Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
BC's Top 25 Agricultural Commodities and National Ranking, 2004
| Agricultural Commodities* | 2004 BC Receipts | 2004 Canada Receipts | BC Share | National Ranking |
| $'000 | $'000 | % | ||
| 1. Dairy Products | 391,731 | 4,591,194 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 2. Floriculture | 303,687 | 1,313,914 | 23.1 | 2 |
| 3. Hens & Chickens | 205,443 | 1,577,706 | 13.0 | 3 |
| 4. Tomatoes (greenhouse) | 156,411 | 413,426 | 37.8 | 2 |
| 5. Nursery Products | 154,958 | 506,619 | 30.6 | 2 |
| 6. Cattle | 153,401 | 4,513,203 | 3.4 | 6 |
| 7. Sweet Peppers (greenhouse) | 71,707 | 132,552 | 54.1 | 1 |
| 8. Calves | 67,466 | 556,998 | 12.1 | 3 |
| 9. Blueberries | 64,200 | 127,913 | 50.2 | 1 |
| 10. Apples | 57,000 | 144,355 | 39.5 | 1 |
| 11. Potatoes | 55,660 | 891,508 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 12. Mushrooms | 54,524 | 251,727 | 21.7 | 2 |
| 13. Hogs | 47,067 | 4,263,152 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 14. Eggs | 46,699 | 565,941 | 8.3 | 4 |
| 15. Grapes | 26,730 | 80,772 | 33.1 | 2 |
| 16. Cranberries | 24,336 | 49,965 | 48.7 | 2 |
| 17. Turkeys | 22,988 | 267,638 | 8.6 | 4 |
| 18. Raspberries | 21,940 | 32,106 | 68.3 | 1 |
| 19. Ginseng | 20,223 | 64,309 | 31.4 | 2 |
| 20. Sweet Cherries | 19,330 | 22,880 | 84.5 | 1 |
| 21. Cucumbers (greenhouse) | 17,961 | 131,477 | 13.7 | 2 |
| 22. Canola | 13,962 | 2,135,819 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 23. Hay & Clover | 11,743 | 138,759 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 24. Honey | 7,007 | 144,482 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 25. Sod | 6,720 | 107,701 | 6.2 | 4 |
| Choice of commodity set is based on current sales | ||||
| Receipts and ranking are based on the 2004 value of marketings. (Statistics Canada, May 2005 revision). | ||||
| Forest products grown on farms (included in the past) have been excluded as they are not strictly agricultural products. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division, Farm Cash Receipts Unit. | ||||
| Last Update: 24 March 2006 | ||||
Notes: British Columbia in 2002, led the nation in the production of greenhouse peppers, raspberries, cranberries and sweet cherries, and ranked second to Ontario in the production of apples, floriculture, ginseng, grapes, greenhouse cucumbers, greenhouse tomatoes, mushrooms and nursery products. Among all the provinces, twelve of British Columbia's top commodities ranked in the top tow in their contribution to national production.
In 2002, three of British Columbia's top 25 agricultural commodities, - sweet cherries, greenhouse peppers and raspberries - accounted for more than 50 percent of Canadian marketed production, and eleven products accounted for more than 25 percent of Canadian marketed production.
