Receipts: $2.9 billion
2 . Aquaculture and Commercial Fisheries Landed Values: $0.8 billion
3 . Food and Beverage Manufacturers Shipments: $8.5 billion
Sector Highlights
2014
$ Millions $ Billions vs. 2013
Sector 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 % Change
Crops 1,329 1,380 1,415 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.5%
Livestock and Poultry Products 1,375 1,368 1,474 1.4 1.4 1.5 7.7%
Direct Program Payments 48 44 31 0 0 0 -29.5%
Agriculture Total Farm Cash Receipts 2,752 2,792 2,920 2.8 2.8 2.9 4.6%
Seafood (Aquaculture and Capture) 748 849 829 0.7 0.8 0.8 -2.4%
Food and Beverage Processing Shipments 7,856 7,953 8,525 7.9 8 8.5 7.2%
B.C. Agrifood and Seafood Total Revenues 11,356 11,594 12,274 11.4 11.6 12.3 5.9%
Totals do not add due to rounding.
PRIMARY AGRICULTURE
Climatic conditions in the province make it possible for B .C .’s and up 13 .2 percent over the previous five year average .
farmers to grow well over 200 commodities . Total farm cash
In 2014, B .C . producers led the nation in sales of blueberries,
receipts from the sale of crops, including grains, oilseeds,
cranberries, sweet cherries, raspberries, and apricots .
tree fruits, berries, grapes, field and greenhouse vegetables,
floriculture, nursery, forage and other crops, amounted Seventeen of B .C .’s crops ranked second in national sales:
to just over $1 .4 billion in 2014, up 2 .5 percent over 2013 floriculture products, nursery products, greenhouse
and up 11 .8 percent over the previous five year average . peppers, greenhouse tomatoes, mushrooms, greenhouse
Total livestock receipts, from the sale of cattle, hogs, poultry, cucumbers, grapes, lettuce, peaches, garlic, pears, Brussels
eggs, dairy, honey and other animals and animal products sprouts, plums/prunes, nectarines, parsley, squash/zucchinis
amounted to nearly $1 .5 billion, up 7 .7 percent over 2013 and spinach .
AQUACULTURE AND COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Aquaculture farm gate sales, from farmed salmon, $0 .4 billion . B .C . producers led the nation in sales (in 2013 –
clams, oysters, scallops, and other cultured shellfish, the most current national data available) of cultured salmon,
finfish and marine plants, totaled more than $0 .4 billion wild salmon, halibut, rockfish, skate, dogfish, hake, tuna,
and commercial fishing landed values totaled just over other wild crabs, farmed clams, oysters & scallops .
FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING
The province’s food and beverage manufacturing sector $8 .5 billion in sales in 2014, an increase of 7 .2 percent over
is among the largest in the province, generating just over 2013 and 12 .1 percent over the previous five year average .
