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Copyright ©
2001 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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JULY 2002
FARM FACTS
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World rank of Nestle as a milk processor
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. . . . . . 1
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Value of milk processed by Nestle annually
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. . . . . . $20 billion
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Number of crop heat units in Victoria-Peterborough
Counties in first 21days of June
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. . . . . . 250
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Number of heat units for all June in a normal year
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. . . . . . 600
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Asking price of a 5.5 acre beef farm with buildings
in urban Ottawa
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. . . . . . $800,000
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Acres of fruit and vegetables planted in Canada this
year
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. . . . . . 275,000
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Per cent change since last year.
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. . . . . . -4%
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Amount Ottawa will give farmers over 2 years for
trade injury and disaster assistance.
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. . . . . . $1.2 billion
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