Did You Know...

• In Nova Scotia, agriculture creates 16,000 jobs and contributes over $1 billion annually to the provincial economy.
• In 2007, agriculture generated farm cash receipts of almost $450 million in Nova Scotia.
• Nova Scotia exports more than 30 agricultural products to over 60 countries around the world.
• Nova Scotia produces enough blueberries to make 26 million pies each year.
• Nova Scotia's wine making history can be traced back to the 1600's. Currently valued at approximately $12 million, the wine industry has tripled commercial grape production since 2000 and continues to grow.
• "Canada makes more than 80 percent of the world's maple syrup.  Farm cash receipts for Nova Scotia's industry are close to 1.5 million dollars."
• Nova Scotians grow over 3 million bushels of apples every year.
• More than 50 different kinds of vegetable crops are grown in Nova Scotia.
• Nova Scotians enjoy one of the safest food supplies in the world.
• There are about 4000 farms in Nova Scotia; about 427,000 hectares of Nova Scotia is farmed; the average farm in Nova Scotia is almost 100 hectares; 98 per cent of Canadian farms are still family owned and operated.
• Almost 50 per cent of Nova Scotian agri-food exports go to the United States.

For more agricultural statistics visit http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/marketing/statistics/