Net farm income to slip in 2016 and 2016 as livestock herds expand: forecast
OTTAWA — Net cash income for farmers is forecast to dip slightly for both 2016 and 2017 as livestock producers take a hit from swelling herds of both cattle and hogs in Canada and the U.S.
Overall net cash income in 2016 is estimated to slip by two per cent to $14.8 billion, with another seven per cent decline in 2017 to $13.8 billion
Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada’s 2017 outlook, released Friday, predicts that grain farmers will see rising incomes for both years as last year’s bumper harvest moves through the markets, but livestock producers will lose ground.
Crop receipts are forecast to increase two per cent to $32.6 billion for 2016 and rise another one per cent, to $32.9 billion, in 2017.