Canadian Government Executive - Volume 23 - Issue 1

The Dashboard January 2017 // Canadian Government Executive / 17 Sources: StatsCan, Government of Canada, Canadian Encyclopedia, TalentEgg, The Economist The agriculture and agri-food industry employs 2.2 million Canadians or 1 in 8 jobs Canada is the world’s 2nd largest exporter of malting barley (used to brew beer). Between 2006 and 2011, the average size of Canadian farms increased 6.9% from 728 acres to 778 acres. There were 293,925 farm operators report- ed in the 2011 Census of Agriculture, down 10.1% from 2006. Canada had 205,730 census farms in 2011, down 10.3% (or 23,643 farms) from the previous census. 2014 2015 2016 2015 to 2016 thousands thousands thousands of tonnes of tonnes of tonnes % change Wheat 29420 27594 31729 15 Barley 7119 8226 8784 6.8 Canary seed 125 149 120 -19.4 Canola 16410 18377 18424 0.3 Chick peas 123 84 75 -9.9 Corn for grain 11487 13559 13193 -2.7 Dry beans 273 243 229 -5.9 Dry field peas 3810 3201 4836 51.1 Fall Rye 218 226 409 81.2 Flaxseed 873 942 579 -38.5 Lentils 1987 2541 3248 27.9 Mustard seed 198 123 234 89.5 Oats 2979 3428 3147 -8.2 Soybeans 6049 6371 6463 1.4 Sunflower seed 55 73 51 -30.3 Commodity 2012 2013 2014 2015 Apples 301944 426257 443527 372761 Apricots 582 505 761 768 Blueberries 134240 120160 182275 182965 Cherries, sour 1419 6224 4483 5203 Cherries, sweet 15185 12649 16000 17646 Cranberries 141081 135075 176036 161368 Grapes 100558 113221 88554 87959 Nectarines 2452 3332 3472 2538 Peaches (fresh and clingstone) 22586 24949 24145 21355 Pears 7127 9560 8342 8855 Plums and prunes 2241 3917 3698 2707 Raspberries 11989 10683 13310 11218 Strawberries 21923 20886 20410 22520 Commodity 2012 2013 2014 2015 Broccoli 34842 37947 39036 41456 Cauliflower 30574 31297 28218 28812 Lettuce (3) 64431 74856 100880 109233 Other melons (cantaloupes, winter melons, etcetera) 16437 17517 19223 17726 Shallots and green onions 10613 13136 17417 19092 Radishes 12498 12636 16336 22389 Production of principal field crops Production of Vegetables in tonnes Production of fruit in tonnes