Crop insurance accounted for 63.1% of direct payments as extreme heat and dry weather conditions impacted the crop production in Western Canada resulting in a large number of claims, especially in the Prairies.Īgricultural producers in Saskatchewan (+$1.6 billion) and Alberta (+$0.9 billion) were the recipients of almost three-quarters of all program payments. Large crop insurance payments in Saskatchewan and AlbertaĬanadians farmers received $2.5 billion more in direct payments compared with a year earlier, reaching $5.9 billion in 2021. The increase was led by chickens for meat (+$452.7 million) and dairy (+$251.5 million). Receipts for supply managed commodities increased to $12.5 billion and accounted for just over 40% of total livestock revenue in 2021. The increase in cattle and calves receipts was also driven by a rise in slaughter receipts (+14.4%) to $7.2 billion as both prices and marketings increased, 9.6% and 4.4%, respectively. Total hog receipts were driven up by the increase in slaughter hog receipts (+27.1%) to $5.4 billion as prices increased by 28.0%, while marketings were essentially flat. Hog receipts rose 32.5% to $6.2 billion while cattle and calves receipts were up 11.0% to $10.2 billion. Livestock receipts increased $3.5 billion to $29.9 billion in 2021. Livestock receipts up on increased hog and cattle receipts Soybeans and flaxseed were the only major crops experiencing a drop in receipts as marketings fell by 25.6% and 35.1%, respectively. Elevated prices for canola (+43.2%) and wheat (excluding durum) (+29.0%) more than offset a decrease in marketings which were a result of the lowest production levels since 2007. Tightening supplies and higher demand increased prices of all major grain and oilseeds.Ĭanola (+$1.8 billion) and wheat (excluding durum) (+$1.0 billion) receipts accounted for just over 40% of total crop receipts. Increased prices for all major grain and oilseeds pushed up crop receiptsįarmers received $3.9 billion more for their crops from a year earlier to $46.1 billion in 2021.
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