Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000

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  • Alberta
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  • Variable nameTotal farm business operating expensesFertilizer and lime purchasesPurchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
    Canada246,92333,213,077,917158,4992,069,703,004137,9621,549,618,896
      Alberta53,6528,908,533,33131,582513,237,10227,234330,559,348
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)3,123655,916,0871,71130,802,5391,97428,904,504
          Division No. 1 - (CD)1,636337,034,0881,02321,542,2151,03218,396,647
            Cypress County - (CCS)949178,342,0935268,099,9845096,638,800
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)687158,691,99549713,442,23152311,757,847
          Division No. 4 - (CD)1,487318,881,9996889,260,32494210,507,857
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)571187,788,9132092,591,4162963,040,132
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)57366,873,0862673,220,4254304,948,260
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)34364,220,0002123,448,4832162,519,465
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)6,2043,021,626,9724,483109,715,1614,15081,936,232
          Division No. 2 - (CD)3,3292,230,925,7062,39052,936,6272,14238,846,880
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)567139,520,28837911,315,3983588,075,840
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)1,0801,222,441,58881113,429,7067149,178,387
            Taber - (CCS)842372,955,85662619,193,98159616,093,110
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)840496,007,9745748,997,5424745,499,543
          Division No. 5 - (CD)2,875790,701,2662,09356,778,5342,00843,089,352
            Vulcan County - (CCS)709183,310,14255715,204,12553612,071,817
            Wheatland County - (CCS)934376,809,21061817,895,02460213,888,749
            Starland County - (CCS)140265,615,9982867,820,6102946,312,988
            Kneehill County - (CCS)830164,965,91663215,858,77557610,815,798
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)7,1221,207,865,9064,17064,284,8533,10835,474,223
          Division No. 3 - (CD)2,043484,909,7141,22227,057,71688815,791,444
            Cardston County - (CCS)633118,659,94239011,183,1292587,156,855
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)522156,607,5222814,841,2781921,668,239
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)888209,642,25055111,033,3094386,966,350
          Division No. 6 - (CD)4,941705,397,0932,90637,026,1822,19019,619,026
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)1,334263,545,4996938,555,4195184,389,393
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)1,625205,875,88893714,253,1847839,014,256
            Calgary - (CCS)13345,855,38257711,77049x
            Mountain View County - (CCS)1,849190,120,3241,21913,505,809840x
          Division No. 15 - (CD)13817,559,09942200,9553063,753
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)514,001,5152175,4721223,974
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)18713,557,58421125,4831839,779
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)3,316549,850,3832,28547,633,4192,13033,930,547
          Division No. 7 - (CD)3,316549,850,3832,28547,633,4192,13033,930,547
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)494113,093,9333375,589,1483193,533,903
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)49475,410,9623425,342,8253144,606,289
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)880121,197,7094769,025,9654735,991,401
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)849130,514,40170515,897,40964812,736,015
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)599109,633,37842511,778,0723767,062,939
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)5,694668,428,5003,94966,469,9753,77547,348,225
          Division No. 10 - (CD)5,694668,428,5003,94966,469,9753,77547,348,225
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)1,241146,363,56489614,935,29882510,654,627
            Beaver County - (CCS)87891,882,80458410,533,1205707,156,920
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)74281,959,20057510,759,0115327,735,305
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)1,258170,711,65183314,203,57081710,828,733
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)665101,438,2664376,963,6194405,022,160
            Lamont County - (CCS)91076,073,0156249,075,3575915,950,480
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)12,4281,397,175,4226,73279,533,6425,10039,871,374
          Division No. 8 - (CD)4,542736,163,9242,85038,023,0712,08818,446,363
            Red Deer County - (CCS)1,863301,970,9751,22817,828,5828969,022,015
            Lacombe County - (CCS)1,328202,950,71681512,174,0036316,369,937
            Ponoka County - (CCS)1,351231,242,2338078,020,4865613,054,411
          Division No. 9 - (CD)1,26878,494,2797073,523,061356626,661
            Clearwater County - (CCS)1,26878,494,2797073,523,061356626,661
          Division No. 11 - (CD)6,618582,517,2193,17537,987,5102,65620,798,350
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)1,317124,107,0836507,264,3685213,997,678
            Leduc County - (CCS)1,464130,671,2817777,944,2626673,931,808
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)56529,651,649184830,056102192,619
            Parkland County - (CCS)1,14474,794,1034444,450,8923882,513,209
            Strathcona County - (CCS)89679,865,9023694,768,3223192,773,084
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)1,055127,914,07265911,508,7745676,472,667
            Edmonton - (CCS)17715,513,129921,220,83692917,285
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)8,655841,226,8033,97744,971,3473,26119,721,131
          Division No. 12 - (CD)12,830222,154,4931,15212,676,3281,0506,331,580
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)95864,330,8573432,966,3593191,304,856
            Lakeland County - (CCS)138722,610,145121722,386113366,763
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)90090,131,4324204,623,0353752,321,059
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)58545,082,0592684,364,5482432,338,902
          Division No. 13 - (CD)4,921529,093,6382,50530,718,7902,02213,081,974
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)1,13964,457,2764382,577,829312713,629
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)895160,585,1655076,315,1464062,597,431
            Westlock County - (CCS)1,022181,614,49368811,477,0955575,012,324
            Woodlands County - (CCS)32121,254,980117991,47769362,533
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)58438,500,7223384,842,3373272,361,589
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)96062,681,0024174,514,9063512,034,468
          Division No. 14 - (CD)90489,978,6723201,576,229189307,577
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)90489,978,6723201,576,229189307,577
