Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000
Variable nameSeed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale)Total feed and supplement purchasesFeed purchases from other farmers
Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
Canada150,9011,157,514,056147,5464,554,412,53052,614760,933,533
  Ontario41,091380,208,57137,5191,024,877,42611,28392,240,693
    Southern Ontario Region - (CAR)15,126208,009,3498,177339,357,2652,18125,144,379
      Hamilton Division - (CD)66811,758,95254725,246,5781541,029,159
        Hamilton - (CCS)66811,758,95254725,246,5781541,029,159
      Niagara Regional Municipality - (CD)1,39343,053,31186636,713,0412421,975,911
        Fort Erie - (CCS)43229,81137974,5621276,106
        Port Colborne - (CCS)38208,318421,519,754921,960
        Wainfleet - (CCS)1502,112,5311183,876,15241289,152
        West Lincoln - (CCS)2511,953,03833717,012,73087606,960
        Pelham - (CCS)1322,381,758802,003,65823235,235
        Welland - (CCS)15x9130,3344x
        Thorold - (CCS)33x22418,205714,060
        Niagara Falls - (CCS)43x451,404,07419256,898
        Niagara-on-the-Lake - (CCS)2639,954,973492,276,443948,090
        St. Catharines - (CCS)777,888,94210242,9552x
        Lincoln - (CCS)28614,338,425845,293,35719126,789
        Grimsby - (CCS)623,209,085331,560,81710277,133
      Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality - (CD)1,90517,235,4341,02030,397,3532402,265,105
        Haldimand - (CCS)6495,189,47463518,612,366148889,944
        Norfolk - (CCS)1,25612,045,96038511,784,987921,375,161
      Brant County - (CD)5657,301,31539510,431,532131937,686
        Brant - (CCS)15657,301,31539510,431,532131937,686
      Oxford County - (CD)1,66715,336,8821,36889,392,3053926,076,561
        Norwich - (CCS)4183,779,98728113,292,430831,873,860
        South-West Oxford - (CCS)2942,899,50427127,160,039791,239,549
        Zorra - (CCS)4434,117,37038422,068,7441061,501,474
        East Zorra-Tavistock - (CCS)2421,936,75522417,883,411621,047,380
        Blandford-Blenheim - (CCS)2702,603,2662088,987,68162414,298
      Elgin County - (CD)1,26912,114,94473620,555,1611891,327,265
        Bayham - (CCS)1761,402,93269739,3321884,853
        Malahide - (CCS)3342,401,0642189,511,12156536,737
        Central Elgin - (CCS)1952,680,436981,756,6822086,608
        Southwold - (CCS)1822,499,4641294,010,86932202,899
        Dutton/Dunwich - (CCS)1761,461,9231132,218,84929258,986
        West Elgin - (CCS)2061,669,1251092,318,30834157,182
      Chatham-Kent Division - (CD)2,08531,526,03049824,245,9331061,429,331
        Chatham-Kent - (CCS)2,08531,526,03049824,245,9331061,429,331
      Essex County - (CD)1,51033,619,2802836,910,10064385,562
        Leamington - (CCS)33016,638,82145952,9208121,088
        Kingsville - (CCS)12839,447,89747815,7931124,151
        Essex - (CCS)2092,110,45359617,6081945,610
        Amherstburg - (CCS)130948,435301,316,160970,717
        LaSalle - (CCS)152277,307852,1252x
        Tecumseh - (CCS)83614,866191,034,3982x
        Lakeshore - (CCS)4233,581,501752,121,0961346,796
      Lambton County - (CD)2,01114,279,7571,02837,013,0242734,034,439
        St. Clair - (CCS)14472,707,2421944,119,88652496,453
        Dawn-Euphemia - (CCS)2741,712,0251342,273,02331455,582
        Brooke-Alvinston - (CCS)2301,566,6861044,892,17429570,952
        Enniskillen - (CCS)2681,186,2711453,309,69343573,527
