Here are a few fun facts that quantify a few realities of the farming sector.

60%: This is the approximate amount of all agri-food exports Canada sends to the United States.

-50%: The percentage drop in the number of farms in Quebec during the 50-year period between 1970 and 2020. The number of farms dropped to 29,380 from 38,076.

27: The number of megatonnes of CO2 emissions produced by cows in Canada. The output is produced from enteric fermentation, driven in large part by cattle’s natural digestive process.

This figure represents 39 per cent of the country’s agricultural sectors total carbon footprint.