Alberta Farm Livestock Sales Cash Receipts Over 30 Years

Alberta farm cash receipts from livestock sales span a 30-year period. The data includes total market receipts for Cattle and Calves, Hogs, Sheep and Lambs, Supply Management, Honey, and Other Livestock and Products.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Cattle and Calves cash receipts over the 30-year period to model agricultural economic cycles.
• Compare revenue contributions between Hogs, Sheep and Lambs, and Other Livestock and Products to assess sector diversification.
• Examine Supply Management and Honey receipts for policy impact analysis within Alberta's livestock economy.

Strengths

• 30-year temporal coverage provides long-term trend analysis capability.
• Includes disaggregated data for six distinct livestock and product categories.

Limitations

• Unknown row and column counts prevent assessment of data granularity and feature scope.
• Relies on aggregated cash receipt totals, lacking farm-level or transactional detail.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

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Time Range

30-year period

Freshness

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Geography

Alberta, Canada