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2016 CENSUS BULLETIN AgricultureThis bulletin summarizes the 2016 Census of Agriculture Farm and Food Operator Data release for Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Peel has a diverse agricultural industry that provides a wide range of locally grown products. Based on the number of farms, livestock is Peel’s largest agricultural sector, with beef, dairy and equine industries accounting for 33.1% of Peel farms. Another 25.7% of Peel farms produce oilseed and grain crops, such as the ones you might find in your morning bowl of cereal. We also enjoy a variety of fresh flowers, maple syrup, honey, fruits and vegetables from the greenhouses and farms that comprise another 24.3% of Peel’s agriculture sector.
Eggproduction
increased by
since 2011 25.2%
The averageage of farmoperators in
Peel is
57.5of farm
operators inPeel lived on
the landthey farm
84% Since 2011,the number of
honey beecolonies hasincreased
166.6%of Peel farms
had cattleor calvesin 2016
27.7%
www.peeldatacentre.caSource: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006 - 2016.
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Peel’s Strategic Plan includes 20-year goals with an ultimate vision ofcreating a Community for Life. Census data from this release is used to
inform and achieve our goals of…“Ensuring access to local, nutritious food sources” and
“Prioritizing sustainability and long-term benefits to future generations”
TORONTO
YORKPEEL
HALTON
DURHAM
TOTAL GROSS FARM RECEIPTS IN GTA 2015 (Millions)
$321.75
$143.80 $94.13 $301.46
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006 - 2016.
754 people were employed on farms in Peel in 2015.
DIDYOUKNOW?
FARMS CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRY GROUP IN PEEL
26%26% 2%
2%
8%8%4%4%
6%6%4%4%5%5%
6%6%
10%
8%8%
19%19% 2%
2%10%
Hay
Poultry & Egg
Dairy
Sheep& Goat
Equine
Vegetable& Melon
Greenhouse, Nursery& Floriculture Production
Fruit &Tree Nut
Beef
Other AnimalProduction
Oilseed & Grain
Other CropFarming
In 2016, 30 farms in Peel had solar panels as renewable energy producing systems on site.
DIDYOUKNOW?
In 2016 Peel farms produced 763,968 eggs.
DIDYOUKNOW? 14.1%
23.4%38.0%20.0%
4.5%
TOP 5 HAY & FIELD CROPSBY AREA GROWN IN PEEL
Hay
Wheat Corn Soy
Other (e.g., Barley, Oats, Rye)
9.3%13.9%3,706 3,190 2,894
NUMBER OF FARMS IN GTA 2006-2016
2006 2011 2016
NUMBER OF FARMS IN PEEL 2006-2016
2006 2011 2016
483 440 408
8.9% 7.3%
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006 - 2016.
GTA FARMS BY LAND SIZE (HECTARES)
70.9%
11.5%
17.6%
70.9%
11.5%
17.6%
64.6%
13.2%
22.2%
64.6%
13.2%
22.2%
TORONTO
YORK
PEELHALTON
DURHAM69.1%
15.9%
15.0%
69.1%
15.9%
15.0%
75.4%
17.3%7.3%
75.4%
17.3%7.3%
Dur
ham
Hal
ton
0 - 52
Peel
53 - 161
162+
York
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
22,000
2006 2011 2016
19,216 19,946 17,325
HEC
TARE
S
14,43120,651 19,834
OwnedRented/Crop Shared
HEC
TARE
S
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
2006 2011 2016
156,444 125,971 133,627 127,976125,200 114,482
OwnedRented/Crop Shared
FARM LAND AREA OWNED vs. RENTED/CROP SHARED
IN PEEL 2006-2016
FARM LAND AREA OWNED vs. RENTED/CROP SHARED
IN GTA 2006-2016
Community Quotable
Here’s how our partners use Census
data to serve the community:
"Our world is filled with information
and pieces of data that are difficult to bring together for
interpretation.In the Agricultural
Census bulletin, the Region of Peel is
able to clearly tell the story of food and farming to
policy makers and farmers alike.”
