- In 2004, New Brunswick’s farm cash receipts were up 5.7%. The increase came mostly from livestock receipts, which rose 5.4%; crop receipts fell 6.2%. Higher receipts for hogs, dairy products, poultry and eggs were more than sufficient to offset lower receipts for cattle and calves. Potato receipts, which represent about 48% of crop receipts, decreased 13.9%. Nationally, farm cash receipts increased 7.5%.
- New Brunswick exported fish and fish products worth $807.8 million in 2004, an increase of 2.8% over 2003.
- For 2003, overall commercial fish landings decreased 14.3% in value to $173.5 million, due to declines in all major fish landings with the exception of clams, scallop, sea urchin and herring. Volume-wise, total landings of 114.3 thousand metric tonnes were 8.1% lower than the 2002 level; increases in clams, scallop and sea urchin were offset by strong decreases in crab, shrimp, lobster and alewife.
- Sales of New Brunswick aquaculture products in 2003 totalled
$269.2 million (down 4.6% from 2002) and accounted for more than 37% of national aquaculture revenues. Lower production and exports, weak prices and outbreaks of disease adversely affected revenues. New Brunswick is the second largest producer of farmed salmon in Canada.
- Agriculture, fishing and hunting industries represent over 2% of the province’s GDP. Food products represent about 16% of provincial manufacturing shipments.
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