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)7,110566,443,2584,27569,826,1663,73643,373,112
          Division No. 17 - (CD)2,758189,159,9851,55722,252,7751,39813,999,399
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)24427,538,8981493,954,2381322,257,430
            Big Lakes - (CCS)46728,779,8911701,936,006155986,946
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)11788,347,90273461,62557202,523
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)57238,725,0593504,617,2402962,512,134
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)63945,844,9153686,013,1043143,691,940
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)65839,923,3204475,270,5624444,348,426
          Division No. 18 - (CD)82147,707,9743273,277,8132591,855,928
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)82147,707,9743273,277,8132591,855,928
          Division No. 19 - (CD)3,531329,575,2992,39144,295,5782,07927,517,785
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)1,443114,479,36188612,288,9906956,564,180
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)48567,397,1853759,845,0643616,628,756
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)32437,166,1402456,252,5662394,511,781
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)16314,635,2701292,341,4751251,621,647
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)57449,054,6833857,166,7673263,899,893
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)32530,062,3372324,262,2742122,874,790
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)21716,780,3231392,138,4421211,416,738
      British Columbia20,2902,088,607,36311,00662,145,8026,82228,058,695
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)2,810134,462,2201,6754,322,2976951,030,903
          Capital Regional District - (CD)97450,417,1015331,155,768267457,003
            North Saanich - (CCS)849,548,24255231,2483364,233
            Central Saanich - (CCS)16717,775,308117483,03467253,349
            Saanich - (CCS)124610,560,256132263,25571113,588
            Capital F - (CCS)1703,725,0489476,279365,695
            Capital G - (CCS)811,875,2104643,201137,446
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)2266,933,0378958,7514712,692
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)69135,434,4874171,043,171165104,377
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)40122,477,649248677,44010061,867
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)843,015,57449105,41221x
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)119234,228118,6552x
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)1879,707,036109251,6644235,704
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)49017,323,886301664,633123216,591
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)28367,03113x12x
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)27910,412,401171416,68368120,006
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)341,242,9892026,46282,202
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)802,877,0614984,2222011,954
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)461,473,6553193,83011x
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)23950,74917x4x
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)814,564,09461292,1531939,654
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)353,285,82627206,2168x
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)122520,7031548,4434x
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)24757,5651937,4947x
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)144524,354,0332931,113,951103208,553
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)341,316,8492146,21953,392
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)42556,3963021,16281,555
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)1085,938,44976377,87025105,098
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)15813,569,700104573,8603466,799
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)381,855,4162554,3561218,907
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)120656,8741420,4728x
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)45460,3492320,01211x
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)981,795,0445133,420143,304
            Powell River A - (CCS)134625,814156,2905732
            Powell River C - (CCS)41866,5842219,2184550
            Powell River E - (CCS)123302,646147,91252,022
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)31573,5751919,20141,421
            Central Coast A - (CCS)131573,5751919,20141,421
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)5,7331,248,618,0233,07231,592,0582,20411,706,267
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)2,661634,735,5711,47413,447,1561,0714,539,039
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)1455,713,72222x1439,284
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)12530,954,20591632,29160315,700
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)917163,634,5154973,123,817337930,784
            Abbotsford - (CCS)1,284388,274,5526978,660,0505673,034,319
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)17225,700,52891x5079,900
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)11820,458,04976x43139,052
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)2,854606,516,2971,50817,828,7121,0686,984,639
            Langley - (CCS)1,417184,491,0836615,396,4244281,221,378
            Surrey - (CCS)557148,244,8972863,520,157216x
            Delta - (CCS)196138,965,3011334,986,8371062,373,982
            Richmond - (CCS)18233,199,0691311,208,537112887,417
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)8211,530,50146327,21233158,764
            Burnaby - (CCS)15113,919,78038215,95025x
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)13243,261,351931,519,73671803,951
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)23732,904,315120653,85977141,674
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)972,540,40842134,8643118,080
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)972,540,40842134,8643118,080
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)1214,825,74748181,32634164,509
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)1773,513,71832151,94527158,368
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)1441,312,0291629,38176,141
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)5,679379,922,1883,2449,087,0532,5378,512,276
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)1,61197,928,1251,1362,930,2451,0523,412,736
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)19811,038,885168334,035161736,505
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)16014,364,244107305,94480261,694
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)40030,979,3003191,302,9012891,053,311
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)26611,862,953169287,979169461,602
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)956,212,46666110,47172158,705
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)28212,117,188189254,466188461,669
