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
  • British Columbia

  • 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
      Alberta30,183161,157,90536,4221,254,301,69116,706394,460,258
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1,73611,838,2921,97882,761,13489723,252,201
          Division No. 1 - (CD)9568,072,46595541,051,46448013,212,241
            Cypress County - (CCS)4974,129,09161820,630,4613167,234,329
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)4593,943,37433720,421,0031645,977,912
          Division No. 4 - (CD)7803,765,8271,02341,709,67041710,039,960
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)2691,390,96845130,855,5782006,917,919
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)2971,296,1343165,072,7171311,408,405
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)2141,078,7252565,781,375861,713,636
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)4,00937,827,2213,872530,817,2011,662155,895,146
          Division No. 2 - (CD)2,15422,480,7632,099407,223,564926120,468,829
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)3322,573,46633326,965,1391716,179,575
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)7315,131,577714251,749,60929698,528,400
            Taber - (CCS)56311,788,63149653,865,6731805,946,699
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)5282,987,08955674,643,1432799,814,155
          Division No. 5 - (CD)1,85515,346,4581,773123,593,63773635,426,317
            Vulcan County - (CCS)4934,210,27739625,282,3632037,489,995
            Wheatland County - (CCS)5605,214,75259370,333,63625422,507,462
            Starland County - (CCS)12531,976,8412436,710,25585662,566
            Kneehill County - (CCS)5493,944,58854121,267,3831944,766,294
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)3,38517,330,8755,306193,383,1882,68565,706,319
          Division No. 3 - (CD)9665,629,8311,61991,513,74788732,094,098
            Cardston County - (CCS)3061,869,24749018,141,2242695,744,357
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)232941,19843938,362,15325711,264,070
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)4282,819,38669035,010,37036115,085,671
          Division No. 6 - (CD)2,38111,595,1343,597100,343,7571,74432,958,858
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)5703,360,83398655,648,83248917,989,793
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)7614,881,5681,13922,542,9265617,248,990
            Calgary - (CCS)59x841,226,24734334,564
            Mountain View County - (CCS)991x1,38820,925,7526607,385,511
          Division No. 15 - (CD)38105,910901,525,68454653,363
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)1652,16242535,14028244,180
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)12253,74848990,54426409,183
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)2,08213,046,3012,34553,718,22196516,946,380
          Division No. 7 - (CD)2,08213,046,3012,34553,718,22196516,946,380
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)3111,439,75537113,213,6681554,023,114
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)3191,845,7483806,682,6771482,915,103
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)4952,819,49266715,106,2113043,531,906
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)5904,105,8675239,456,9921894,578,103
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)3672,835,4394049,258,6731691,898,154
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)3,67919,070,7293,73263,131,2701,49524,251,958
          Division No. 10 - (CD)3,67919,070,7293,73263,131,2701,49524,251,958
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)8515,141,97882517,486,5252983,646,675
            Beaver County - (CCS)5462,831,1556098,960,7442551,738,178
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)4962,698,3624475,014,764162x
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)7824,076,96986413,428,4343696,166,441
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)4221,880,80943713,500,397179x
            Lamont County - (CCS)5822,441,4565504,740,4062321,884,488
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)6,27428,024,2379,207207,970,9524,50759,148,009
          Division No. 8 - (CD)2,46311,586,9713,494126,672,2501,68834,895,959
            Red Deer County - (CCS)1,0095,490,1281,36344,599,13865212,092,110
            Lacombe County - (CCS)7383,904,5261,00736,863,48148412,325,902
            Ponoka County - (CCS)7162,192,3171,12445,209,63155210,477,947
          Division No. 9 - (CD)572934,4041,00711,391,2705675,644,453
            Clearwater County - (CCS)572934,4041,00711,391,2705675,644,453
          Division No. 11 - (CD)3,23915,502,8624,70669,907,4322,25218,607,597
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)6292,559,27899215,643,7964795,462,326
            Leduc County - (CCS)7862,473,6211,08313,720,4634713,388,231
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)222363,8964262,900,0292211,390,544
            Parkland County - (CCS)5292,148,2798616,751,2813952,550,393
            Strathcona County - (CCS)3652,663,2576169,745,3853633,296,352
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)6094,319,28763719,864,0332852,148,319
            Edmonton - (CCS)99975,244911,282,44538371,432
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)4,73815,769,0776,37396,350,2223,02639,650,444
          Division No. 12 - (CD)11,4764,917,0632,02520,255,2491,00910,885,902
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)4911,519,9966977,095,6083944,368,391
            Lakeland County - (CCS)1203445,1432751,498,786129918,187
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)4711,570,7506608,587,9463134,204,150
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)3111,381,1743933,072,9091731,395,174
          Division No. 13 - (CD)2,8649,989,3393,64064,474,8281,65321,845,356
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)5651,217,5908968,165,1724373,152,280
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)5541,834,72872021,101,6523349,802,248
            Westlock County - (CCS)6423,308,24873324,260,0633125,241,013
            Woodlands County - (CCS)141404,9782551,921,7641451,206,891
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)3591,349,7203822,694,545151749,254
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)6031,874,0756546,331,6322741,693,670
          Division No. 14 - (CD)398862,67570811,620,1453646,919,186
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)398862,67570811,620,1453646,919,186
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)4,28018,251,1733,60926,169,5031,4699,609,801
          Division No. 17 - (CD)1,6676,390,4881,4027,537,6465433,150,551
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)147982,84996992,42744647,154
