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Copyright ©
2001 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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JUNE 2002
FARM FACTS
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Number of acres of land axed from agriculture in
Ontario since 1996
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. . . . . . 500,000
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Ratio compared to national average
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. . . . . . 3:1
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Number of kilograms of chicken consumed per capita in
Canada last year
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. . . . . . 30.3
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Number of kilograms of beef consumed per capita in
Canada last year
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. . . . . . 30.3
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Per cent increase in the number of sheep in Ontario
last year
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. . . . . . 46
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Average net return from an Ontario organic farm
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. . . . . . $16,000
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Number of farms in Canada grossing $250,000 or more
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. . . . . . 34,000
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Per cent increase in farms grossing more than
$250,000 since 1995.
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. . . . . . 34
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