A STATISTICAL PERSPECTIVE ON
AGRICULTURE IN DURHAM
1996-2006
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 1996, 2001, 2006
| TOTAL NUMBER OF FARMS | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
| 2,001 | 1,709 | 1,686 | |
| NUMBER OF FARMLAND ACRES | 336,857 | 330,286 | 326,702 |
| TOTAL GROSS FARM RECEIPTS ($ MILLION) BY MUNICIPALITY: - CLARINGTON - SCUGOG - UXBRIDGE - BROCK - WHITBY-AJAX - PICKERING - OSHAWA |
208.2 52.8 40.3 37.8 31.5 14.6 19.2 12.0 |
233.9 48.6 45.1 34.5 31.9 35.7 19.4 18.7 |
239.5* 57.6 49.6 37.1 35.8 27.2 19.9 12.3 |
| TOTAL FARM OPERATING EXPENSES ($ MILLION) | 181.7 | 199.4 | 215.1 |
| VALUE OF FARM EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY ($ MILLION) | 147.6 | 176.0 | 195.9 |
| TOTAL FARM CAPITAL ($ BILLION) | 1.557 | 1.577 | 2.277 |
| AVERAGE FARM OPERATOR'S AGE | 51.0 | 52.3 | 54.3 |
* FOR EVERY DOLLAR IN GROSS FARM RECEIPTS, THERE IS A 2.5 TIMES MULTIPLIER EFFECT BENEFIT FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY ($598.7 MILLION)