Insights and Stories of Statistics Canada

Sep. 23, 2009 at 11:47 pm CDT

Prices Canadian farmers received for their commodities fell 12.2 per cent in July 2009 from the same month a year earlier, as Statistics Canada’s crops index and the livestock and animal products index both declined. The prices producers received for crops in July were 18.7 per cent lower compared with […]

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Aug. 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm CDT

The number of hogs and cattle on Canadian farms as of July 1 was down from the same date a year earlier, while the number of sheep remained virtually unchanged, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Canadian hog producers on July 1 had an estimated 12.1 million hogs on their farms, down […]

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Jul. 27, 2009 at 4:16 pm CDT

Sales of greenhouse products in Canada declined 7.6 per cent from 2007 to $2.1 billion in 2008, as an increase in fruit and vegetable sales was more than offset by a drop in sales of flowers and plants, Statistics Canada reported Monday. Total greenhouse area amounted to 20.8 million square […]

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Jul. 27, 2009 at 4:16 pm CDT

Sales of greenhouse products in Canada declined 7.6 per cent from 2007 to $2.1 billion in 2008, as an increase in fruit and vegetable sales was more than offset by a drop in sales of flowers and plants, Statistics Canada reported Monday. Total greenhouse area amounted to 20.8 million square […]

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Jul. 23, 2009 at 4:25 pm CDT

Prices farmers received for their commodities fell 4.8 per cent in May compared with May a year earlier, as the crops index fell, offsetting an increase in the total livestock and animal products index, Statistics Canada reported. The prices producers received for crops in May were 14.4 per cent lower […]

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