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B.C.’S Top 30 Commodity Receipts
2013 B.C. 2014 B.C. 2013 Canada 2014 Canada B.C. Share B.C. Rank
Receipts Receipts Receipts Receipts of 2014 in 2014
Rank Commodity ($’000) ($’000) ($’000) ($’000) National (%) National 5
1 Dairy Products 527,657 554,730 5,891,600 6,073,355 9.1% 3
2 Farmed Salmon 489,800 380,400 634,254 na na 1
3 Chickens 378,686 367,595 2,456,081 2,383,410 15.4% 3
4 Beef 181,506 279,137 6,799,978 9,767,021 2.9% 6
5 Floriculture 277,443 271,856 1,099,307 1,126,699 24.1% 2
6 Nursery 182,072 177,192 524,313 536,807 33.0% 2
7 Peppers (Greenhouse) 136,995 129,135 399,329 408,486 31.6% 2
8 Wild Salmon 45,200 124,700 23,967 na na 1
9 Tomatoes (Greenhouse) 117,068 116,401 526,701 519,960 22.4% 2
10 Eggs 118,150 116,153 927,470 913,984 12.7% 3
11 Mushrooms 2 101,070 114,741 361,734 376,097 30.5% 2
12 Blueberries 91,735 112,210 186,700 244,926 45.8% 1
13 Turkeys 51,301 50,447 395,580 388,006 13.0% 3
14 Grapes 44,893 46,947 154,289 116,159 40.4% 2
15 Halibut 40,300 46,900 82,745 na na 1
16 Crabs, Other 3 36,100 46,500 37,639 na na 1
17 Apples 50,430 46,193 201,390 191,493 24.1% 3
18 Sweet Cherries 41,979 45,696 44,033 47,711 95.8% 1
19 Cranberries 48,795 45,558 97,032 96,021 47.4% 1
20 Cucumbers (Greenhouse) 45,729 45,208 308,170 325,905 13.9% 3
21 Clams (Wild) 39,500 41,500 76,402 na na 2
22 Canola (Rapeseed) 27,015 39,790 7,325,520 7,349,255 0.5% 4
23 Prawns and Shrimp 4 35,600 37,900 na na na na
24 Hogs 30,320 36,457 4,065,487 5,091,682 0.7% 6
25 Miscellaneous livestock and livestock products 33,430 36,027 405,681 492,627 7.3% 6
26 Potatoes 33,878 31,013 1,027,249 1,072,618 2.9% 7
27 Wheat 16,065 24,878 5,565,353 4,836,757 0.5% 6
28 Rockfish 22,900 24,300 34,096 na na 1
29 Hay and Clover 18,628 22,510 361,446 401,572 5.6% 4
30 Honey 9,744 11,904 179,868 192,142 6.2% 6
Source: Statistics Canada and Adapted from Statistics Canada. CANSIM Tables 002-0001; 001-0006; 001-0009; 001-0013; 001-0014 , B.C. Ministry of Agriculture,
2014 Seafood Year in Review; and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Commercial Fisheries Landings.
1 Includes Consumption Eggs and Hatching Eggs.
2 Estimate based on information from Ministry of Agriculture’s mushroom Industry Specialist, May 2015.
3 Excludes Queen crabs.
4 Canadian estimates for prawn receipts are not available.
5 For Seafood, BC’s national ranking is based on 2013, as the Canadian data for 2014 was not available as at September 2015.
na – not available.
Note: In 2014, from the list of British Columbia’s top 30 primary commodities, the province led the nation in receipts from blueberries, cranberries, sweet cherries, wild salmon,
halibut, rockfish, other crab, and farmed salmon. The province ranked second in national receipts for floriculture products, nursery products, greenhouse peppers, greenhouse tomatoes,
mushrooms, grapes and wild clams.
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Exports of Agrifood Products to all Countries
British Columbia
($ ‘000 CDN) 2012 2013 2014
Food Preparations for Manufacturing 154,606 189,591 234,648
Baked Goods and Other Cereal Preparations 174,000 171,785 185,155
Blueberries 168,345 154,448 168,613
Chocolate and Cocoa Preparations 66,793 80,027 91,366
Other Fruit and Nut Products 63,743 78,564 88,192
Mushrooms 68,976 79,391 88,075
Alfalfa, Fodder and Animal Feeds 63,880 74,515 84,259
Pork Products 74,404 88,444 84,088
Plants, Bulbs and Flowers 56,803 65,489 81,770
Peppers 56,259 57,680 71,492
Live Cattle and Bison 47,210 48,276 63,518
Tomatoes 59,348 64,324 63,409
Milled Cereals and Milling Products 30,065 47,899 56,825
Cherries 42,440 40,550 53,815
Coffee and Tea 38,108 42,744 46,678
Grains and Cereals 45,483 35,611 44,000
Fruit Syrups and Beverage Concentrates 37,006 35,095 39,453
Poultry Products 38,777 39,325 38,924
Dairy Products 28,496 34,416 35,481
Water 42,925 41,377 35,382
Potatoes 7,727 13,583 32,514
Cranberries 40,124 41,442 29,148
Oilseeds 53,623 24,283 27,247
Sugar and Sugar Confectionary 20,535 22,326 22,650
Fruit and Vegetable Juice 10,287 10,149 22,447
Furskins 9,220 18,051 21,264
Apples 16,778 19,046 19,340
Other Agrifood Products 9,435 6,727 15,754
Raspberries 9,217 12,602 14,526
Beer and Cider 13,205 13,855 14,495
Other Livestock and Animal Products 11,614 14,185 12,232
Cucumbers 12,026 13,702 11,988
Industrial by-Products and Residues 23,121 14,069 11,673
Other Vegetable Products 7,481 7,442 10,124
Vegetable Oil and Oilcakes 8,957 11,789 9,866
Live Horses 5,791 8,340 9,772
Wine 7,718 7,603 8,282
Beans 3,437 4,327 5,044
Peas 288 26,091 4,411
Sausages and Similar Products 3,903 3,504 4,038
Condiments, Sauces, Seasonings and Soups 5,237 3,847 3,862
Source: CATSNET Analytics, Statistics Canada (April 2015) and Global Trade Atlas (April 2015).
