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BC
Agriculture
In 2001, 2.6 million
hectares of BC was covered by just over 20,000 farms. Some of the
agricultural activities in BC include dairy-farming, cattle-ranching,
poultry-raising, as well as the farming of grain, outdoor fruits and
vegetables, berries, grapes, greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms.
In the mid-to-late 1800s, as Europeans travelled up the fertile Fraser
Valley in search of gold, many found the area's conditions perfect
for agriculture. The Thompson/Okanagan and BC Interior was also ideal
for fruit crops and livestock. Today, farms exists across BC, growing
food for both domestic and export markets.
BC Agricultural Production, 2001 (Source: BC Stats)
| Product |
$Million |
Percent |
| Dairy |
364 |
16 |
| Poultry and eggs |
328 |
14.4 |
| Other livestock products |
453 |
19.9 |
| Floriculture and nursery |
410 |
18 |
| Vegetables |
362 |
15.9 |
| Fruits |
153 |
6.7 |
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