        Sarnia - (CCS)94920,905481,510,57414298,780
        Plympton-Wyoming - (CCS)2691,533,6661556,232,65342886,721
        Lambton Shores - (CCS)2062,676,9981005,566,90623256,982
        Warwick - (CCS)2231,975,9641489,108,11539495,442
      Middlesex County - (CD)2,05321,783,4441,43658,452,2383905,683,360
        Southwest Middlesex - (CCS)2562,049,8971734,083,22245367,560
        Strathroy-Caradoc - (CCS)1994,270,9661167,619,23037398,150
        Thames Centre - (CCS)3383,046,8392737,293,293611,338,625
        Middlesex Centre - (CCS)4173,778,81427311,870,99279799,027
        London - (CCS)1301,441,391891,361,93133262,795
        North Middlesex - (CCS)3704,176,15125914,853,476651,811,274
        Adelaide Metcalfe - (CCS)2192,022,1881649,175,23139484,033
        Lucan Biddulph - (CCS)124997,198892,194,86331221,896
    Western Ontario Region - (CAR)13,63096,104,22414,027484,441,5854,24241,659,586
      Peel Regional Municipality - (CD)3153,754,43734615,173,4581311,522,260
        Mississauga - (CCS)12638,0434x2x
        Brampton - (CCS)601,075,89848x20x
        Caledon - (CCS)2432,040,4962946,096,8271091,331,244
      Dufferin County - (CD)5443,781,9346569,182,823207925,492
        East Garafraxa - (CCS)85610,086942,150,66127185,767
        Amaranth - (CCS)126557,0271582,357,41050241,532
        East Luther Grand Valley - (CCS)65259,94870886,3051787,257
        Mono - (CCS)78249,8231182,480,89943193,507
        Mulmur - (CCS)82257,30096376,7053091,293
        Melancthon - (CCS)1081,847,750120930,84340126,136
      Wellington County - (CD)1,85510,632,3632,05075,910,1637067,813,266
        Puslinch - (CCS)78386,7381073,279,93146234,544
        Guelph/Eramosa - (CCS)1811,612,3561744,749,98471443,453
        Erin - (CCS)138636,4972112,460,78185513,595
        Centre Wellington - (CCS)2931,786,94731311,387,494931,189,164
        Mapleton - (CCS)5772,999,75261633,285,7632123,219,603
        Minto - (CCS)2201,465,1102388,388,995711,376,991
        Wellington North - (CCS)3681,744,96339112,357,215128835,916
      Halton Regional Municipality - (CD)3656,928,8023488,316,2961261,118,688
        Oakville - (CCS)15134,90112436,202519,050
        Burlington - (CCS)50421,150501,732,9581760,914
        Milton - (CCS)1562,275,7961552,900,20362528,977
        Halton Hills - (CCS)1444,096,9551313,246,93342509,747
      Waterloo Regional Municipality - (CD)1,1367,329,2231,17065,770,0093735,214,687
        North Dumfries - (CCS)78638,493817,136,3441652,786
        Cambridge - (CCS)21112,64820x341,470
        Kitchener - (CCS)119762,66918x561,575
        Wilmot - (CCS)1791,508,90719012,878,637541,498,373
        Wellesley - (CCS)4271,356,36445820,762,7311291,553,878
        Woolwich - (CCS)4122,950,14240319,466,0891662,006,605
      Perth County - (CD)2,11414,003,1461,853101,277,5395187,483,497
        Perth South - (CCS)3152,378,02126112,389,01765886,772
        West Perth - (CCS)5294,760,10638224,077,426993,106,312
        Perth East - (CCS)7944,196,16774532,147,9632142,328,384
        North Perth - (CCS)4762,668,85246532,663,1331401,162,029
      Huron County - (CD)2,25019,858,9151,941115,336,4504367,077,049
        South Huron - (CCS)2704,004,14219411,103,31642822,427
        Bluewater - (CCS)2322,987,9291507,491,13937516,719
        Central Huron - (CCS)3032,374,02625716,566,40041452,595
        Huron East - (CCS)4704,235,65436132,293,362732,340,343