na – not available.
* B.C. data for Animal Fats, Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil/Oilcakes shown here have been revised downwards from raw data released by Statistics Canada to account for apparent
discrepancies regarding province of origin.
** B.C. data for Beef Products is not available at this time due to validity of data.
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Exports of Agrifood Products to all Countries (continued)
British Columbia
($ ‘000 CDN) 2012 2013 2014
Eggs 2,724 3,867 3,664
Strawberries 169 1,031 3,054
Lettuce 1,091 1,851 1,970
Honey 386 733 1,759
Live Chickens 813 788 1,430
Eggplant 597 697 921
Pig and Poultry Fats 1,569 1,043 895
Beetroot/Radishes 431 445 763
Other Non-Alcoholic Beverages 1,280 966 447
Hazelnuts 381 653 412
Distilled Spirits 1,038 1,526 411
Raw Hides and Skins 590 228 320
Chickpeas 1,720 354 267
Ice Cream and Edible Ice Products 465 191 215
Guavas and Mangoes 8 na 189
Brussels Sprouts 157 294 188
Carrots 25 534 184
Spinach na na 81
Spices 106 24 79
Sweet Corn 6 26 62
Peaches/Nectarines na 100 49
Pineapples 155 86 33
Onions 54 18 23
Apricots 1,493 5 17
Source: CATSNET Analytics, Statistics Canada (April 2015) and Global Trade Atlas (April 2015).
na – not available.
* B.C. data for Animal Fats, Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil/Oilcakes shown here have been revised downwards from raw data released by Statistics Canada to account for apparent
discrepancies regarding province of origin.
** B.C. data for Beef Products is not available at this time due to validity of data.
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Exports of Seafood Products to all Countries
British Columbia
($ ‘000 CDN) 2012 2013 2014
Total Seafood Exports 869,760 890,970 980,982
Cultured Atlantic 291,076 267,106 254,989
Crab 72,298 86,835 102,016
Wild Sockeye 24,001 16,776 90,237
Other Salmon and Trout Products 41,175 47,366 54,106
Shrimp and Prawns 37,632 45,439 48,649
Geoduck Clams 43,148 47,607 47,009
Hake 53,265 61,411 40,698
Herring 33,857 33,777 38,162
Halibut 26,852 26,084 32,038
Wild Pink 16,462 29,976 28,038
Tuna 14,835 25,558 25,339
Other Seafood Species and Products 23,939 20,871 24,696
Wild Chinook 14,979 12,649 21,028
Cultured Chinook 11,267 17,483 18,672
Other Fish Fillets 17,961 18,882 17,345
Other Groundfish Products 15,410 15,978 17,208
Sea Urchins 13,184 16,413 15,521
Oysters 11,056 12,600 15,376
Wild Chum 18,363 15,239 14,677
Sablefish 17,474 11,975 12,181
Clams, Other 8,139 9,656 10,791
Flounder 4,091 7,021 10,287
Sea Cucumbers 12,119 9,755 9,983
Pollock 3,472 2,960 5,777
Other Fats, Oils and Extracts 6,433 7,199 5,011
Wild Coho 4,886 5,815 4,761
Flour, Meal and Pellets for Non-Human Consumption 3,035 3,237 2,861
Cod 2,550 2,781 2,346
Other Invertebrate and Marine Plant Products 5,774 1,891 2,319
Sole 2,307 2,154 2,043
Pacific Ocean Perch 968 1,623 1,674
Cultured Coho 1,125 2,246 1,350
