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comox <strong>Valley</strong> Growth Factors<br />
Agrifood Activity<br />
Field Crops ..................................................... 10,443 acres<br />
Greenhouse Production .................................. 65,992 sq. m.<br />
Nursery Products ........................................... 138 acres<br />
Poultry .......................................................... 33,628 livestock<br />
Cattle (Milk and Beef) .................................... 8,248 livestock<br />
Pigs ............................................................... 565 livestock<br />
Sheep & Lambs .............................................. 2,094 livestock<br />
Horses & Ponies ............................................. 552 livestock<br />
Shellfish (Oysters & Clams) ........................... 10 million lbs.<br />
2001 Census of Agriculture and British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, 2005<br />
Agricultural General Facts<br />
Agricultural Land Reserve .............................. 23,054 ha / 56,966 acres<br />
Total Area Farmed .......................................... 10,707 ha / 26,500 acres<br />
Number of Farms ........................................... 445<br />
Average Farm Size .......................................... 76 acres<br />
Average Farm Revenue (per acre) ................... $797 dollars<br />
Total Farm Capital ......................................... $259 million<br />
Total Gross Farm Receipts .............................. $27 million<br />
Total Cash Wages Paid.................................... $6 million<br />
Climate<br />
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 2005<br />
Mean High Temperature ................................. 13.4C / 56.1F<br />
Mean Low Temperature .................................. 5.5C / 41.9F<br />
Mean Daily Temperature ................................ 9.5C / 49.1F<br />
July avg. high temperature ............................ 22.5C / 72.5F<br />
Jan avg. low temperature ............................... 0.3C / 32.5F<br />
Avg. Annual Precipitation ............................... 220.1cm / 78.8in<br />
Ave. Monthly Rainfall (May to Sept) ............... Less than 50mm/1.79in<br />
Avg. Annual Snowfall ..................................... 91cm / 35.8in<br />
Avg. Hours of Sunshine................................... 1,938.6<br />
Source: Canadian Forces Base <strong>Comox</strong> Weather Services Unit, 50 year averages<br />
Comparison of Environmental<br />
Condition for Greenhouse Production<br />
CLIMATE DATA COMOx<br />
VALLEy DELTA<br />
BC<br />
Sunlight Hours<br />
(Yearly Average)<br />
ABBOTSFORD<br />
BC<br />
1939* 1919 1836<br />
Wind Speed (Km/h) 12 12 10<br />
Vapour Pressure (kPa) 0.96 1.02 0.96<br />
Elevation (m) 24 20 54<br />
* Sunlight hours for <strong>Comox</strong> based on the yearly average hours from 1989–1997. Sunlight<br />
for Abbotsford based on estimated Climate Normals 1961-1990. Climate information from<br />
Environment Canada, Climate Normals 1961-1990<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
ank you to our local<br />
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Komo Guay Oysters,<br />
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B&C Foods, Sysco Victoria,<br />
Cowichan Bay Farms.<br />
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