-Janet Horner,Executive Director, Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming
Alliance
AGRICULTURALLAND AS
PERCENTAGE OFTOTAL LAND
IN PEEL2016
27%
73%
AGRICULTURALLAND AS
PERCENTAGE OFTOTAL LAND
IN PEEL2006
31%
69%
Agricultural Land2016
Other Land
2006
www.peeldatacentre.ca
*Figures may not add up due to rounding.To view detailed data tables related to this bulletin,
please visit: www.peeldatacentre.ca
In 2016, there were 408 farms in Peel Region, compared to 440 farms in 2011. Since 2011, the number of hectares in agricultural use in Peel declined by 11.2%, compared to a 6.0% decline across the GTA. In total, there were 34,265 hectares of agricultural land owned, rented, leased or crop-shared in Peel Region in 2016. Gross Farm Receipts (GFR) rose by 5.9% in Peel between 2010 and 2015.
There were 585 farmers in Peel Region in 2016. In total, 754 people were employed in paid full-time, part-time or seasonal agricultural work in 2015. In 2016, the average age of a farmer in Peel Region was 57.5 years, compared to the average age of 55.3 years for a farmer in Ontario.
Livestock farms (i.e., dairy, beef, poultry, goat, sheep, equine and other animal production) declined by 1.7% in Peel Region between 2011 and 2016. However, it remained the largest primary agriculture production sector in Peel Region in 2016 comprising 43.2% of the total number of farm operations. The number of oilseed, grain and hay farms decreased by 9.0% and comprised 32.4% of Peel’s farms. Vegetable, fruit, greenhouse, nursery and other crops, such as maple syrup decreased 14.7% and comprised 24.3% of the farms in Peel Region in 2016.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006 - 2016.
SUMMARY OF FACTS
NUMBER OF FARMS CLASSIFIED BY TOTAL FARM AREA
FARMS CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRY (FARMS REPORTING)
TENURE OF LAND BY TOTAL AREA
Durham 1,080 935 855 -20.8% 417 338 294 -29.5% 189 181 174 -7.9%
Halton 413 346 340 -17.7% 110 90 78 -29.1% 43 33 33 -23.3%
York 679 580 505 -25.6% 211 170 125 -40.8% 82 78 82 0.0%
Peel 307 289 282 -8.1% 104 83 65 -37.5% 72 68 61 -15.3%
GTA 2,479 2,150 1,982 -20.0% 842 681 562 -33.3% 385 359 350 -9.1%
Municipality
0 - 52 Hectares 53 - 161 Hectares 162 Hectares and Greater
2016Growth
06-162016Growth
06-16 2006 20112006 2011 2016Growth
06-16 2006 2011
Durham 83,741 73,030 73,672 -12.0% 52,370 51,001 48,314 -7.7% 3,926 2,462 2,044 -47.9%
Halton 18,453 13,668 12,640 -31.5% 19,501 18,544 15,944 -18.2% 770 1,231 497 -35.5%
York 35,033 29,603 27,233 -22.3% 34,154 35,003 30,390 -11.0% 1,758 940 2,108 19.9%
Peel 19,216 17,325 14,431 -24.9% 19,946 20,651 19,834 -0.6% 1,291 1,754 747 -42.1%
GTA 156,444 133,627 127,976 -18.2% 125,971 125,200 114,482 -9.1% 7,745 6,387 5,396 -30.3%
Municipality
Area Owned (Hectares)
Area Leased, Rented or Crop Shared (Hectares)
Land Used Through Other Arrangements (Hectares)
2006 2011 2016
Growth Rate 06-16 2006 2011 2016
Growth Rate 06-16 2006 2011 2016
Growth Rate 06-16
Municipality 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016Durham 104 81 226 183 48 48 33 26 11 13 102 98Halton 12 5 27 28 11 12 7 6 2 5 26 32York 35 25 72 58 16 19 19 11 3 0 46 45Peel 25 19 46 39 8 9 7 4 2 4 24 24GTA 176 130 371 308 83 88 66 47 18 22 198 199
Dairy Cattle & Milk Production
Beef Cattle Ranching & Farming
Poultry & Egg Production Sheep Farming Goat Farming
Other Animal Production
Municipality 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016Durham 219 178 273 278 40 59 42 43 112 101 170 137 69 74Halton 92 97 107 97 18 26 22 23 64 57 58 40 22 23York 151 114 112 106 108 98 21 20 135 111 74 63 32 41Peel 67 77 108 105 20 32 22 18 47 32 37 27 27 17GTA 529 466 600 586 186 215 107 104 358 301 339 267 150 155
Other Crop Farming
Horse & Other Equine
Production
Oilseed & Grain
FarmingVegetable &
Melon FarmingFruit & Tree Nut
Farming
Greenhouse, Nursery &
Floriculture Production Hay Farming