            Big Lakes - (CCS)260752,4123191,852,245122855,517
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)1107262,642135901,56268355,705
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)3471,142,6542911,551,146112510,940
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)3531,490,2302711,231,287106378,970
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)4531,759,7012901,008,97991402,265
          Division No. 18 - (CD)4311,156,2175563,524,1032281,439,862
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)4311,156,2175563,524,1032281,439,862
          Division No. 19 - (CD)2,18210,704,4681,65115,107,7546985,019,388
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)8082,833,9528177,680,6663763,021,629
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)3382,248,0271151,963,81345395,072
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)2231,627,632118950,07940177,005
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)115550,12956243,0042070,964
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)3571,847,7782842,110,462122691,859
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)2051,074,7471531,284,91363403,397
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)136522,203108874,81732259,462
      British Columbia8,55795,136,80312,958309,709,9224,96232,945,180
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)1,2915,134,0142,00723,283,1186402,505,495
          Capital Regional District - (CD)4843,396,3286647,575,731213835,046
            North Saanich - (CCS)44722,342531,578,46327151,373
            Central Saanich - (CCS)721,743,020921,659,01625169,333
            Saanich - (CCS)1126708,2091671,189,76954260,056
            Capital F - (CCS)96105,854118461,1193895,198
            Capital G - (CCS)4751,88959179,5541926,925
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)9965,0141752,507,81050132,161
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)283430,7995158,324,229174657,486
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)170249,8383045,617,24091334,480
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)3258,25454549,10029170,793
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1107,2651431,21246,025
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)71115,4421432,126,67750146,188
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)224626,6023572,728,593117411,371
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)1010,7152042,307910,226
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)122364,8892081,791,02064257,963
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)1521,70625222,624515,644
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)42156,82755443,1602498,230
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)2247,40132188,0081020,492
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)1325,0641741,47458,816
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)3565,83460563,5222066,954
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)16x30413,7181239,483
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)18x1748,3474x
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)1117,06913101,4574x
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)1213516,6943123,762,14383463,323
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)1945,43122290,777516,794
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)2712,4873155,592913,355
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)50179,63268561,2312045,384
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)65152,3791202,607,13432338,850
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)1994,87731160,284636,440
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)1810,1621224,0862x
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)2521,7262863,0399x
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)3771,65479281,8052861,022
            Powell River A - (CCS)11132,44228129,8961136,372
            Powell River C - (CCS)1634,46533124,669818,389
            Powell River E - (CCS)1104,7471827,24096,261
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)1526,1032047,095510,293
            Central Coast A - (CCS)11526,1032047,095510,293
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)2,21670,548,0803,661218,879,0701,15511,292,989
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)1,05320,756,6581,749155,763,8394846,180,029
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)116x22356,1921128,558
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)69254,147939,080,12932533,439
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)3808,317,57164139,147,1751941,622,352
            Abbotsford - (CCS)4699,820,373784101,041,8981713,681,821
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)68x1211,713,72551197,438
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)51430,160884,424,72025116,421
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)1,06349,508,4531,77162,376,7746365,022,583
            Langley - (CCS)46213,197,4101,00031,506,2163832,162,095
            Surrey - (CCS)21713,542,41733417,808,593104943,943
            Delta - (CCS)11214,295,390983,875,37235483,653
            Richmond - (CCS)832,642,436492,077,35413114,826
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)271,213,64244x15x
            Burnaby - (CCS)1351,122,48715x8x
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)512,959,335571,197,9679x
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)76535,3361743,115,26669344,556
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)4771,64862242,9461333,929
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)4771,64862242,9461333,929
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)53211,32179495,5112256,448
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)135188,00956205,1771645,798
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)11823,31223290,334610,650
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)2,33410,227,6983,00439,832,7901,3098,456,356
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)6472,631,4564764,866,2772102,025,635
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)77314,9893197,5411034,289
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)75275,217621,424,81428202,261
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)1711,016,996991,348,088391,181,855
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)83297,36180280,15137163,357
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)33153,343916,485713,120
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)108274,19977252,1453176,598
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)72269,38562950,13126211,970
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)2829,96656496,92232142,185
