This section provides information on the number of farms in Canada by industry type. The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories.
| 2016 | 2021 | % change 2016 to 2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| All farms in Canada | 193,492 | 189,874 | -1.9% |
| Chicken egg production | 2,008 | 2,197 | 9.4% |
| Broiler and other meat-type chicken production | 2,175 | 2,377 | 9.3% |
| Turkey production | 294 | 256 | -12.9% |
| Poultry hatcheries | 52 | 48 | -7.7% |
| Combination poultry and egg production | 212 | 233 | 9.9% |
| All other poultry production | 162 | 185 | 14.2% |
| Total poultry and egg | 4,903 | 5,296 | 8.0% |
| Dairy | 10,525 | 9,403 | -10.7% |
| Beef cattle | 36,013 | 39,633 | 10.1% |
| Total cattle ranching and farming | 46,538 | 49,036 | 5.4% |
| Hog | 3,305 | 3,016 | -8.7% |
| Sheep and goat | 3,056 | 3,575 | 17.0% |
| Other animal production | 19,792 | 15,873 | -19.8% |
| Livestock combination | 5,749 | 4,838 | -15.8% |
| Soybean | 7,859 | 11,741 | 49.4% |
| Oilseed (except soybean) | 12,870 | 16,661 | 29.5% |
| Dry pea and bean | 4,058 | 1,918 | -52.7% |
| Wheat | 8,872 | 7,827 | -11.8% |
| Corn | 6,631 | 5,306 | -20.0% |
| Other grain | 23,338 | 21,682 | -7.1% |
| Total grain and oilseed | 63,628 | 65,135 | 2.4% |
| Hay | 20,711 | 17,626 | -14.9% |
| Fruit | 7,845 | 7,101 | -9.5% |
| Vegetable | 5,514 | 5,076 | 7.9% |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 and 2021 Census of Agriculture Note: The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. Calculations done by AAFC - AID , Market Information Section |
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