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)1398,578,78691283,30378272,966
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)712,774,3032751,146156,284
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)1,17597,142,9565431,684,6382241,197,784
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)7917,294,12136341,1571520,700
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)704,974,86238101,72518x
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)1015,450,32742110,46812x
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)13011,725,00964290,01527x
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)644,898,0512155,16411x
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)26329,142,812129284,48853296,829
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)28117,399,747134311,3125323,872
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)1661,767,1713250,521162,986
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)1214,490,85647139,7881913,193
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,10272,569,9577292,311,4416823,089,773
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)93260,768,7586131,614,0205822,598,557
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)431,303,5792934,49330106,461
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)12710,497,62087662,92870384,755
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,17579,624,3845601,546,135411672,963
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)33817,413,686177295,089160369,633
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)1678,352,74078282,7633441,235
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)35810,4801635,91161,306
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)44234,163,335184473,972141173,020
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)19318,884,143105458,4007087,769
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)61632,656,766276614,594168139,020
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)1741,819,3233987,65217x
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)997,528,18343239,5172528,953
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)36721,069,359159229,59110884,604
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)411,287,7741639,267107,372
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)35952,1271918,5678x
        Kootenay - (CAR)1,38057,285,8707082,296,8243921,006,573
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)41815,019,802219628,1708852,246
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)722,083,9453453,090134,724
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)662,319,59438124,088136,430
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)1385,322,48871201,5563426,005
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)572,165,31626112,59898,035
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)462,064,0632590,60212x
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)391,064,3962546,2367x
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)60924,613,5503221,040,097213756,895
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)311,095,66713x13x
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)22811,063,903148453,300108511,904
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)666,992,04541354,47836127,527
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)30584,7731119,0493x
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)36955,08613x4x
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)19246,1797x6617
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)881,443,9173215,026175,528
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)41559,2322410,788121,337
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)701,672,7483359,11314x
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)35317,652,518167628,55791197,432
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)1511,198,9842229,89715x
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)1458,159,36369261,75137139,859
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)1578,294,17176336,90939x
        Cariboo - (CAR)1,817101,770,4008943,464,974249456,737
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)1,18861,808,6005552,055,034153209,026
            Cariboo D - (CCS)683,320,49536151,346145,216
            Cariboo E - (CCS)504,755,7381850,18396,167
            Cariboo F - (CCS)2159,470,32097494,596226,689
            Cariboo G - (CCS)642,977,1031532,2888871
            Cariboo H - (CCS)681,956,7842749,7255729
            Cariboo L - (CCS)1084,683,7144878,16681,379
            Cariboo A - (CCS)1557,130,73988230,1013122,891
            Cariboo B - (CCS)1625,186,47987214,255256,313
            Cariboo C - (CCS)322,573,4981756,9423x
            Cariboo I - (CCS)1234,603,26364178,10014x
            Cariboo J - (CCS)662,846,5792475,2254x
            Cariboo K - (CCS)7712,303,88834444,10710122,306
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)62939,961,8003391,409,94096247,711
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)1445,046,91971203,3702637,564
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)1194,149,98763229,197134,645
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)1388,578,98672344,51124x
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)13519,404,12285x23x
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)31904,76522x3x
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)1621,877,02126x78,931
        North Coast - (CAR)1523,503,2918498,9023012,500
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)11523,503,2918498,9023012,500
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)1851,664,2335151,334173,572
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)671,839,0583347,568138,928
        Nechako - (CAR)94551,759,1855472,161,166154132,659
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)194551,759,1855472,161,166154132,659
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)1441,985,2832084,6923x
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)993,806,86964233,9632023,596
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)31920,079,0572061,063,4875256,789
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)531,266,5162026,52212x
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)1357,807,90569260,520118,086
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)21813,867,796127373,4214731,608
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)772,945,75941118,56197,177
        Peace River - (CAR)1,774111,286,1867829,122,5285615,200,780
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)11,774111,286,1867829,122,5285615,200,780
            Peace River D - (CCS)61741,054,0102653,929,5541932,696,562
            Peace River E - (CCS)31613,947,433104554,12060218,460
            Peace River B - (CCS)165245,831,7983293,787,4492271,670,299
            Peace River C - (CCS)18910,452,94584851,40581615,459
    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.