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)4621,125,1199279,985,2794222,671,919
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)25148,372591,427,13021132,670
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)4047,27858783,87721208,454
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)2555,123881,024,16647606,487
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)70394,59585692,16933318,047
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)2051,03356440,68429258,359
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)100175,8331972,339,36980314,914
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)105175,7192302,530,402125545,463
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)13122,53749189,8512052,546
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)4654,629105557,63146234,979
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)4545,037,4953722,300,874165884,931
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)3793,706,4333011,897,792135681,477
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)19x1438,016614,222
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)56x57365,06624189,232
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)5141,157,86777015,434,3713291,882,134
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)138395,7581711,816,17280282,836
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)59x1271,218,83366247,324
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)18x26101,8841767,391
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)204356,0163028,283,114112650,055
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)95267,9831444,014,36854634,528
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)257275,7614597,245,989183991,737
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)12515,03056264,4522198,946
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)4042,329801,217,8092481,993
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)156201,5492655,256,636117696,631
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)158,86630254,269934,131
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)217,98728252,8231280,036
        Kootenay - (CAR)6473,129,3159235,731,6394452,496,587
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)174254,5003051,827,2741571,049,126
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)3139,95653199,04522113,613
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)3338,66851237,98529159,444
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)5188,351108732,32359444,836
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)1927,63039342,58619144,515
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)2436,37627219,23214136,958
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)1623,5192796,1031449,760
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)3001,017,3153682,579,224177990,506
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)15x1891,449921,674
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)113392,436105946,44048350,538
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)39252,71935847,91819343,891
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)13x2046,122917,837
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)20x2767,5401428,048
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)71,7721436,965421,500
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)4135,64172295,31744141,545
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)2312,8282465,9661434,169
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)2963,92253181,5071631,304
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)1731,857,5002501,325,141111456,955
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)12536,44144242,5911983,677
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)691,726,85082299,6753585,435
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)7994,209124782,87557287,843
        Cariboo - (CAR)6451,360,5271,3949,052,3515683,462,350
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)390671,3559396,472,8323792,705,132
            Cariboo D - (CCS)2538,01650190,2622176,089
            Cariboo E - (CCS)1426,85643684,60624393,631
            Cariboo F - (CCS)6273,356179960,52865299,825
            Cariboo G - (CCS)2018,35954519,65925360,249
            Cariboo H - (CCS)1912,21348211,4631660,796
            Cariboo L - (CCS)1925,39482782,00338526,716
            Cariboo A - (CCS)71114,580118871,68447296,637
            Cariboo B - (CCS)5076,181125432,21753141,596
            Cariboo C - (CCS)13105,86324153,930521,100
            Cariboo I - (CCS)4747,81297475,82138101,608
            Cariboo J - (CCS)2725,56656349,6271954,945
            Cariboo K - (CCS)23107,15963841,03228371,940
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)255689,1724552,579,519189757,218
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)7197,119102598,13850148,114
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)40x83338,8793173,507
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)60422,13998555,17238288,468
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)52x99719,90840122,774
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)1419,0802566,943720,845
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)11826,20048300,47923103,510
        North Coast - (CAR)73122,704106335,75750144,817
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)173122,704106335,75750144,817
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)14255,31257148,4372751,644
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)3167,39249187,3202393,173
        Nechako - (CAR)4051,007,2087394,981,3653111,688,590
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)14051,007,2087394,981,3653111,688,590
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)120114,89835164,4831854,565
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)4491,56778278,7723250,329
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)128316,1652461,862,336102599,368
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)149,16639121,6181833,174
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)5569,365108846,20152448,975
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)108293,5541691,379,72760387,557
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)36112,49364328,22829114,622
        Peace River - (CAR)9463,607,2571,1247,613,8324842,897,996
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)19463,607,2571,1247,613,8324842,897,996
            Peace River D - (CCS)3061,743,3403862,942,1751921,215,823
            Peace River E - (CCS)152306,9642191,047,97193517,780
            Peace River B - (CCS)13931,232,2444123,191,7281601,069,409
            Peace River C - (CCS)95324,709107431,9583994,984
    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.