Lingcod 939 1,010 1,102
Skate 1,048 893 687
Marine Plants 19 427 551
Scallops 271 215 425
Dogfish 1,485 557 409
Mussels 16 95 265
Sardines 12,114 728 202
Cultured Trout 581 400 115
Octopus 63 9 24
Turbot 89 274 14
Source: Statistics Canada, CATSNET Analytics (April 2015)
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Resources in British Columbia Agriculture
1991 1996 2001 2006 2011
Census Census Census Census Census
The Land (Hectares)
Provincial Land Area 1 89,307,184 89,307,184 89,307,184 92,481,543 92,250,929
Land in Agricultural Land Reserve 2 4,704,794 4,710,190 4,721,548 4,761,428 4,759,773
Total Farm Land 3 2,392,341 2,529,060 2,587,118 2,835,458 3 2,611,382
Land in Crops 556,796 565,738 617,545 586,238 599,674
Land in Pasture 241,004 240,236 233,044 245,793 226,298
Summer Fallow 57,476 39,017 36,765 25,581 17,836
Unimproved Land 1,030,568 1,172,591 1,207,553 1,499,563 1,385,359
The Capital ($’000)
Total Value 8,614,244 13,822,213 15,831,578 24,904,713 34,701,683
Land and Buildings 7,037,507 11,863,945 13,066,698 22,354,892 32,183,969
Machinery and Equipment 891,629 1,227,932 1,608,420 1,820,784 1,834,254
Livestock and Poultry 685,108 730,336 1,156,460 729,036 683,459
Average Capital Value per Farm ($) 448,075 633,030 780,265 1,255,025 1,756,247
The People and Farms (Number)
Farm Population 61,035 68,770 61,370 60,765 64,650
Number of Farms 19,225 21,835 20,290 19,844 19,759
Number of Farms with Sales:
less than $10,000 10,024 11,530 10,087 9,466 9,591
$10,000-$49,999 4,783 5,372 5,362 5,231 5,217
$50,000-$99,999 1,416 1,533 1,464 1,592 1,510
$100,000-$249,999 1,494 1,589 1,509 1,536 1,381
$250,000 and over 1,508 1,811 1,868 2,019 2,060
Source: Statistics Canada. Census of Agriculture 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011 unless otherwise specified (accessed August 2013).
1 Source: B.C. Stats September 2013. Differences in Provincial Land Area may be a result of advances in technology and methodology.
2 Agricultural Land Commission.
3 In B.C., the Census 2006 account of the total hectares of farm land were higher than in previous years due to better quality data on lands operated under a licence,
permit or lease. As a result, direct comparison with historical census data is not possible.
B.C. Farmland Tenure, Census 2011
Hectares % of Total
Total Area of Census Farms 1 in 2011 2,611,382 100.0%
Total area owned 1,463,793 55.0%
Area leased from government 819,040 30.8%
Area rented or leased from others 322,855 12.1%
Area crop shared from others 27,739 1.0%
Other area used 30,453 1.1%
Areas used by others 52,497 na
Source: Statistics Canada. Census of Agriculture 2011 (accessed June 2012).
1 Total farm area is the difference between the sum of all land tenures minus “Total area used by others.”
na – not available
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Aquaculture Area under Crown Land Tenure in B.C.
2014 2014 vs.
