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Interesting Facts About Our Agriculture Industry

  • The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is home to over 500 different farms.
  • During the peak season in 2022, Newfoundland and Labrador’s agricultural sector (excluding aquaculture) employed approximately 830 domestic and foreign workers.
  • Farm Cash Receipts were $165.7 million in 2025, up 2.9 per cent from 2024.
  • Crop receipts declined 1.7 per cent to $18.2 million in 2025.
  • In 2025, the largest crop commodity is Floriculture/Nursery products and vegetables, accounting for 10 per cent of total Farm Cash Receipts.
  • Value of vegetable production declined 4.5 per cent to $6.3 million in 2025.
  • Top five vegetables in 2025 are Potato, Rutabaga, carrots, cabbage and pumpkin
  • Fruit receipts declined 15 per cent in 2025 to $1.7 million, with strawberries being the highest valued fruit at $0.7 million.
  • In terms of berries, strawberries are the largest in terms of value, cranberries are the largest by volume produced, and blueberries are the largest by area of production.
  • Livestock receipts increased 3.7 per cent to $145.8 million in 2025
  • As of 2025, the province is home to 20 commercial apiculture (beekeeping) operations.
  • The largest commodities in Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture are Dairy, Chicken, Eggs, Greenhouse and Nursery, and Vegetables, with Dairy, Chicken, and Eggs accounting for approximately 85 per cent of the total Farm Cash Receipt.
  • There were 2,800 sheep and lambs in the province in 2025.
  • The value of eggs in 2025 rose 1.9% percent to $26.5 million. Newfoundland and Labrador Egg production in 2024 rose 3.8 per cent to 10.4 million dozen set from the 2023 record.
  • There were 10,400 cattle (dairy and beef) in this province in 2025.
  • The volume of milk produced in Newfoundland and Labrador was 48.7 million liters in 2025.
  • The value of milk production in 2025 was $54.1 million (combined value of industrial and fluid milk sales).

Reference:

Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0045-01 Farm cash receipts, annual (x 1,000)

Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0113-01 Milk production and utilization

Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0119-01 Production and disposition of eggs, annual

Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0129-01 Number of sheep and lambs on farms (x 1,000)

Department of Forestry, Land and Agriculture

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. (2024). Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture: 2024 provincial fact sheet