        Howick - (CCS)2541,421,41225711,193,353651,221,951
        Morris-Turnberry - (CCS)2501,568,44226110,358,54063894,044
        North Huron - (CCS)111596,7951203,007,39225222,581
        Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh - (CCS)3602,670,51534123,322,94890606,389
      Bruce County - (CD)1,7148,675,3371,84036,711,2485874,556,401
        South Bruce - (CCS)4001,742,0034058,810,102123564,687
        Huron-Kinloss - (CCS)2601,601,4512434,812,55869306,746
        Kincardine - (CCS)2531,536,1322734,402,99278353,067
        Brockton - (CCS)3341,656,3213588,164,8721181,024,769
        Arran-Elderslie - (CCS)2471,178,8752988,578,1851112,040,301
        Saugeen Shores - (CCS)61464,46563634,6181655,456
        South Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)103340,757126849,76144146,061
        Northern Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)56155,33374458,1602865,314
      Grey County - (CD)1,7875,223,0972,18231,020,7216422,644,307
        West Grey - (CCS)4251,176,28551812,157,500160602,672
        Southgate - (CCS)3251,120,6123967,952,431128568,967
        Grey Highlands - (CCS)325948,8043872,859,117101223,825
        Chatsworth - (CCS)257605,4003293,083,33789249,327
        Blue Mountains - (CCS)88260,45471799,4842249,883
        Georgian Highlands - (CCS)187547,5932441,691,27164206,592
        Georgian Bluffs - (CCS)180563,9492372,477,58178743,041
      Simcoe County - (CD)1,55015,916,9701,64125,742,8785163,303,939
        Adjala-Tosorontio - (CCS)1201,949,1171292,529,23051535,182
        Clearview - (CCS)2321,359,6282406,570,02672686,305
        New Tecumseth - (CCS)1011,871,85893513,40735121,197
        Springwater - (CCS)12131,585,8012184,380,26961434,792
        Bradford West Gwillimbury - (CCS)1212,128,36474983,19427236,628
        Severn - (CCS)88289,2111291,139,73343118,871
        Innisfil - (CCS)1131,385,7791123,523,39538434,798
        Ramara - (CCS)96355,1711381,289,43339164,222
        Essa - (CCS)1203,575,6861091,972,93443173,310
        Oro-Medonte - (CCS)216872,9382631,880,04372308,914
        Tiny - (CCS)82438,28979480,8521747,324
        Tay - (CCS)48105,12857480,3621842,396
    Central Ontario Region - (CAR)5,18238,661,2996,41382,186,7762,10610,547,418
      Hastings County - (CD)6902,193,5638688,651,5652841,195,287
        Tyendinaga - (CCS)75137,668123864,20538220,692
        Belleville - (CCS)71185,16587976,56823319,176
        Quinte West - (CCS)172907,2151702,273,34760178,973
        Stirling-Rawdon - (CCS)103370,4021231,473,61342157,369
        Centre Hastings - (CCS)52200,41862720,3731847,818
        Tweed - (CCS)83219,804971,289,4932965,707
        Madoc - (CCS)62103,94082608,9482679,545
        Marmora - (CCS)2018,79138144,7351435,184
        Faraday - (CCS)165,0321264,007726,643
        Bancroft - (CCS)78,6261773,358522,073
        Carlow/Mayo - (CCS)1413,6632177,894515,241
        Hastings Highlands - (CCS)2522,8393685,0241726,866
      Prince Edward Division - (CD)3182,779,0193534,835,557111820,016
        Prince Edward - (CCS)3182,779,0193534,835,557111820,016
      Northumberland County - (CD)7145,630,87481111,337,8582871,093,882
        Brighton - (CCS)98526,936873,490,09726100,659
        Cramahe - (CCS)70592,97386678,9803195,718
        Hamilton - (CCS)93636,4321191,228,31351165,248
        Port Hope and Hope - (CCS)1142,309,6441121,392,4404695,407