Hectares 1 5 Yr. Avg. vs. 2013 5 Yr. Avg.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2009-2013 % Change % Change
Marine Shellfish 3,960 4,153 4,379 4,400 4,427 4,621 4,264 4.4% 8.4%
Marine Finfish 4,575 4,575 4,540 4,491 4,375 4,474 4,511 2.3% -0.8%
Total 8,535 8,728 8,919 8,891 8,802 9,095 8,775 3.3% 3.6%
Source: B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, GeoBC, August 2015.
1 The term area refers to Crown land area only and represents the total lake, foreshore and marine area leased for aquaculture as opposed to the intensively used area.
Excludes private land holdings where aquaculture operations occur.
Precipitation
Month Courtenay Abbotsford Kamloops Prince George Fort St. John
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013* 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
Precipitation (millimetres)
January 113.0 95.4 135.7 135.7 na 8.8 24.2 50.5 20.2 23.4
February 118.0 178.8 102.8 102.8 na 3.8 19.1 20.9 9.6 32.2
March 107.8 153.4 214.9 214.9 na 17.7 35.1 8.5 23.4 32.5
April 40.6 40.0 144.3 144.3 na 12.2 51.5 46.3 28.9 28.9
May 48.8 34.0 103.3 103.3 na 41.2 34.2 17.6 28.9 12.6
June 85.4 24.4 81.0 81.0 31.3 31.4 46.5 24.9 117.3 37.2
July 1.8 42.6 3.8 3.8 1.2 30.5 47.6 23.9 95.4 39.4
August 43.4 22.5 25.7 25.7 15.6 51.1 49.2 19.6 13.5 3.0
September 48.6 56.8 122.5 122.5 24.8 22.2 42.9 48.1 28.6 39.7
October 24.4 252.6 63.1 63.1 6.4 12.6 57.6 62.5 11.9 53.3
November 110.4 113.2 217.5 217.5 40.9 21.1 47.4 58.2 0.0 0.0
December 73.8 253.6 118.0 118.0 21.4 25.0 67.5 49.0 134.8 33.2
Total 816.0 1,267.3 1,332.6 1,332.6 141.6 277.6 522.8 430.0 512.5 335.4
Source: Environment Canada. http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/advanceSearch/searchHistoricData_e.html (accessed August 2015).
na – not available
* – The value displayed is based on incomplete data.
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B.C. Agricultural Land Management Practices, Census 2011
Land Usage Type Farms Reporting Hectares
Total number of farms 19,759 2,611,382
Weed control on summer fallow land, chemical only 45 1,059
Weed control on summer fallow land, tillage only 488 12,017
Weed control on summer fallow land, tillage and chemical combination 115 4,760
Use of herbicides 4,209 172,607
Use of insecticides 2,310 41,480
Use of fungicides 2,125 28,632
Use of commercial fertilizer 6,543 301,089
Use of lime 1,184 7,464
Soil conservation – crop rotation 4,257 na
Soil conservation – rotational grazing 5,443 na
Soil conservation – winter cover crops 1,601 na
Soil conservation – plowing down green crops 1,955 na
Soil conservation – buffer zones around water bodies 3,167 na
Soil conservation – windbreaks or shelterbelts 3,858 na
Total land prepared for seeding 6,055 223,136
Tillage incorporating most crop residue into soil 3,727 88,076
Tillage retaining most crop residue on the surface 1,296 71,594
No-till or zero-till seeding 1,548 63,106
Total use of irrigation 7,304 111,139
Irrigated field crops 628 11,485
Irrigated hay and pasture 3,005 73,128
Irrigated vegetables 1,183 4,287
Irrigated fruit 3,164 19,456
Other irrigated areas 657 2,783
Source: Statistics Canada. Census of Agriculture 2011 (accessed June 2012).
na – not applicable
Age of B.C. Farm Operators at Census 2011
Under 35 years 35 to 54 years 55 years and over
British Columbia 1,620 12,110 16,195
Percent of Total 5.4% 40.5% 54.1%
Canada 24,120 127,895 141,920
Percent of Total 8.2% 43.5% 48.3%
Source: Statistics Canada. Census of Agriculture 2011 (accessed June 2012).
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