Alberta
Canada
Alberta
as a % of
Canada
Selected Commodities
Sugar Beets …………………………………………..………………………………….
37,185
37,185
100.0
Cattle and Calves…………………………………………..………………………………….
3,402,472
6,575,863
51.7
Honey…………………………………………..………………………………….
63,162
163,997
38.5
Barley…………………………………………..………………………………….
277,351
728,628
38.1
Canola…………………………………………..………………………………….
3,076,848
8,227,776
37.4
Wheat (including Durum)……………...………………………………..………………………………….
2,056,747
6,110,836
33.7
Dry Peas…………………………………………………………………….
291,038
865,582
33.6
Hay and Clover…………………………………………..………………………………….
83,346
271,084
30.7
Forage and Grass Seed………………………………………………………..
16,248
70,685
23.0
Mustard Seed
16,258
77,243
21.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 002-0001; and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data
Development Branch
$'000
Alberta's Share of Canadian Farm Cash Receipts, 2003
39035
2012
Farm Cash Receipts - Alberta as a Per Cent of Canada
*
In 2012, total Canadian farm cash receipts, including direct program payments to
producers, was $53.7 billion.
#1
Alb rt (22.4%)
#2
Saskatchewan (22.0%)
#3
Ontario (22.0%)
#4
Quebec (15.6%)
#5
Manitoba (9.6%)
British
Columbia
$2.8
Alberta
$12.0
Saskat-
chewan
$11.8
Manitoba
$5.2
Ontario
$11.8
Quebec
$8.4
Atlantic
Provinces
$1.7
Newfoundland
Prince
Edward
Island
Nova Scotia
New
Brunswick
Top Five Agricultural Producing Provinces
as a Per Cent of Canada, 2012
Fig. 1 Distribution of 2012 Canadian Farm Cash Receipts* ($ Billions)
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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