B.C. agriculture and seafood statistics publications

The publications and reports on this page provide a comprehensive economic overview of the agriculture, apiculture (bee) and seafood sectors in B.C.

On this page:

• Sector Snapshot publications
• Sector tables
• Bee survey and production statistics
• Other reports
• Discontinued publications
  • Fast Stats publication
  • Export highlights
  • Year in Review publication
• Resources
• Contact us 

Sector Snapshots

A Sector Snapshot provides a brief summary of the performance of broad sectors within the B.C. agriculture, seafood, food and beverage processing, and export industries. Information in a Sector Snapshot includes:

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• International exports
• Jobs
• Sales

View our interactive 2023 Sector Snapshots or download PDF versions of historic Sector Snapshots below.

Sector tables

British Columbia’s agrifood and seafood industry includes primary production in agriculture, aquaculture, commercial fisheries and the processing of food and beverages. Use the menu below to find downloadable sector tables. 

Bee survey and production statistics

The B.C. government releases annual summary reports after surveying beekeepers for the farm gate value of their sales of wax, pollen, bee stock, pollination and honey. Learn more about the B.C. Bee Production Survey.

Other reports

• B.C.’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector 2022 edition (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Data highlights from B.C.’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector 2022 edition report (PDF, 134.5MB)
• B.C.'s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector, 2022 Edition Statistical Tables (XLSX, 276 KB)

Discontinued publications

* Sector data is published in the Sector Tables section on this page, while Sector Snapshots provide an annual summary of economic data. 

Fast Stats / Export highlights / Year in Review publications

Resources

• Global aquaculture production statistics (FAO)
• Global capture production statistics (FAO)
• View farm cash receipts from Statistics Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides ongoing market intelligence reports on agriculture, food and seafood. Filter reports by market, sector, type of report and year published.