Portrait of the Greater Montréal, 2010 edition - Communauté ...

38land useDiversified agriculture based mainlyon greenhouse production, fruit andvegetables and field cropsAccording to the 2006 census of agriculture by StatisticsCanada, there are 2,009 farms in Greater Montréal,down 19% from 1996. About 86% of these farms arelocated on the North and South Shores, 8% in Laval, 4%in the Longueuil agglomeration and 3% in the Montréalagglomeration.Field crop farms are the most numerous in Greater Montréaland represent about 35% of farms in the area. Half of themare grain farms while the other half are hay farms, soybeanfarms and maple syrup producers. Fruit and vegetable farmsare the second most numerous, representing about 23% offarms in the area, whereas they account for only 7% of farmsin Quebec as a whole. Greenhouse, nursery and floricultureproducers are the third most common category in the area.They account for 14% of farms in Greater Montréal, but only5% of all farms in Quebec.Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture producers generatethe greatest farm receipts in the area (25%), but representonly 5% of farm receipts across the province. Field cropfarms and fruit and vegetable farms follow in terms oftheir importance for farm receipts in Greater Montréaland represent 22% and 19% of all receipts, respectively.Province-wide, these two industries contribute only 14%and 6% of farm receipts.On the other hand, pig farms, dairy farms and poultry andegg producers make a much greater contribution to farmreceipts in the province as a whole than they do in theMontréal metropolitan area.Number of farms by type of production,five sectors of Greater Montréal, 2006North ShoreSouth ShoreLavalMontréalagglomerationLongueuilagglomeration0 200 400 600 800 1,000Field cropsDairyGreenhouse, nurseryand floricultureFruit and vegetableAnimals otherthan beef, hogs and pigsand poultrySource: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006.Calculations by the CMM, 2010.Beef, hog and pigand poultryProportion of number of farms by type of production,Greater Montréal and province of Quebec, 2006Field cropsFruit and vegetableGreenhouse, nurseryand floricultureAnimals other than beef,hogs and pigsand poultryDairyBeefPoultry and eggsHogs and pigsGreater MontréalProvince of Quebec0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2006.Calculations by the CMM, 2010.Proportion of gross farm receipts by type ofproduction, Greater Montréal and province ofQuebec, 2005Greenhouse, nurseryand floricultureField cropsFruit and vegetableDairyBeefPoultry and eggsOther animalsGreater MontréalProvince of QuebecHogs and pigs0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%Note: For Greater Montreal, the data refer to the CMA. Only 4% of farms in theCMA are not in the CMM.Source: Statistics Canada, (2007). Farming in Canada’s CMAs.Calculations by the CMM, 2010.