Table 107 (Cont'd.): Census of Agriculture, Profile for Alberta, 1991-2011
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
%
of
Total
%
Chg.
'11/'06
Gross Farm Receipts (11)
% %
Total Receipts ($'000)…………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….
5,541,937 7,911,131 9,919,447 9,889,045 11,436,181
…
15.6
Average Per Reporting Farm ($)…………………………………..…………………………………………………………….
96,811
134,071
184,885
200,058
264,518
… 32.2
Farms by Class of Gross Farm Receipts (11)
% %
Under $10,000…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11,771
12,895
10,089
9,791
7,707 17.8 -21.3
$10,000 - $24,999…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11,255
10,466
9,565
8,720
7,862 18.2
-9.8
Under $25,000………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………
23,026
23,361
19,654
18,511
15,569 36.0 -15.9
$25,000 - $49,999………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9,950
9,057
8,335
7,170
6,051 14.0 -15.6
$50,000 - $99,999……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10,681
9,689
8,526
7,448
5,934 13.7 -20.3
Over $100,000…………………………………………………………… 13,588
16,900
17,137
16,302
15,680 36.3
-3.8
$100,000 - $249,999…………………………………………………… 9,744
11,126
10,131
8,805
7,015 16.2 -20.3
$250,000 - $499,999………………………………………………… 2,556
3,811
4,230
4,333
4,211
9.7
-2.8
$500,000 and Over………………………………………………… 1,288
1,963
2,776
3,164
4,454 10.3
40.8
$500,000 - $999,999……………………………………………………………………………………………………
-
-
1,628
1,871
2,494
5.8
33.3
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999……………………………………………………………………………………………………
-
-
625
688
1,175
2.7
70.8
$2,000,000 and over……………………………………………………………………………………………………
-
-
523
605
785
1.8
29.8
Total Farms Classified………………………………………………………………………………………………….
57,245
59,007
53,652
49,431
43,234 100.0 -12.5
Farm Operating Expenses (12)
% %
Total Expenses ($'000)…………………………………………………………..
4,653,484 6,669,475 8,908,533 8,791,632 9,710,680
…
10.5
Average Per Reporting Farm………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
81,291
113,029
166,043
177,857
224,607
… 26.3
Selected Average Farm Operating Expenses Per Reporting Farm ($)
Rental and Leasing (13)………………………………………………………..7,587
9,837
-
-
-
… -
Land and Buildings……………………………………………………..
-
-
9,825
13,508
20,255
… 49.9
Farm Machinery, Equipment and Vehicles……………………………………………………..
-
-
6,313
7,180
11,172
… 55.6
Wages and Salaries………………………………………………………………13,513
17,037
23,058
31,237
46,877
… 50.1
Fuel, Oil and Lubricants for Machinery (14)…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5,339
5,797
-
-
-
… -
All Fuel Expenses (diesel, gasoline, oil, wood, nat. gas, etc.)
-
-
8,440
12,017
13,702
… 14.0
Fertilizer and Lime………………………………………………………………………….
8,410
13,825
16,251
23,580
42,392
… 79.8
Herbicides, Insecticides and Fungicides……………………………………………………………..
5,180
7,801
12,138
16,124
22,774
… 41.2
Feed and Supplements…………………………………………………………………..
14,656
22,830
34,438
40,413
55,990
… 38.5
Custom Work, Contract Work and Machine Rental (15)……………………………………………………………………………………..
4,703
7,564
-
-
-
… -
Custom Work and Contract Work…………………………………………………-
-
9,944
15,024
20,721
… 37.9
Machine Rental or Leasing…………………………………………………………-
-
6,313
7,180
11,172
… 55.6
Use of a Computer for the Farm Business
% %
Total Farms Reporting Use ………………………………………………….……….
7,011
13,491
21,813
23,410
26,673 100.0
13.9
%
of Census Farms…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12.2
22.9
40.7
47.4
61.7
… …
Farms Using Internet for the Farm Business
-
-
15,658
17,195
24,928 93.5
45.0
Farms Having High-speed Internet Access
-
-
-
-
20,097 75.3
-
Paid Agricultural Labour
Total Farms Reporting……………………………………………………………. 22,483
23,890
21,218
17,195
12,798
… -25.6
Year Round Paid Labour (full or part-time)…………………………………………………………….
-
-
10,641
8,754
6,467
… -
Seasonal or Temporary Paid Labour…………………………………………………………….
-
-
13,587
10,872
8,687
… -
% %
Total Agricultural Employees ……………………………………………………………-
-
-
-
37,852 100.0
-
Year Round Employees ……………………………………………………………-
-
-
-
15,598 41.2
-
Seasonal or Temporary Employees……………………………………………………………
-
-
-
-
22,254 58.8
-
% %
Total Weeks Worked by All Employees ……………………………………………………………
784,665 1,008,064 1,084,852
959,231
898,452 100.0
-6.3
Weeks Worked by Year Round Employees ……………………………………………………………
-
-
-
-
657,073 73.1
-
Weeks Worked by Seasonal or Temporary Employees……………………………………………………………
-
-
-
-
241,379 26.9
-
See Census of Agriculture - Notes
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. For more information visit the Statistics Canada web site at:
www.statcan.gc.ca
Number of Employees
Current Dollars
Number of Farms
Number of Weeks
Number of Farms
Current Dollars
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Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012