        Alnwick/Haldimand - (CCS)122727,2471481,861,59359348,795
        Campbellford/Seymour,Percy,Hastings - (CCS)217837,6422592,686,43574288,055
      Peterborough County - (CD)6992,030,55194910,393,3672821,049,816
        Asphodel-Norwood - (CCS)96257,7891292,848,07245400,954
        Otonabee-South Monaghan - (CCS)165593,2502322,906,71363166,688
        Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan - (CCS)128443,7291541,945,60641145,381
        Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - (CCS)1121344,6381531,017,6123680,128
        Douro-Dummer - (CCS)122309,0421901,303,36259177,516
        Havelock-Belmont-Methuen - (CCS)3642,41151219,2612136,571
        Galway-Cavendish and Harvey - (CCS)13139,69240152,7411742,578
      Kawartha Lakes Division - (CD)8673,157,9711,1908,885,1194071,720,396
        Kawartha Lakes - (CCS)8673,157,9711,1908,885,1194071,720,396
      Durham Regional Municipality - (CD)1,02812,602,7491,20819,419,0413992,174,623
        Pickering - (CCS)421,265,77634254,3771272,351
        Whitby - (CCS)1531,687,127381,229,7349159,844
        Oshawa - (CCS)34187,48747985,25617211,060
        Clarington - (CCS)2602,195,6353094,171,936138598,233
        Scugog - (CCS)2273,096,0092856,052,91889554,407
        Uxbridge - (CCS)2043,342,8112362,633,77670362,242
        Brock - (CCS)208827,9042594,091,04464216,486
      York Regional Municipality - (CD)16139,955,50559514,993,6712102,188,096
        Vaughan - (CCS)1701,581,42360836,02317226,337
        Markham - (CCS)60912,452421,232,39313x
        Richmond Hill - (CCS)115769,90919208,965628,877
        Whitchurch-Stouffville - (CCS)1011,038,282981,944,38337x
        King - (CCS)1893,510,6461512,450,25952410,592
        East Gwillimbury - (CCS)921,409,2611106,431,26344247,461
        Georgina - (CCS)86733,5321151,890,38541286,593
      Muskoka District Municipality - (CD)69131,447128446,28139138,525
        Gravenhurst - (CCS)128,7062774,3631013,848
        Bracebridge - (CCS)11212,84232126,8601026,163
        Huntsville - (CCS)1914,1933389,447814,328
        Muskoka Lakes - (CCS)12695,70636155,6111184,186
      Haliburton County - (CD)2532,69744101,8661934,414
        Minden Hills - (CCS)109,0463069,4461120,899
        Dysart and Others - (CCS)11523,6511432,420813,515
      Parry Sound District - (CD)159146,9232673,122,45168132,363
        Seguin - (CCS)1134,4641215,8001x
        Perry - (CCS)1913,3581549,739421,210
        Armour - (CCS)148,4601040,73000
        Ryerson - (CCS)5x1927,35376,308
        McKellar - (CCS)1115,3052259,67334,527
        Whitestone - (CCS)51,27711x3834
        Magnetawan - (CCS)103,06726x721,064
        Strong - (CCS)1817,6992346,4361016,165
        Machar - (CCS)15x1943,852821,878
        Powassan - (CCS)2933,35845364,3481227,938
        Nipissing - (CCS)12513,75335x1111,039
        Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part - (CCS)179,8103085,5602x
    Eastern Ontario Region - (CAR)5,71532,506,1996,919103,695,7002,07412,243,423
      Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties - (CD)1,3809,618,5991,37227,312,4733832,648,191
        South Glengarry - (CCS)2471,870,9752325,062,61556370,816
        South Stormont - (CCS)1128508,2181661,472,04351137,587
        South Dundas - (CCS)2031,521,7011878,074,37250502,640
        North Dundas - (CCS)3232,604,1832954,114,07181306,440
        North Stormont - (CCS)2321,934,9832183,863,47971340,064
