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

2.3 million tonnes: The amount of pork produced in Canada in 2022.

$4.9 billion: The value of Canadian pork exports in 2022. This amount represents two-thirds of the country’s pork production, not including the 6.5 million live swine exported that year.

$3.1 billion: This is how much insured damage was caused by severe weather events in Canada in 2023,

one of the highest annual totals in the last four decades.

$29.5 billion: That is the estimated amount of total debt Quebec farms will hold by the end of 2024. This represents an increase of 123 per cent since 2012, when it was $12.3 billion.