        North Glengarry - (CCS)2471,178,5392744,725,89374990,644
      Prescott and Russell United Counties - (CD)8066,018,21783921,967,1062443,240,429
        East Hawkesbury - (CCS)123650,0751252,611,26432222,044
        Champlain - (CCS)75502,991811,381,90726138,673
        Alfred and Plantagenet - (CCS)124722,0071483,479,01446260,972
        The Nation Municipality - (CCS)2652,453,43727010,539,794782,105,538
        Clarence-Rockland - (CCS)109695,5651121,803,94032163,427
        Russell - (CCS)110994,1421032,151,18730349,775
      Ottawa Division - (CD)8628,993,28789810,567,5122591,568,573
        Ottawa - (CCS)8628,993,28789810,567,5122591,568,573
      Leeds and Grenville United Counties - (CD)7262,692,6551,04816,355,7443181,986,144
        Edwardsburgh/Cardinal - (CCS)79x1092,099,58431x
        Augusta - (CCS)69x97910,82544204,150
        Elizabethtown-Kitley - (CCS)130x1966,750,73056282,758
        Front of Yonge - (CCS)2478,82832331,5738x
        Leeds and the Thousand Islands - (CCS)141520,7921912,275,35848135,882
        Rideau Lakes - (CCS)138417,3562151,928,19968207,198
        Athens - (CCS)2785,92839428,6729x
        Merrickville-Wolford - (CCS)40x59550,3212264,835
        North Grenville - (CCS)78422,5631101,080,48232144,155
      Lanark County - (CD)4681,536,4816933,828,273216600,942
        Montague - (CCS)38194,34860207,4701846,106
        Drummond/North Elmsley - (CCS)87245,889142749,8433578,439
        Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke - (CCS)73163,382124832,76735106,064
        Beckwith - (CCS)38206,74278434,9362454,305
        Mississippi Mills - (CCS)162556,2181971,145,28971216,630
        Lanark Highlands - (CCS)70169,90292457,9683399,398
      Frontenac County - (CD)317755,2705484,649,026166629,015
        Frontenac Islands - (CCS)40108,44863596,0211669,883
        Kingston - (CCS)92335,9571591,478,25248214,042
        South Frontenac - (CCS)141283,5682322,376,08872297,818
        Central Frontenac - (CCS)3524,20982184,1262641,852
        North Frontenac - (CCS)93,0881214,53945,420
      Lennox and Addington County - (CD)3371,054,99949711,466,923155513,414
        Loyalist - (CCS)76337,558120866,23539108,634
        Greater Napanee - (CCS)135540,8751676,378,20552199,960
        Stone Mills - (CCS)113166,0151954,027,19659193,405
        Addington Highlands - (CCS)1310,55115195,287511,415
      Renfrew County - (CD)8191,836,6911,0247,548,6433331,056,715
        McNab/Braeside - (CCS)87170,179104516,42434119,229
        Greater Madawaska - (CCS)1924,6732962,7241318,894
        Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan - (CCS)4153,3045796,3632326,714
        Madawaska Valley - (CCS)167,6842748,5571010,028
        Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards - (CCS)2614,5194169,3491217,731
        Bonnechere Valley - (CCS)75144,42784607,83340125,246
        Admaston/Bromley - (CCS)139415,9231602,083,00249346,223
        Horton - (CCS)44133,08658188,4971245,145
        Whitewater Region - (CCS)204586,5732482,598,72980231,967
        North Algona Wilberforce - (CCS)6059,39782300,1542633,880
        Laurentian Valley - (CCS)95188,646121952,4383071,409
        Laurentian Hills - (CCS)11338,2801324,573410,249
    Northern Ontario Region - (CAR)1,4384,927,5001,98315,196,1006802,645,887
      Nipissing District - (CD)140280,8962191,688,02069259,657
        Calvin - (CCS)11323,06429207,216616,844
        Bonfield - (CCS)139,1103070,0711221,159
        Chisholm - (CCS)2835,14736296,1391413,353
        East Ferris - (CCS)11736,1862050,56248,156
        West Nipissing - (CCS)69177,3891041,064,03233200,145
      Manitoulin District - (CD)155193,630222892,26775199,657
        Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands - (CCS)124166,647187715,14165139,205
        Gordon - (CCS)13126,98335177,1261060,452
      Sudbury District - (CD)88171,437128999,26443349,217
        French River - (CCS)1942,49628253,162836,498
        St.-Charles - (CCS)1218,03722151,4421073,743
        Markstay-Warren - (CCS)12873,24039225,0621429,612
        Sables-Spanish Rivers - (CCS)2937,66439369,59811209,364
      Greater Sudbury Division - (CD)79512,682100357,84548150,606
        Greater Sudbury - (CCS)79512,682100357,84548150,606
      Timiskaming District - (CD)3391,185,9514234,269,946158775,286
        Haileybury - (CCS)53,70314x69,434
        Harris - (CCS)1215,87118x1130,653
        Dymond - (CCS)2275,99129362,1861287,821
        Hudson - (CCS)1827,85427192,724943,178
        Kerns - (CCS)43138,07237320,2281132,829
        Harley - (CCS)19154,55220124,83347,070
        Casey - (CCS)2295,85520369,9795121,215
        Brethour - (CCS)1739,86724137,707836,131
        Hilliard - (CCS)2240,38129270,5351039,883
        Armstrong - (CCS)29245,80929931,583993,996
        Dack - (CCS)1718,28128116,1721138,888
        Evanturel - (CCS)1869,33023285,601946,292
        Chamberlain - (CCS)16104,61221188,876919,222
        Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part - (CCS)79155,773104591,86944168,674
      Cochrane District - (CD)118500,429151737,42451118,050
        Timmins - (CCS)1327,66212246,475535,040
        Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)105472,767139490,9494683,010
      Algoma District - (CD)171353,8552361,597,74282227,254
        St. Joseph - (CCS)12531,78032296,714818,069
        Laird - (CCS)11947,93921367,8055x
        Johnson - (CCS)1423,83619137,2466x
        Plummer Additional - (CCS)137,93023110,698716,059
        Huron Shores - (CCS)3453,85852214,9052035,299
        Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional - (CCS)1213,47116248,672814,391
        Sault Ste. Marie - (CCS)20x24106,396936,207
        Algoma, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)34x49115,3061947,292
      Thunder Bay District - (CD)1391,321,8361662,993,09154142,947
        Neebing - (CCS)1984,14820594,2222x
        Thunder Bay - (CCS)15359,88210116,89700
        Oliver Paipoonge - (CCS)62770,723762,033,7832881,247
        O'Connor - (CCS)11228,6451877,1268x
        Thunder Bay, Unorganized - (CCS)3178,43842171,0631644,428
      Rainy River District - (CD)157266,5442621,243,17567329,560
        Alberton - (CCS)1455,1102196,0386x
        La Vallee - (CCS)2032,44637178,5961141,627
        Emo - (CCS)1518,8502784,335620,504
        Chapple - (CCS)3236,37058390,1771771,084
        Morley - (CCS)2454,60729187,6051257,036
        Dawson - (CCS)3042,36942208,2775x
        Rainy River, Unorganized - (CCS)12226,7924898,1471020,097
      Kenora District - (CD)52140,24076417,3263393,653
        Kenora, Unorganized - (CCS)52140,24076417,3263393,653
Source: Statistics Canada

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Footnotes:
1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.